About
Owners Oded Weizmann and Rachel Steiman set out to create the quintessential neighborhood restaurant: a place without pretense, locally owned by people who know and appreciate the neighborhood and the people who live and work there. CR NoMa is a place where families gather, old friends reconnect, and new friends meet for the first time. The recipe is simple: bring people together around fresh, scratch-made food, local beers, and craft cocktails in a space designed with them in mind.
Carving Room
Carving Room Kitchen & Bar opened its doors in early 2013 and, sadly closed late 2021 as result of the pandemic. But, we wanted to keep it alive with a mention here because it is the reason CR NoMa exists today.
Fun Fact: The original Carving Room was featured on The Food Network’s Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives in January 2016! We were delighted to kick of season 24’s “All Kinds of Meat” episode and share our pastrami poblano sandwich, house-made chorizo, and Moroccan cigars with host Guy Fieri.
CR NoMa
CR NoMa opened in Spring 2019 in the fast-growing NoMa neighborhood in Northeast DC. CR (which stands for Carving Room) NoMa was a way for Oded and Rachel to express themselves in a new way in both design and menu while still holding on to their Carving Room roots. The goal was to create a great space that felt warm and light all at once while serving up innovative takes on familiar flavors.
The menu offers some classics from the original Carving Room, including the House Cured Pastrami Reuben, Moroccan Cigars, Sephardic Salads, and the Carving Room Burger ground from short rib, while mixing in some new favorites like kebabs, Israeli cous cous with shrimp, and a chicken schnitzel plate. In the all-new dinner menu, Oded once again takes inspiration from his Middle Eastern and North African roots, serving braised and grilled lamb, vegetable dipping salads, flatbreads, and grilled meats, all seasoned with the region’s signatures spices like coriander and cumin.
CR NoMa was designed with community in mind, which is why the bar area was built with a 20-seat horseshoe bar and a 24-seat live edge Eastern Shore pine communal table where you can enjoy 15 local beers on tap, 3 draft cocktails, and a seasonal cocktail menu along with some great conversation.