Pizzeria da Marco to Fire up Neopolitan Pies in Bethesda

Authentic Neapolitan pizza is headed to Bethesda via Pizzeria da Marco, slated to open by late April. Italian-born pizzaiolo Dino Santonicola (ex Seattle’s Via Tribunali) will top his pies with imported ingredients and then bake them for a scant 90 seconds at 900 degrees in an artisanal brick oven. Antipasta, housemade gelato, beer and small-producer Italian vino will round out the menu, which will be served in a soaring, big-windowed, industrial-modpace given character by stacked wine-crate panels on the walls. Watch the restaurant's charmingly low-fi "coming soon" trailer above (8008 Woodmont Ave., Bethesda; 301-654-6083).