Back in November it was reported that La Madeleine French Bakery and Cafe in Bethesda has closed permanently. The Downtown Silver Spring and Pike & Rose locations closed back in 2017, while the Downtown Crown location remains open (we were told there are no current plans to close the location).

La Madeleine is known for it’s cafeteria style ordering and French farmhouse decor and now you have the opportunity to bid on all of the restaurant’s equipment and some of its decor.


9Bethesda Bagels is Coming to The Fallsgrove Village Center

We’ve been told by representatives from the Fallsgrove Village Center that Bethesda Bagels will be coming to 14929-D Shady Grove Rd in Rockville, the former site of GameStop. The GameStop location closed in January of this year.


New York City taco restaurant Tacombi is coming to 4749 Bethesda Ave. in downtown Bethesda. Tacombi got its start in 2005 selling tacos in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico after they purchased a 1963 Volkswagen bus and converted it into a food stand.

Around 2009 they moved to New York City, where they currently have seven locations, including one inside of the Empire State Building. A spokesperson for Tacombi told Bethesda Beat, “As we looked outside of New York, we saw in Bethesda a community that has a lot of the life, activity, and the neighborhood quality that lets us best share the simple enjoyment of authentic Mexican taco culture.”


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