Duke’s Grocery is planning to open the sixth location of its East London-inspired gastropub—its first outside Washington, D.C.—in Potomac this fall, according to the restaurant company.
The latest location of the neighborhood-style eatery, which operates five others in the District, will be at 10128 River Road in Potomac Village, the company said in a statement. The restaurant is taking over the former home of Lock 72 Kitchen & Bar, which closed in 2023.
With a 32-seat dining room and separate 14-seat bar area, the new location is expected to offer standard Duke’s Grocery items including sandwiches, salads, seasonal beverages, local beers and wine, the statement said. Outdoor seating will also be available.
Among other dishes are burgers including the Proper Burger with two Angus patties, Gouda and condiments on a brioche bun; white truffle mac and cheese with shell pasta and truffle oil; and fish and chips with beer-battered cod. Full English breakfasts are expected to be offered during brunch.
The eatery won Washington City Paper’s Best of DC Best Burger award from 2016 to 2023 and received Washingtonian Readers’ Favorite Burger award in 2023.
“Our goal everywhere we operate is to be fully engaged with the local community,” Duke’s Grocery Managing Partner Daniel Kramer said. “We are very much looking forward to being a part of Potomac Village.”
The first Duke’s Grocery in the District opened in Dupont Circle in 2013; it is temporarily closed for renovations. Other D.C. locations include Duke’s Counter Woodley Park, Duke’s Grocery Foggy Bottom, Duke’s Grocery British Embassy and Duke’s Grocery Navy Yard.