Maison Bar à Vins occupies a three-story Adams Morgan brownstone that spent three decades as the Cuban nightclub Habana Village before a two-and-a-half-year renovation restored its Victorian architecture. It comes from The Popal Group, the team also behind Lutèce, Pascual, Lapis, and LaPop, built as a more relaxed, walk-in-friendly counterpart to Lutèce's reservation-only dining room. The first floor is anchored by a 12-seat bar with art deco lighting.
Executive Chef Matt Conroy leads the kitchen with Jason Chavenson, turning out French-inspired, market-driven plates built for pacing over a full evening: house-made pastas, oysters, and terrines anchor a menu of shareable dishes meant to complement the wine rather than compete with it. Raw preparations, including the beef tartare, have developed a following.
The cellar runs past a thousand bottles, anchored in France and shaped by organic and biodynamic producers alongside a strong by-the-glass selection. The cocktail list follows the same logic — the Maison Martini, shaken with melted butter and pine-forward gin, is built around a wine-based sensibility that runs through the whole bar program.
Maison was named a 2026 James Beard Foundation Best New Restaurant finalist, included on Robb Report's 2026 list of Best New Restaurants, and selected for the Michelin Guide in 2025.
Executive Chef Matt Conroy leads the kitchen with Jason Chavenson, turning out French-inspired, market-driven plates built for pacing over a full evening: house-made pastas, oysters, and terrines anchor a menu of shareable dishes meant to complement the wine rather than compete with it. Raw preparations, including the beef tartare, have developed a following.
The cellar runs past a thousand bottles, anchored in France and shaped by organic and biodynamic producers alongside a strong by-the-glass selection. The cocktail list follows the same logic — the Maison Martini, shaken with melted butter and pine-forward gin, is built around a wine-based sensibility that runs through the whole bar program.
Maison was named a 2026 James Beard Foundation Best New Restaurant finalist, included on Robb Report's 2026 list of Best New Restaurants, and selected for the Michelin Guide in 2025.