Restaurants near Arlington, VA

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CARBONARA

Rating: 4.6 (4.1K reviews)
Cuisines: Italian
Price: $$
Description: Arancini, wispy thin carpaccio, baked clams, chicken parm, and stuffed cannoli are just a few staples at this ode to Italian American classics in the Ballston Gateway Building. Start with a fresh twist on classic cocktails, stay for a nice glass of red before dessert.
Booking Time: 11:30 AM, 11:45 AM, 12:30 PM, 12:45 PM

Hyde Social

Rating: 4.5 (120 reviews)
Cuisines: American
Price: $$
Description: Ever since this good-looking Clarendon Boulevard bar and restaurant opened in Arlington, it’s created a buzz with its something-for-everyone menu (burger? check; mushroom ravioli? check; pan-roasted salmon? check), its stylish cocktails, and its relaxed atmosphere.
Booking Time: 2:00 PM, 2:15 PM, 2:30 PM, 2:45 PM

Gute Leute

Rating: 4.8 (141 reviews)
Cuisines: Cafe
Price: $
Booking Time: 9:00 AM, 10:30 AM, 12:00 PM, 1:30 PM

Oasis The Listening Bar

Rating: 4.5 (353 reviews)
Cuisines: Japanese
Price: $
Booking Time: 11:30 AM (Bar Area), 11:30 AM (Dining Room), 11:45 AM (Bar Area), 11:45 AM (Dining Room)

Solset

Rating: 4.1 (16 reviews)
Cuisines:
Price: $
Booking Time: 4:00 PM (Solset Rooftop), 4:15 PM (Solset Rooftop), 4:30 PM (Solset Rooftop), 4:45 PM (Solset Rooftop)

Maison Cheryl

Rating: 4.6 (18 reviews)
Cuisines: American
Price: $
Description: Steeped in French technique, this beloved breezy bistro pulls off the unexpected: upmarket cuisine served in the most approachable of spaces. A contemporary spin on classic duck à l’orange is the obvious headliner, but don’t overlook the bucatini. Nightly happy hour keeps folks coming back — as do baked-to-order madeleines with orange-spiked crème chantilly.
Booking Time: 11:30 AM, 11:45 AM, 12:00 PM, 12:15 PM

Nettie's Tavern

Rating: 4.3 (106 reviews)
Cuisines: American
Price: $
Booking Time: 11:00 AM, 11:15 AM, 11:30 AM, 11:45 AM

Courthaus Social

Rating: 4.4 (284 reviews)
Cuisines: American
Price: $
Description: Come to this Arlington charmer on Courthouse Plaza for the beer garden vibe; a menu of flatbreads, sandwiches, locally made sausages with pretzel buns and Dijon mustard, plus chicken or pork schnitzels of heroic proportions; and more than 20 craft beers on tap, many of them local.
Booking Time: 11:30 AM, 11:30 AM (Low Top), 11:45 AM, 11:45 AM (Low Top)

Sushi Rock

Rating: 4.6 (20 reviews)
Cuisines: Sushi
Price: $$
Booking Time: 11:15 AM, 11:30 AM, 11:45 AM, 12:00 PM

Quarterdeck

Rating: 4.8 (5.8K reviews)
Cuisines: Seafood
Price: $
Booking Time: 11:30 AM (Dining), 11:30 AM (Patio), 11:30 AM (Uncovered Patio), 11:45 AM (Dining)

Pupatella Neapolitan Pizza - South Arlington

Rating: 4.8 (9 reviews)
Cuisines: Italian / Pizza
Price: $
Description: It’s part of a mini empire of wood-fired pizzerias ideal for both a casual weeknight dinner or a special date night. They started as a food truck and have since expanded many times over, offering plenty of Neapolitan-style options like their classic margherita.
Booking Time: 11:30 AM, 11:45 AM, 12:00 PM, 12:15 PM

Sfoglina - Rosslyn

Rating: 4.6 (2.5K reviews)
Cuisines: Italian
Price: $$
Description: Hungry for Italian food in Arlington? Here's an idea: Bring a friend or three to this attractive outpost of Fabio Trabocchi's pasta-focused mini-chain and order the "Mozzarella Tour" (featuring three kinds of cheese plus add-ons) and the family-style pasta tasting — your choice of three offerings, from rigatoni carbonara to potato gnocchi with porcini crema.
Booking Time: 11:30 AM (Dining Room), 11:30 AM (High-Top), 11:30 AM (Patio), 11:45 AM (Dining Room)

1983 Chinese Cuisine

Rating: 3.8 (152 reviews)
Cuisines: Chinese
Price: $
Description: Named for the year Guangzhou’s legendary White Swan Hotel opened its doors, 1983 nails the Cantonese classics — nearly 100 of them — from sticky rice wrapped in fragrant lotus leaves stuffed with Chinese sausage and salted egg yolk to wok-kissed beef chow fun.
Booking Time: 11:00 AM, 11:15 AM, 11:30 AM, 11:45 AM

El Mercat Bar De Tapas

Rating: 4.5 (127 reviews)
Cuisines: Spanish
Price: $
Booking Time: 3:00 PM, 3:15 PM, 3:30 PM, 3:45 PM

Peter Chang (ARL)

Rating: 4.6 (3.4K reviews)
Cuisines: Chinese
Price: $$
Booking Time: 11:30 AM (Booth), 11:30 AM (Table), 11:45 AM (Booth), 11:45 AM (Table)

A Modo Mio

Rating: 4.8 (689 reviews)
Cuisines: Italian & Pizza
Price: $$
Description: Chef, restaurateur, and “pizza man” Joe Farruggio, known for his highly rated Il Canale in Georgetown, brings real-deal Neapolitan-style pies, housemade pasta, and other Italian delights to Arlington with this casual, warm-hearted place. It’s a longtime neighborhood favorite for reasons you’ll understand as soon as you take your first bite.
Booking Time: 11:00 AM, 11:15 AM, 11:30 AM, 11:45 AM

Bamian Restaurant

Rating: 4.6 (56 reviews)
Cuisines: Afghan
Price: $
Booking Time: 10:15 AM, 10:30 AM, 10:45 AM, 11:00 AM

Yunnan by Potomac

Rating: 4.6 (199 reviews)
Cuisines: Chinese
Price: $$
Description: This elegant restaurant in Arlington’s Pentagon City specializes in the Yunnan region’s silky and light mixian (rice noodles), and has a dedicated fan base that you’ll want to join. Beyond the excellent noodles, the shareable small plates (jiaozi, assorted bao, and more) plus original brunch dishes (like a tea-smoked salmon Benedict) always hit.
Booking Time: 11:00 AM, 11:15 AM, 11:30 AM, 11:45 AM

Osteria Mozza - DC

Rating: 4.7 (9.3K reviews)
Cuisines: Italian
Price: $$
Description: If you’re like everyone who loves Nancy Silverton’s original Osteria Mozza, it’s hard to move past your favorites. But that’s why you keep returning. The perfect order in our opinion? Burricotta with artichokes and mint pesto, orecchiette with fennel sausage and Swiss chard, and the butterscotch budino to finish. And do note: The cocktails are fresh and intriguing, and the wine list is exemplary.
Booking Time: 11:00 AM, 11:15 AM, 11:30 AM, 11:45 AM

The Boulevard

Rating: 4.3 (13 reviews)
Cuisines: New American
Price: $$
Description: This 8,000-square-foot DJ-fueled supper club and beachy rooftop bar has unmissable sunset views. The kitchen cranks out crowd-pleasers like king salmon tiradito with yuzu leche de tigre plus ocean-fresh sushi and an indulgent bistro burger while upstairs, loungers let loose with bold cocktails from Service Bar legend Glendon Hartley.
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