The Best Places to Eat in Sterling
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The best places to eat in Sterling, according to the experts: James Beard Awards, Northern Virgina Magazine, and Washingtonian have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Chiko comes out on top.
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The awards
- James Beard Awards James Beard Awards: 2025 · Nominee · Outstanding Restaurateur · Scott Drewno and Danny Lee - The Fried Rice Collective
- Northern Virgina Magazine Northern Virgina Magazine: The 50 Best Restaurants in Northern Virginia
- James Beard Awards James Beard Awards: 2026 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurateur · Scott Drewno and Danny Lee - Fried Rice Collective
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Nominee · Outstanding Restaurateur · Scott Drewno and Danny Lee - The Fried Rice Collective
- Northern Virgina Magazine The 50 Best Restaurants in Northern Virginia
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurateur · Scott Drewno and Danny Lee - Fried Rice Collective
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Rank 2. Brasserie Royale
French
The onion soup follows Julia Child's recipe and nobody has touched it, which tells you something about the kitchen's instincts. This casually elegant French bistro in Sterling plays with the classics just enough, turning tuna tartare into something that reads like steak, serving Brie crispy, while leaving the soul of the thing intact. The Washingtonian named that tartare one of their favorite DC-area dishes of the year.
The awards
- Washingtonian Tuna Tartare · Our Favorite Dishes of the Year in the DC Area
- Washingtonian #91 · 100 Very Best Restaurants
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Rank 3. Local Provisions
Italian
The focaccia-stacked lamb burger keeps regulars coming back, but at this Sterling neighborhood restaurant, even the fritto misto and a bowl of rigatoni Bolognese feel like they got the same amount of thought. Housemade bread arrives with cultured butter, seasonal cocktails shift with the calendar, and the kitchen seems constitutionally unable to phone anything in. A place that treats a Tuesday dinner like it matters.
The awards
- Northern Virgina Magazine Northern Virgina Magazine: #10 · The 50 Best Restaurants in Northern Virginia