Chinatown’s Japanese Italian Favorite Tonari Is Closing

Six years after introducing Chinatown to wafu (Japanese-style) Italian cuisine, Tonari is closing on Sunday, May 3. Chef-partner Katsuya Fukushima’s buzzy two-floor restaurant with a spacious downstairs bar opened weeks before the pandemic started in the storied space that housed embattled chef Mike Isabella’s Graffiato (707 6th St NW). The Eater 38-designated staple went on […]