Diners' Choice: Great for fine wines restaurants in Washington, D.C. Area

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Updated January 05, 2025

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Vino Bistro

4.9

4.9 (476)

$30 and under

Bistro

Leesburg

About the restaurant

We’re a husband and wife team that love wine, great food and treasured memories shared around the dining table. We’re thrilled to share our love for food & wine with the community of Leesburg, Virginia. Vino Bistro will feature and upscale wine bar & bistro with French inspired speciality foods and wines from around the world for your enjoyment! Our goal is to create a boutique neighborhood wine & food destination.

Top review

Gary

Dined 3 days ago

Great food, people, service and environment. Can't wait to go back.

Brx American Bistro

4.8

4.8 (952)

$31 to $50

American

Great Falls

About the restaurant

Brx is a place where you can take your family or meet with your friends for some quality time and good food and drink. We wanted to create an atmosphere where people could gather casually in a sophisticated, yet down to earth locale.

Brx's large dining room and outdoor patio offer a casual and comfortable ambiance to enjoy our American cuisine influenced by your favorite comfort foods. Our casual bar area is the perfect place for a glass of wine from our extensive wine list, or a round of beers with friends.
Brx's large dining room and outdoor patio offer a casual and comfortable ambiance to enjoy our American cuisine influenced by your favorite comfort foods. Our casual bar area is the perfect place for a glass of wine from our extensive wine list, or a round of beers with friends.

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Lindsay

Dined on Dec 15, 2024

Best place in town. Very warm and welcoming. Excellent food

The Wine House

4.8

4.8 (1239)

$31 to $50

French American

Fairfax

About the restaurant

The Wine House Fairfax, a full service restaurant and retail wine store, serving over 500 boutique wines from around the world to enjoy in your home, or in store with our handcrafted menu, featuring In-house Smoked Salmon to New Zealand Grass-Fed Filet Mignon. Walls of wine surround a small number of tables, and bar. Voted "Best Wine Bar" in 2020, 2021, and 2022 by Northern Virginia Magazine, voted "Best New Restaurants", by Northern Virginia Magazine, and the winner of "Best Wine List" by Virginia Living Magazine, The Wine House is open for lunch and dinner 7 days a week.

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ChrisVIP

Dined 6 days ago

Always a fabulous night at The Wine House. Ashley is a great server as well.

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Cork Wine Bar & Market

4.6

4.6 (523)

$30 and under

Contemporary American

Logan Circle

About the restaurant

Logan's favorite neighborhood wine bar and restaurant - now with a beautiful expanded garden patio! Locally owned Cork is an affordable, casually elegant place that demystifies the world of wine by giving you real descriptions of what you are drinking, flights of wine so you can explore different regions and varietals, and suggestions for pairing our wines with our delicious menu of plates to share. From cheese and charcuterie to steaks and crispy calamari, Cork offers a full menu to delight you as you sample our curated selection of Old World Wines. Cork Wine Bar is the creation of Logan Circle residents Diane Gross and Khalid Pitts. Cork also features a full bar.

Dine Upstairs, in our Tasting Bar or in our Expanded Secret Garden. Tables are reserved for dining only. The reservation is for a 2 hour dining experience.

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Zac

Dined on Dec 18, 2024

10/10 would return again. Wine and cheese were both fantastic

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Experience

Wine Tasting Experience

Experience

Weekend Brunch with Make Your Own Mimosas!

Cafe Riggs

4.6

4.6 (163)

$31 to $50

Contemporary French / American

Penn Quarter

About the restaurant

In the grand tradition of French cuisine, Café Riggs presents a contemporary American brasserie that reimagines classic dishes within a vibrant setting.

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MICHAELA

Dined on Jan 7, 2025

I will absolutely be back. It isn't often that a hotel restaurant blows me out of the water, but I would argue Cafe Riggs is one of the best restaurants in the area. Our server was phenomenal. He mastered the right amount of attentiveness and personability without being oppressive. The food was fantastic, and the ambiance was incredible...I could carry on. I also believe a manager or food & beverage staffer came over to check on us while refilling water. This is my new favorite place in DC. Also, their uniform is too cute; I want one of their denim shirts, ha.

Sixty Vines - Reston

4.6

4.6 (515)

$30 and under

Wine Bar

Reston

About the restaurant

Often referred to as “the wine lover's restaurant,” Sixty Vines delivers simple, yet flavorful cuisine paired perfectly with 60 wines on its sustainable tap system. Every plate and pour is designed to inspire adventure and discovery of wine culture reimagined. Guests are encouraged to experience abundance over shared plates, enjoy wine “pinkies down” and to visit for brunch, lunch and dinner. Signature menu items include charcuterie boards, seasonal proteins, wood fired pizzas and innovative pasta dishes all inspired by ingredients found in wine country.

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JasonVIP

Dined 2 days ago

Loved the huge choice of wines at a reasonable price and plenty of variety on the menu across multiple price points. Burrata appetizer was excellent, and salads and pasta were great as well. Even the desserts were top notch. Will be back

Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant - Ashburn, VA

4.5

4.5 (5606)

$30 and under

American

Ashburn

About the restaurant

Experience the perfect fusion of award-winning wines, Napa-style tasting rooms, and modern casual dining at Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurants. Enjoy contemporary American cuisine influenced by international flavors from our scratch kitchen. Each dish is expertly paired with our selection of wines for the best food and wine match. Whether you explore the tasting room for a pre- or post-dinner adventure or join the world's largest wine club, we believe in the power of food and wine to create lasting connections. Dining reservations are highly recommended, but walk-in guests are always welcome on a first-come, first-serve basis. Gluten-free and vegetarian dishes are available.

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Nashka

Dined 2 days ago

The times I go to cooper's hawk it's always been good service. My Caesar salad wasn't fresh at all lettuce looked old

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Popular dish

Drunken Shrimp

Experience

Brunch & Bubbles | Saturdays & Sundays 10am – 2pm

Experience

Wine ‘O’ Clock Happy Hour | Mon-Fri 3 - 5:30 pm

Xiquet by Danny Lledó

4.5

4.5 (49)

$50 and over

Spanish

Georgetown

About the restaurant

Xiquet (chee-KETT) by Chef Danny Lledó features a sought-after tasting menu showcasing the finest products from around the world served with warm, Mediterranean hospitality. Known as one of the best fine dining restaurants in Washington DC for its modern Spanish cuisine, Xiquet has held a MICHELIN Star since 2021 and earned MICHELIN’s Sommelier of the Year Award in 2022. In the same year, AAA honored Xiquet with the travel authority’s highest rating, making it the only Five Diamond restaurant currently in the city. Recently, in 2023, the DC Restaurant Association awarded Xiquet with the RAMMY of Best Formal Fine Dining Restaurant of the Year.

Please note that we do accept reservations for parties including 5 or more guests, however please contact us through email at info@xiquetdl.com and one of our sales managers will be in contact with you promptly to set your reservation up.

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ElizabethVIP

Dined 2 days ago

Chef Danny & his team were so friendly & hospitable yet professional. It was as though we were the only guests in the room! The food was so inventive & beautiful & delicious. Wonderful evening! Highly recommend!

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Experience

Xiquet's Chef Tasting Menu

Experience

Valentine's Celebration at Xiquet

Experience

Valentine's Celebrations at Xiquet

BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse - Bowie

4.4

4.4 (144)

$30 and under

American

Bowie

About the restaurant

Time counts at BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse. Since our humble beginnings back in 1978, we've continued to refine our brewhouse experience to make BJ's a place where you can make the most of any meal. We want BJ's to be a place where the moment you leave is the moment you plan on coming back. We pride ourselves in our craft and attention to detail. Our guests come here for our award-winning handcrafted beer. They come here for the Southern California twist we've put on the Chicago-style deep dish pizza. And they come here for our Pizookies®, our world-renowned dessert. But above all we know people come here to make their good times better. So in many ways we haven't just crafted a brand, but a mindset. And our guests are the reason for this. And it's because of them we're continually striving to make sure every moment they choose to spend with us counts. Welcome to BJ's, a restaurant with a Brewhouse soul.

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JohnVIP

Dined on Jan 4, 2025

Good atmosphere. Service was good however it took I feel too long for someone to initially come to our table. Even though my order was not exactly right, the food was still good.

The Hall CP

4.2

4.2 (284)

$30 and under

American

College Park

About the restaurant

The Hall welcomes the entire community, including College Park and beyond. It’s a synergistic hub for creatives, innovators, musicians, and more. Located in the Discovery District, across the street from The University of Maryland, The Hall is a restaurant, bar, and venue featuring rotating Discovery Series menu items, the best pizza in the city, and craft drinks. The Hall CP is host to a saturday and sunday brunch with bottomless drinks and featured specialties. Our outdoor space has pickleball, ample seating, and beautiful murals. Come join us for Happy Hour during the week, a UMD Game Day, or order online for take out!

Parties of 15 to 25 please email: reservations@thehallcp.com for larger restaurant reservations.
Parties of 25 or more please email events@thehallcp.com for our private dining options.

Restaurant reservations will be unavailable during UMD Commencement: May 19 - 22, 2024. Restaurant seating will be walk in only. Private Event reservations still available!

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MaryVIP

Dined on Jan 10, 2025

Delicious food, and lots of space around tables so didn't feel packed in

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