The Best Places in Old Town & around
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Rank 1. Thompson Italian
Italian
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- AAA AAA: Three Diamonds
- Northern Virgina Magazine Northern Virgina Magazine: The 50 Best Restaurants in Northern Virginia
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Rank 1. Vermilion
Modern American
Candlelit brick rooms inside a historic King Street townhouse set the tone: this is a modern American dinner spot that takes farm-to-table seriously without dressing it up in ceremony. The kitchen leans into simplicity, letting a slow-cooked beef rib in blackberry glaze or Amish chicken with saffron aioli carry the room without architectural plating or a lengthy tasting menu to justify the tab.
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- AAA AAA: Three Diamonds
- Northern Virgina Magazine Northern Virgina Magazine: The 50 Best Restaurants in Northern Virginia
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Rank 4. Ada's on the River
American
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Rank 4. Barca Wine Bar & Pier
Spanish Wine Bar
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Rank 8. Landini Brothers
Tuscan
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Rank 8. Vola's Dockside Grill
Seafood
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- AAA AAA: Approved
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Rank 10. Nasime
Japanese
Fewer than twenty seats, one chef, seven courses, and a kitchen so quiet you can hear the thinking. Nasime is an intimate Japanese tasting room in Old Town Alexandria where the Ginza-trained team runs a set menu that moves through seasons rather than trends. The pacing is unhurried, the combinations are precise, and the sashimi course arrives with a buzz-button flower that earns its spot on the plate.
The awards
- Washingtonian Washingtonian: #12 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
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Rank 11. Daniel O'Connell’s
Irish Pub
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- Northern Virgina Magazine Northern Virgina Magazine: The 50 Best Restaurants in Northern Virginia