Hank's Oyster Bar offers a fun and social seafood dining experience. The menu contains an abundance of genuine seafoods such as lobster, crab, fish, oysters and more. The location is right by a very busy intersection. Parking is very limited and only meter spots are available.
Chances are that if it happens in Del Ray, it passes through St. Elmo's Coffee Pub.
Opened in 1996, this coffee bar and eatery supplies the neighborhood with plenty of baked goods (low-fat muffins being the specialty) and a large dose of caffeine. Sandwiches and lunchtime fare are also available along with a variety of sodas, smoothies and other bottled drinks.
With walls decorated by local artists and a bevy of seating (including a section for children), the warm atmosphere has made St. Elmo's a community meeting place and a common venue for frequent live-music performances.
There's something to be said for neighborhood dive bars that call to mind Happy Days and good, relaxed times. Fortunately for Old Town Alexandrians, Rock It offers that nostalgic feeling with a contemporary twist, which includes seven TVs, a 40-foot bar and two always-busy pool tables.
Grab one of the daily specials -- they range from half-priced burgers to 30-cent chicken wings -- and try your hand at karaoke, offered every single day of the year for the bravehearts whose hilarious turns on stage make other patrons thankful they missed their callings as crooners.
With an appealing combination of casual simplicity and southern elegance, Southside 815 lives up to its traditions in both food and hospitality. This restaurant/bar serves mouthwatering Southern-style cuisine, including shrimp and sauce, macaroni and cheese, fried pickles, fried green tomatoes and Mason/Dixon mashed potatoes.
Located on South Washington street for 17 years, Southside 815 is a fixture in this community. Flat-screen televisions make it a great place to watch the game while eating homestyle fare. Happy hours on Monday through Friday from 4pm to 7pm bring deals at the bar.
There is plenty of easy street parking, but the best parking is the free garage behind the restaurant.
This bar and restaurant, housed in an historic 18th-century building in the heart of Old Town Alexandria, serves a fresh, seasonal menu dominated by seafood and other timely specialties. With tiled floors, brick walls and wooden furniture, the Union Street Public House delivers old-fashioned Old Town charm. It features an oyster bar, a pub and several rooms for rent for private events and hosts special events like pig roasts and clam bakes monthly. It is a local favorite for enjoying crabcakes and a beer or something more substantial, like the hearty gumbo and a wine from an extensive list.
Popular for its happy hour, hearty wine list, rich sangria and small plates of food for sharing, La Tasca offers seafood, meat and vegetarian tapas along with salads and paella. The Alexandria location entices patrons with unlimited tapas every Wednesday and live entertainment on the weekends. Flamenco shows take center stage on Friday nights starting at 8 p.m.
While the first Abi Azteca Grill opened in Arlington in 1986, the roots of this restaurant began at home, where Abi Valle would cook native Salvadoran food for her community. The menu at this small group of restaurants holds true to those roots, offering Salvadoran and Mexican cuisine as either take-out or for dining inside the dimly lit dining room. Choices include soups, tostadas, fajitas, chimichangas, burritos, tacos and pupusas. There is also a long bar for those desiring a beer or cocktail. Abi's is family-run by Abi and her husband Tony Lara.
The Light Horse is an upscale restaurant and bar. The location offers classic American dishes as well as seasonal items, including appetizers, seafood, steak, salad, soup, fish, chicken, desserts, beer, wine and pasta. The restaurant offers offers an upstairs bar area, as well as a quiet dining room downstairs. The bar offers gift cards, pool tables, shuffleboard tables and interactive games, and also televises sports games, including baseball all season. The location also holds numerous special events, including including half-priced wine bottles, free pool and shuffleboard, as well as live entertainment and musical acts. The location offers online reservations and private dining and party services.
