Taste of Bethesda Lineup Set

The 23rd annual Taste of Bethesda is Saturday, Oct. 6 and yesterday, the Bethesda Urban Partnership (BUP) released the full list of 55 participating restaurants and entertainers.

The food options will include 10 restaurants that are new to the event, which organizers claim attracts more than 45,000 people to Norfolk, Fairmont, St. Elmo, Cordell and Del Ray Avenues in one of Bethesda’s signature festivals.

New restaurants include a number that are new to the area (Luke’s Lobster, The Majestic Bar and Grille) and even one that hasn’t yet opened (Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club).

The full list of restaurants and bands is after the jump.

American Tap Room
Bangkok Garden
Bangkok One Thai
The Barking Dog
Benihana
Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club
BGR The Burger Joint
BlackFinn American Saloon
Bold Bite
Box Bar and Grill
Brasserie Monte Carlo
Caribou Coffee
Chef Tony’s
Divino Lounge
Flanagan’s Harp and Fiddle
Freddy’s Lobster
Georgetown Cupcake
Haagen-Dazs
Hanaro Restaurant and Lounge
Hard Times Café
Honest Tea
Jaleo
Jiffy Shoppes
Just Cakes
Kabob Bazaar
Kraze Burgers
Lebanese Taverna
Louisiana Kitchen & Bayou Bar
Luke’s Lobster
The Majestic Bar & Grill
Mamma Lucia
Naked Pizza
Nando’s Peri-Peri
Olazzo
Original Pancake House
The OZ Restaurant
Panas Gourmet Empanadas
Passage to India
Penang Malaysian Cuisine
Plaza Del Sol
Purée Artisan Juice Bar
Quartermaine Coffee Roasters
Redwood Restaurant and Bar
Ri Ra Irish Pub and Restaurant
Rock Bottom Restaurant and Bar
Ruth’s Chris Steak House
Saveur India
Shangri-La
Smoothie King
Spring Mill Bread Co.
Tandoori Nights
Tout de Sweet
Uncle Julios
Union Jack’s British Pub
Zen Tara Tea

The entertainment schedule, from the the BUP:

Fairmont Avenue Stage
11am – Adrian Duke (Jazz)
1:30pm – Lloyd Dobler Effect (Rock)

St. Elmo Avenue Stage
11:15am – Signature Live (R&B/Soul)
1:15pm – King Soul (Southern Soul)

 Cordell Avenue Stage
11:15am – JCJ Band (Latin)
1:45pm – Chopteeth Afrofunk Big Band

Norfolk Avenue Stage
11am – Carpathia Folk Dance Ensemble (Folk)
12pm – Jayantika Dance Company (Indian)
1pm – Tepua Hio Hio Polynesian Entertainment
2pm – Farafina Kan Junior Company (African)
3pm – Culture Shock & Afta Shock (Hip-hop)

Veterans Park
11am – Village Jazz Band (Dixieland Jazz)
1:30pm – ilyAIMY (Folk Rock/Alternative)

Flickr photo by Bethany L King