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

8.3

14511 Lee Jackson Memorial Hwy (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

8.5

7860L Tysons Corner Ctr, McLean, VA

Seafood Restaurant · 138 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

8.9

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

8.9

3123 Lee Hwy (at Spout Run Pkwy), Arlington, VA

Grocery Store · Lyon Village · 107 tips and reviews

Chutzpah Real New York Deli is one of The Best Restaurants in the Metro DC Area.

10. Chutzpah Real New York Deli

8.4

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

AskMen: Traditional Southeast Asian spices, meats, & veggies in baguettes (the eponymous banh mi), & cream-based sauces are applied to vermicelli rolls with exquisite results. Read more.

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

Keith Malkin: One of the best "greasy spoon" comfort food restaurants in the nation.

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

16. Duangrat's Thai Restaurant

7.9

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 · 689 tips and reviews