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Thanks to the hard work of many loyal patrons, the North Bethesda dive bar has been rebuilt following a devastating 2018 fire

July 24, 2021 share this Hank Dietle's Tavern in North Bethesda reopened on Friday after a fire destroyed it more than three years ago. Photos by Dan Schere It’s been more than three years since beers were served at Hank Dietle’s Tavern on Rockville Pike in North Bethesda. But with the bar’s official reopening on Friday, fans are recalling the old times and welcoming a few changes that have been made since a fire destroyed it in 2018. The bar held its grand opening concert on Friday, hosting the southern soul band King Soul in a sold-out fundraising event. Dietle’s was 102 years old w...

share this Hank Dietle's Tavern on Rockville Pike could reopen later this month, more than three years after it was destroyed by a fire. Photo by Dan Schere Hank Dietle’s Tavern in North Bethesda could reopen later this month, more than three years after the bar was destroyed by a fire. Dietele’s, a roadside bar that opened in 1916, became engulfed in smoke and flames on Valentines Day 2018 due to a discarded cigarette that was still lit. The bar was the first in Montgomery County to receive a beer and wine license. After the fire, many in the community said they wanted to save Dietle’s...