The Top 31 Places to Eat Near The Dining Room @ The Inn at Little Washington
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Patrick O'Connell runs this two-Michelin-star fine dining institution in a tiny Virginia village that basically exists because of the restaurant. The maximalist dining room feels like a fever dream of old-world grandeur, and the crowd dresses accordingly. Roaming bread and cheese carts remind you that real luxury is actually pretty simple. This is the kind of dinner you plan a whole weekend around, and probably should.
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Rank 2. Patty O’s Cafe
Casual French Coffee Shop
Patrick O'Connell of the Inn at Little Washington runs this French-leaning cafe and bakery out of a converted garage, which tells you everything about the gap between his idea of "casual" and everyone else's. The crowd is happily confused: locals in flannel sitting next to weekend visitors who drove an hour for this. Stone fireplace, marble bar, beamed ceiling, and baked goods that make the drive back feel very long.
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Rank 3. The Dark Horse
Irish British
- Washingtonian 9 Great Pubs for a Full Irish Breakfast Around DC
- Washingtonian 9 Great Pubs for a Full Irish Breakfast Around DC
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- James Beard Awards 2026 · Nominee · Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program
- Northern Virgina Magazine 2025 · The 50 Best Restaurants in Northern Virginia
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Rank 6. Sumac
Piedmont Italian
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Rank 7. Harrimans Grill
Southern
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Five Star
- AAA Four Diamonds
- Northern Virgina Magazine 2025 · The 50 Best Restaurants in Northern Virginia
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Rank 8. Tremolo Bar
American
Middleburg is horse-country cute, and Tremolo fits right in without being precious about it. It's a serious wine bar with over 70 pours by the glass, plus cocktails that punch well above the small-town setting. The food goes way beyond bar snacks, with duck confit and a lobster green curry earning their place on the menu. The crowd leans locals who know their stuff, and nobody's pretending otherwise.
- Wine Enthusiast 2023 · Forward 50 Restaurants
- Washingtonian 2026 · #55 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic · Jarad Slipp
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Rank 11. Nomad
Beer Bar
- Washingtonian Neighborhood Guide: Where to Eat, Shop, and Play in Middleburg
- Washingtonian Where to Eat, Shop, and Play in Middleburg
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Rank 12. Middleburg Deli
American
- Washingtonian Neighborhood Guide: Where to Eat, Shop, and Play in Middleburg
- Washingtonian Where to Eat, Shop, and Play in Middleburg
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Rank 13. Vintage Restaurant & Pub
Southern
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Rank 14. The Black Market
Italian
- Washingtonian Neighborhood Guide: Where to Eat, Shop, and Play in Middleburg
- Washingtonian Where to Eat, Shop, and Play in Middleburg
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Rank 15. Lark Brewing Co.
Beer Bar
- Washingtonian Neighborhood Guide: Where to Eat, Shop, and Play in Middleburg
- Washingtonian Where to Eat, Shop, and Play in Middleburg
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Rank 17. Himalayan Wild Yak
Nepalese Indian
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Rank 22. Tiffin Hut
Indian
Tiffin Hut is a tiny, stripped-down Indian spot in a Herndon strip mall that somehow feels cooler than it has any right to. The focus is benne dosas, the butter-slicked Bangalorean kind, folded flat and griddled until the outside shatters and the inside stays soft with spiced potato and podi. The crowd is mostly regulars who drove here specifically for this, which tells you everything you need to know.
- Washingtonian 2025 · Podi Masala Dosa · Our Favorite Dishes of the Year in the DC Area
- Washingtonian 2026 · #78 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
- Washingtonian 2025 · Podi Masala Dosa · Our Favorite Dishes of the Year in the DC Area
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Korean set meals on gleaming metal trays, each one a little different depending on what banchan the kitchen feels like making that day. The idea is simple: rice, a main like bulgogi, and a rotating cast of small sides that somehow adds up to something greater than its parts. It's a casual, reasonably priced lunch-crowd kind of spot in a Chantilly strip mall, full of people who clearly know exactly what they're doing here.
- Washingtonian 2025 · Bulgogi Baek Ban · Our Favorite Dishes of the Year in the DC Area
- Washingtonian 2025 · Bulgogi Baek Ban · Our Favorite Dishes of the Year in the DC Area
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