Steakhouse With Greek Influences Coming To North Bethesda: Report

NORTH BETHESDA, MD — A new steakhouse with Greek influences is set to open in 2024 in North Bethesda’s Pike & Rose development, according to a report.

Bouboulina will be owned by the founders of Mediterranean restaurant CAVA: Ted Xenohristos, Dimitri Moshovitis and Ike Grigoropoulos, The Washingtonian reported.

Xenohristos told The Washingtonian that Bouboulina’s menu will be based around steak, fish, and vegetables cooked over a wood grill, with spices and side dishes from the eastern Mediterranean cooking traditions of Greece, Turkey, and the Levant.

As for the origin of the restaurant's name, Bouboulina commanded her own fleet and private army during the Greek War of Independence and became the first woman in world naval history to become an admiral.

Construction of the new restaurant in the Pike & Rose development is scheduled to begin in early 2024. The décor will match a modern American-style steakhouse, with wood elements and dim lighting.

Bouboulina will occupy 3,080 square feet of space on the street level of the 915 Meeting Street building, according to Federal Realty Investment Trust, the owner of the building.

The 16-story 915 Meeting Street building features a total of 9,600 square feet of ground floor retail and 700 dedicated parking spaces.

Bouboulina will be the trio's third restaurant at Pike & Rose. Melina, which opened in 2021, is name after Moshovitis's daughter and is located on the street level of 909 Rose near the group’s first restaurant, a French Mediterranean place named Julii, which opened in 2018.