The Best Restaurants in Bethesda, by the Record
The best restaurants in Bethesda, by the professional record: Eater, Washingtonian, and US Coffee Championships have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Aventino comes out on top.
Grace Street Coffee and Jetties hold the next two places. Washingtonian shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with Eater next.
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Rank 1. Aventino
Italian
An emerald-green bar anchors this clubby Roman-inspired dining room in downtown Bethesda, the kind of place where an Aperol spritz arrives before you've settled into your seat. The chef behind D.C.'s Red Hen runs the kitchen, and pasta is the main event, though the snacky bar bites and a lunchtime cheeseburger that has no business being this good keep things interesting. Upscale Italian without the starch.
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