Italian Restaurants in Arlington, VA

Italian Restaurants in Arlington, VA
Arlington, Va., a historically significant city best known as the site of the Arlington National Cemetery, is also home to other monuments including the Pentagon Memorial and the Marine Corps Memorial. Visitors to the area enjoy touring the numerous urban villages that feature rows of stalls selling homemade wares, hiking and biking in the Theodore Roosevelt Island National Park and strolling around the area wineries. The city is also home to a number of quality Italian restaurants.

Tutto Bene Italian Restaurant & Grill

Tutto Bene is a family-run restaurant that has been serving patrons in Arlington since 1988. The restaurant, which is open seven days a week for lunch and dinner, features a bold decor with bright red walls contrasting with the stark white tablecloths. Tutto Bene offers an assortment of hand-tossed pizzas, pastas and entree dishes as well as a Bolivian menu. Popular menu favorites include spaghetti carbonara, puttanesca pizza and scalloppine limone. An extensive assortment of beers and by-the-bottle or by-the-glass wines are available for diners' enjoyment. The restaurant offers on- or off-site catering service. An on-site conference room is available for private parties.

Tutto Bene Italian Restaurant & Grill
501 N Randolph St.
Arlington, VA 22203
(703) 522-1005
tuttobeneitalian.com

Sette Bello Restaurant

Sette Bello is a contemporary Italian restaurant featuring a modern and minimalist decor. The restaurant lounge features white, textured walls, simple wood and metal tables, and bold red chairs and stools. A large bar twists around the dining room and creates an inviting space to enjoy a cocktail or glass of house wine. The restaurant dining room features more subdued colors, with hardwood floors and tan carpeting topped with natural wood-toned tables and sage-colored, padded chairs. The extensive restaurant menu offers diners a choice between original Italian-themed creations and traditional Italian dishes. Popular options include the mezzeluna alla contadina, salame piccante pizza and pierina salad. The restaurant offers a selection of daily happy hour specials which include popular drinks and appetizers. A plentiful collection of by-the-bottle wines are available. Reservations are accepted and Sette Bello is open for lunch and dinner seven days a week.

Sette Bello Restaurant
3101 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22201
(703) 351-1004
settebellorestaurant.com

Extra Virgin Restaurant

Extra Virgin Restaurant sits along Arlington's Restaurant Row and offers modern Italian dishes to diners. The restaurant menu and decor both feature an olive-oil theme. The decor of this aptly named restaurant was specially selected to mimic the effects of olive oil dripping along the fabric and wood surfaces. Loopy patterns and splatters are featured throughout the dining area and on the adjoining bar. The menu, which changes seasonally, was designed by in-house chef Paul Anthony Fario. The menu consists of an assortment of wood-fired pizzas along with pasta, meat and seafood options. Popular favorites that are regularly featured on the menu include fontina cheese ravioli, chicken marsala and mixed grill seafood. A children's menu is available. The restaurant offers a specialty brunch menu during select hours as well as an extensive bar menu including a "Dirty Virgin" cocktail, which contains six bleu-cheese-stuffed olives. Extra Virgin is open for lunch and dinner seven days a week and brunch on Saturday and Sunday.

Extra Virgin Restaurant
4053 Campbell Ave.
Arlington, VA 22206
(703) 998-8474
extravirginva.com

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