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Amparo

Restaurant

Christian Irabien Gamboa wants to give D.C. diners a super authentic taste of what it’s actually like to dine in his native Mexico via Amparo, the new restaurant he’s working to unveil in Mount Pleasant by November.

Amparo (3110 Mount Pleasant Street NW) will focus on the coastal regions of Mexico, packing lots of seafood and produce into the menu. The key theme throughout the subterranean space is “small”: there will be just 35 seats, one bar lined with mezcals, and a modestly sized open kitchen. Signage will also be inconspicuous, so “if you blink you miss it” (a common trait of hidden hangover-inducing gems sprinkled across Mexico, he notes).