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Cuba Libre, a new Cuban restaurant and rum bar taking over a spot at the corner of 9th and H streets NW, has pushed back its opening date to September, a spokesperson for the bar has confirmed. The restaurant’s owners had hoped to open their doors first in June, and then by the end of July, but the date has been postponed for reasons not detailed on Monday.

Cuba Libre also has locations in Philadelphia, Atlantic City, and Orlando, Fla. The restaurants are directed by Executive Chef and James Beard award winner Guillermo Pernot.