After several weeks of renovations, Savino Recine is set to open his new dining lounge at One Dupont Circle. Recine, whose eponymous Savino’s Café and Lounge previously inhabited the location, closed his three-year-old fine dining restaurant and lounge after realizing the marriage was less than optimal. Recine has switched concepts and rechristened the space Cloud. The decor will reflect the new theme, with “a pearly, iridescent white floor, white faux leather seating, and gauzy white curtains that allow guests to see and be seen.” The menu will consist of internationally-themed small plates and a raw bar. The lounge (apparently not to be called a “club” within earshot of the owners) will also feature a VIP dining room called “Cloud 9”, with multiple faux white leather beds for lounging and enjoying cocktails such as the “Star of India,” “made with rum, orange liquor, passion fruit juice, Sambuca, a splash of sprite and organic rose petals.”

Does the white-on-white, beds-in-bars theme sound familiar to you? The former can be seen at many upscale lounges in the city, including Dragonfly. The theme has also been a staple of white parties for many years. The latter comes straight out of clubs like B.E.D. in South Beach and can be found in the VIP room of 1223, “Spank”.

The location for this latest entry into the ultra-chic lounge category is interesting. One Dupont Circle features (as one DCist put it) “Cold War comfort architecture” and houses a number of higher education organizations, most notably the American Association for Higher Education and the National Association of College and University Attorneys. Of course, in a city where a federal building can house a nightclub, we’re not entirely surprised.