D.C.’s Flight Wine Bar Is Returning as a Wine Shop in Arlington

Arlington Magazine

By David Hagedorn

December 7, 2024

Wine sellers Kabir Amir and Swati Bose are resurrecting their beloved business as a wine shop featuring modestly

Kabir Amir and Swati Bose are proving the adage that when one door closes, another opens. In 2014, the husband-and-wife team realized their dream, leaving jobs in policy and finance to open Flight Wine Bar in D.C.’s Penn Quarter neighborhood. 

Hailed for its reasonably priced wines sourced from all over the world, the place was nominated in 2020 and 2023 for a James Beard Foundation award for Outstanding Wine Program. But on the eve of Flight’s 10th anniversary in 2024, the couple made the painful decision to not renew their lease. 

priced vinos from around the globe.

In the Crystal City Water Park’s first year post-renovation, it has “emerged as one of the most unique destinations” of the D.C. region.

That’s according to Tracy Sayegh Gabriel, the president and executive director of the National Landing BID.

A longtime community gathering spot, the water park underwent major renovations in 2022 to become an outdoor food hall. These added several restaurant kiosks, a cocktail and oyster bar, public art, a performance stage and more outdoor seating.

“Whether folks are coming for great food options, for a park respite, or to enjoy cultural programming… I think the Water Park has become a spot to linger and to enjoy an enhanced environment in National Landing,” Sayegh Gabriel says.

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