African American influences and American crafts are brought together at Marcus, Chef Marcus Samuelsson’s first standalone restaurant located in the cosmopolitan Washington DC area. Designed by Parts and Labor Design, this large 5,700 square foot restaurant is situated in the new MGM National Harbor Resort which opened in December of 2016. The large layout encompasses a bar, main dining room, central open kitchen, private dining room and a supper club where local live music - in keeping with the African-American/Americana theme - is regularly offered.

Stepping through the conservatory's antique-white, wooden doors, patrons are welcomed to Marcus’ front hall which features an eye-catching, Americana-inspired compass of rose inlay on the floor. This leads through to the restaurant's planked wooden floor and towards the deep tones of the arresting, bistro-inspired 21-seat bar. Beige, brown and black chevron tiles on the floor surround the u-shaped, wood bar and continue on the bar itself where the chevron’s black stripes are reflected in the black of the pillar, in the legs of its high stools, and most strikingly in the wooden spindles hanging above.