Celebrating World Pride DC 2025? Here’s Where to Eat Close to the Festivities
As the nation’s capital prepares to host World Pride DC 2025, we are thrilled to welcome visitors from across the globe to our vibrant city. We believe there’s no better way to celebrate community and diversity than through the sharing of honest, thoughtfully prepared food & drink.
Two of our locations— Founding Farmers & Distillers in Chinatown and Founding Farmers DC in Foggy Bottom —are perfectly positioned to serve as your go-to dining spot throughout the festivities. Here’s our local guide to enjoying World Pride Washington DC with delicious pit stops at our restaurants.
Your Guide to World Pride DC 2025 Dining
The beauty of World Pride Washington DC is its city-wide celebration, with events spanning across our nation’s capital. Fortunately, our DC restaurant locations make it easy to incorporate memorable meals into your Pride schedule:
Founding Farmers & Distillers
Located just blocks from the Street Festival, our Chinatown location sits in the perfect spot to fuel up before the festival or relax afterward. Our expanded menu and outdoor seating area offers prime people-watching as rainbow-clad revelers pass by, making us one of the best restaurants near World Pride DC festivities.
Founding Farmers DC
Our Foggy Bottom restaurant is ideally situated near Dupont Circle, where the 17th Street Block Party will take place, and the National Mall, where the Rally & March on Washington will take place. Just a 15-minute walk from these landmark events, our scratch-made food & drink provide the perfect beginning or finale to your World Pride Washington DC experience.
World Pride DC 2025: Daily Event & Dining Guide
Welcome Ceremony Day: May 31
Start your World Pride Washington DC experience at our Chinatown location. Join us for our decadent Farmers Market Buffet Brunch, served from 9am – 2pm, or stop by for a late lunch. Our tables offer a serene setting to gather with friends before heading to Nationals Park. Fuel up with us before you take the Green Line down to Navy Yard to kick off World Pride in style.
Pride Parade Day: June 7
Our Chinatown location opens early at 7am and will serve all our guest-favorite breakfast & brunch classics. Start your day with our scrambled eggs, house-baked pastries, and Founding Spirits breakfast cocktails.
Post-Parade Concert: June 7
Located just a short walk from the concert venue, Founding Farmers & Distillers in Chinatown serves as the perfect pre-game spot for drinks and a quick bite before singing along with Cynthia Erivo, David Archuleta, and Cece Peniston at the Post-Parade Concert.
Closing Concert: June 8
Before saying goodbye to World Pride DC, join us at Founding Farmers DC in Foggy Bottom for a farewell brunch or early dinner. A great day starts with a great meal, so join us around our tables before heading over to see Doechii, Khalid, Brooke Eden, and 2AM Ricky close out World Pride.
Making Reservations During World Pride
Both Founding Farmers DC and Founding Farmers & Distillers will be open throughout World Pride Washington DC, but we strongly recommend making reservations in advance. As two of the best restaurants near World Pride DC events, we expect high demand, especially around major festivities.
Our Pride Commitment
At Founding Farmers Restaurant Group, we believe that good food has the power to bring people together. Our commitment to inclusivity goes beyond World Pride—it’s built into our daily operations through our community partnerships, support of sustainable agriculture, and championing of family-farmed products and ingredients.
During World Pride DC 2025, we’re proud to serve as a gathering place where visitors from around the world can nourish their bodies and spirits with food that connects them to our farmers.
We can’t wait to serve you during this historic celebration of love, equality, and community. From all of us at Founding Farmers Restaurant Group—our farmers, chefs, servers, and support team—we wish you a joyous and delicious World Pride DC 2025!
Memorial Day Weekend with Us
Memorial Day is almost here, a holiday that for most marks the start of summer and a time of reverence in honor of our nation’s service members. All our restaurants will offer brunch on Saturday, Sunday, and Memorial Day Monday.
Order Easter To Go This Year
Looking for Easter Eats & Treats? Celebrate Easter Weekend with us at home and in our restaurants with brunch, lunch, and dinner. Reserve a Table for Easter Brunch, Lunch, or Dinner Reserve a table for Easter online in one of our restaurants (or, weather permitting, on one of our patios).
Founding Farmers King of Prussia Gives Back to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
At Founding Farmers King of Prussia, our community roots run deep. As a farmer-owned restaurant, we understand the importance of supporting and uplifting our neighbors. That’s why we’re proud to donate a portion of our sales from March 3-14, 2025 to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).
