Vapiano signed a lease with Federal Realty to open a corporate-owned restaurant in Maryland's Bethesda Row. This will make the fifth corporately owned Vapiano in the Washington, D.C., metro area and Vapiano's first location in Maryland.
Vapiano will open in a new Federal Realty building, and will join Jaleo, Le Pain Quotidien, Mon Ami Gabi, Raku, and several other restaurants already in the area. The 5,400-square-foot Vapiano will seat 200-plus guests and includes a large patio and lounge area. Vapiano has retained Matteo Thun, an award winning designer from Hamburg Germany, to head up design on the Bethesda Row location.
"Bethesda Row is the crown jewel of Bethesda. We have been waiting for years to get the right location and we can't wait to open," Vapiano CEO Bill Bessette said.
