The 22 Best Places to Eat and Drink in Alexandria
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The best places to eat and drink in Alexandria, according to the experts: Eater, Time Out, and Washingtonian have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Swing's Coffee comes out on top.
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Landini Brothers and Thompson Italian hold the next two places. AAA shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with Northern Virgina Magazine next.
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The awards
- Eater The 15 Best Coffee Shops Around D.C.
- Time Out The 20 Best Coffee Shops and Cafés in Washington, DC
- Washingtonian Best Coffee Shops in DC
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Rank 2. Landini Brothers
Tuscan
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Rank 3. 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 3. 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 7. Ada's on the River
American
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Rank 7. Barca Wine Bar & Pier
Spanish Wine Bar
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Rank 7. Bastille
French
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Rank 11. Call Your Mother
Jewish American
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Rank 12. Sweet Fire Donna's
North Carolina Barbecue
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- AAA AAA: Approved
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Rank 12. Vola's Dockside Grill
Seafood
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- AAA AAA: Approved
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Rank 12. Yunnan by Potomac Noodle House
Yunnan Noodle Shop
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- AAA AAA: Approved
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Rank 15. Feru Bar and Restaurant
Ethiopian
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- The Washington Post The Washington Post: The 40 Best Restaurants In and Around D.C.
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Rank 15. 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.
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- Washingtonian Washingtonian: #12 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
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Rank 17. Daniel O'Connell’s
Irish Pub
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Rank 18. Makeda
Ethiopian
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- The Washington Post The Washington Post: The 8 best Ethiopian restaurants in and around D.C.
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Rank 19. Bun Papa
American
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Finding this Italian osteria means navigating an office building in Alexandria, which is either charming or a mild ordeal depending on your mood. The menu leans into unexpected combinations: a filet mignon draped in cacio e pepe raviolo and shaved black truffle is the kind of dish that sounds like a dare and reads like a flex. A Nutella pizza piled with marshmallows closes things out on similarly committed terms.
The awards
- Northern Virgina Magazine Northern Virgina Magazine: The 50 Best Restaurants in Northern Virginia
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Rank 19. Stracci Pizza
Roman
The stracciatella cheese is pulled by hand, and the dough ferments for 72 hours before it ever sees a topping. This Roman-style pizzeria in Alexandria started as a food truck and now draws a wait for tables, which people seem willing to endure. Specials rotate fast, salads lean seasonal and serious, and the mainstay pies hold up without leaning on novelty. Order by QR code; the servers are worth talking to anyway.
The awards
- Northern Virgina Magazine Northern Virgina Magazine: The 50 Best Restaurants in Northern Virginia
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The awards
- Northern Virgina Magazine Northern Virgina Magazine: The 50 Best Restaurants in Northern Virginia