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The Best Restaurants in the Metro DC Area

The Best Restaurants in the Metro DC Area

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Created by Keith Malkin • Updated On: January 8, 2016
Ray's The Steaks is one of The Best Restaurants in the Metro DC Area.

1. Ray's The Steaks

2300 Wilson Blvd (at Clarendon Blvd & N Wayne St), Arlington, VA
Steakhouse · Clarendon - Courthouse · 125 tips and reviews
Thai Basil is one of The Best Restaurants in the Metro DC Area.

2. Thai Basil

8.0
14511 Route 50 (at Airline Pkwy), Chantilly, VA
Thai Restaurant · 24 tips and reviews
Coastal Flats is one of The Best Restaurants in the Metro DC Area.

3. Coastal Flats

8.8
7860L Tysons Corner Ctr, McLean, VA
Seafood Restaurant · 137 tips and reviews
Legal Sea Foods is one of The Best Restaurants in the Metro DC Area.

4. Legal Sea Foods

2001 International Dr (Tysons Galleria), McLean, VA
Seafood Restaurant · 32 tips and reviews
Cheng's Oriental Restaurant is one of The Best Restaurants in the Metro DC Area.

5. Cheng's Oriental Restaurant

20921 Davenport Dr #101, Sterling, VA
Chinese Restaurant · 24 tips and reviews
Lo's Hunan Szechuan Restaurant is one of The Best Restaurants in the Metro DC Area.

6. Lo's Hunan Szechuan Restaurant

3075 Nutley St, Fairfax, VA
Chinese Restaurant · 12 tips and reviews
Lost Dog Cafe is one of The Best Restaurants in the Metro DC Area.

7. Lost Dog Cafe

9.0
5876 Washington Blvd, Arlington, VA
Sandwich Spot · Westover Village · 85 tips and reviews
Vidalia is one of The Best Restaurants in the Metro DC Area.

8. Vidalia

1990 M St NW (at 20th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Southern Food Restaurant · Connecticut Avenue - K Street · 38 tips and reviews
The Italian Store is one of The Best Restaurants in the Metro DC Area.

9. The Italian Store

9.0
3123 Lee Hwy (at Spout Run Pkwy), Arlington, VA
Grocery Store · Lyon Village · 107 tips and reviews
Chutzpah Deli is one of The Best Restaurants in the Metro DC Area.

10. Chutzpah Deli

8.6
12214 Fairfax Towne Ctr (at Monument Dr), Fairfax, VA
Deli · 44 tips and reviews
Ray’s Hell Burger is one of The Best Restaurants in the Metro DC Area.

11. Ray’s Hell Burger

1650 Wilson Blvd (at N Quinn St), Arlington, VA
Burger Joint · 90 tips and reviews
BONMi is one of The Best Restaurants in the Metro DC Area.

12. BONMi

900 19th St NW (at I St NW), Washington, D.C.
Sandwich Spot · Connecticut Avenue - K Street · 10 tips and reviews

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The Box Bar & Grill is one of The Best Restaurants in the Metro DC Area.

13. The Box Bar & Grill

7525 Old Georgetown Rd (at Wisconsin Ave), Bethesda, MD
American Restaurant · 9 tips and reviews
Memphis Barbeque is one of The Best Restaurants in the Metro DC Area.

14. Memphis Barbeque

5.5
320 23rd St S, Arlington, VA
BBQ Joint · 19 tips and reviews
Ben's Chili Bowl is one of The Best Restaurants in the Metro DC Area.

15. Ben's Chili Bowl

8.3
1213 U St NW, Washington, D.C.
Hot Dog Joint · U-Street · 386 tips and reviews

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Duangrat's Thai Restaurant is one of The Best Restaurants in the Metro DC Area.

16. Duangrat's Thai Restaurant

8.2
5878 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA
Thai Restaurant · 28 tips and reviews
Old Ebbitt Grill is one of The Best Restaurants in the Metro DC Area.

17. Old Ebbitt Grill

9.1
675 15th St NW (at G St NW), Washington, D.C.
American Restaurant · Downtown-Penn Quarter-Chinatown · 690 tips and reviews