These Black-owned hotels and resorts offer a welcoming environment where you can enjoy safety, respect, and budget-friendly comfort.

The city also offers luxurious spa and wellness experiences with tailor-made, regionalised treatments, and holistic therapies.

That same nuanced style of storytelling is in play at Onwuachi’s newest restaurant, Dōgon, which is projected to open in late summer at the Salamander hotel in Washington, D.C.

Sitting pretty on the banks of the Southwest waterfront, the Salamander Washington, D.C. is as appealing to the city’s droves of tourists as it is with its regular business trippers.

Kwame Onwuachi, the acclaimed head chef of NYC’s Tatiana, recently spoke to Ebony about his upcoming culinary establishment set to open in Washington D.C.’s Salamander Resort location later this year.

The property now features upgraded guest rooms, stunning communal spaces, and a soon-to-be-unveiled luxurious two-story spa and sensational restaurant.

Part of the plan is a signature restaurant by celebrity chef Kwame Onwuachi, known for Tatiana by Kwame Onwuachi in New York City. The property features 36,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting venues.

“Without the west side, we wouldn’t even have a capital, or the capital would look very different. This is my way of telling that story while highlighting African-Caribbean cuisine through the lens of DC and DC’s culture.”

Sitting pretty on the banks of the Southwest waterfront, the Salamander Washington, D.C. is as appealing to the city’s droves of tourists as it is with its regular business trippers.