As it prepares to open later this month, Little Birdie in Del Ray wants to add more outside seating.
Restaurant owners Matt Sloan and Eric Brannon are asking the city for permission to install 16 additional outdoor seats in an unused alley, adding to the 10 seats already approved. In March, the city approved the change in ownership at the venue. The space at 1504B Mount Vernon Avenue was formerly occupied by Benny DiForza’s Pizza, which opened in February 2024 and closed last October.
Little Birdie will hold its ribbon cutting with the Del Ray Business Association on Tuesday, June 23, just before the restaurant opens at 11 a.m.
Brannon and Sloan also own Matt & Tony’s All Day Kitchen + Bar (1501 Mount Vernon Avenue), which they opened in 2022 in the former home of Charlie’s On The Avenue. The restaurant is a finalist for a regional RAMMY Award. Sloan is a former managing partner of Alexandria Restaurant Partners, which owns The Majestic, Mia’s Italian Kitchen, Ada’s on the River and numerous other Alexandria restaurants.
Sloan and Brannon signed their lease at the end of 2025 from property owner and attorney Michael Hadeed.
The last day for public comments on the special use permit request for additional outdoor seating is June 24.
