Someone wrote: >Going to Wash DC end of Jan. Any good authentic Italian restaurants? >Prefer Sicilian. Not so sure about the authentic part, but a good restaurant in Georgetown is Paolo's. Been there a couple of times, and it was always good. Not too expensive. They also have one outside the beltway, in VA, but I can't remember exactly where. I haven't been to DC for a few years. I hope this helps.
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Request: Italian in Georgetown
In response to: "Going to Wash DC end of Jan. Any good authentic Italian restaurants?
>Prefer Sicilian"
Can't help with the Sicilian part, but the best Tuscan restaurant is Obelisk on P Street, NW, near DuPont Circle. Limited menu that changes often. Tableful of grappa. Chunk of Reggiano-Parmegiano before dessert. Che Bella! Also suggest Galileo, I Matti (both Roberto Dona restuarants),
I Ricchi, and Primi Piatti. None of these is in Georgetown, but all are a cheap cab ride from there.Guy D. wrote: >Someone wrote: >>Going to Wash DC end of Jan. Any good authentic Italian restaurants? >>Prefer Sicilian. >Not so sure about the authentic part, but a good restaurant in Georgetown is >Paolo's. Been there a couple of times, and it was always good. Not too >expensive. They also have one outside the beltway, in VA, but I can't >remember exactly where. I haven't been to DC for a few years. >I hope this helps. The Paolo's in Rockville (15 miles right out from Georgetown on Wisconsin Avenue) is really superb. I didn't know they had one in G'town! --Janet (in Adelphi, MD, just outside DC)
For southern Italian (there is no specific Sicilian food in D.C. that I know of), you might try Trattoria del Sole just off Dupont Circle on 20th Street. Also Fio's on 16th Street has some Southern dishes. Obelisk is certainly an excellent restaurant, but it is quintessentially Tuscan. The others are also very good choices, but not southern. In Rockville, you might try Amalfi. Other Italian choices include Veneziano in Adams-Morgan and Galileo (which is the most expensive of the bunch.) I will slip in a plug for my favorite restaurant of all in DC--Kinkead's at 2000 Pennsylvania Ave. An American bistro, the food is creative and consistently excellent. Jim Zurer - Washington, DC Jerry82218 ([email removed]) wrote: : In response to: "Going to Wash DC end of Jan. Any good authentic Italian : restaurants? : >Prefer Sicilian" : Can't help with the Sicilian part, but the best Tuscan restaurant is : Obelisk on P Street, NW, near DuPont Circle. Limited menu that changes : often. Tableful of grappa. Chunk of Reggiano-Parmegiano before dessert. : Che Bella! Also suggest Galileo, I Matti (both Roberto Dona restuarants), : I Ricchi, and Primi Piatti. None of these is in Georgetown, but all are : a cheap cab ride from there.
Pardon me for jumping in but I don't believe that I Ricchi is a Roberto Donna restaurant. He does own Galileo (luxury), I Matti (moderately priced trattoria), the two Il Radicchios (lower priced spaghetterias), part ownership of Pesce (seafood) with Jean-Louis Paladin, and part ownership of Arucola, a neighborhood restaurant in far northwest DC. My favorite Donna restaurant is I Matti. Pesce is in decline, unfortunately, and I have never really liked Il Radicchio. Arucola, just up the street from my house, is very popular, but overpriced in my opinion. Jim Zurer - Washington, DC Janet Wintermute ([email removed]) wrote: : >>there are several very good italian restaurants owned by a chef named : >robert belladona (at least i think that is his name) -one or two are in : >georgetown-worth checking out. : Mmmm. Perhaps Roberto Donna, owner of I Ricchi and at least one more : place whose name I forget? Said to be one of the finest half-dozen : chefs in town. Not personally verified, though; prices at IR are in : the once-a-year-celebration category for me. : --Janet :
Haven't been there myself, but some people told me Filomena's was absolutely terrific. It is very expensive however. ---------- Thank you Susan Jung
Susan J. wrote: > >Haven't been there myself, but some people told me Filomena's was >absolutely terrific. It is very expensive however. > >---------- >Thank you >Susan Jung > > Just on the edge of Georgetown (where Connecticut, 19th and L all intersect) is a great place called Sesto Senso. Reasonably priced, amazing pasta and terriffic wine. Service was great, too. Atmosphere was relaxed. Enjoy, Amy
Just a slight correction. Sesto Senso is at the apex of Connecticut and 18th Street NW, just above M St and below Jefferson Place. Right next door to Whatsa Bagel. Jim Zurer -- Washington, DC Someone wrote: Susan J. wrote: : > : >Haven't been there myself, but some people told me Filomena's was : >absolutely terrific. It is very expensive however. : > : >---------- : >Thank you : >Susan Jung : > : > : Just on the edge of Georgetown (where Connecticut, 19th and L all intersect) : is a great place called Sesto Senso. Reasonably priced, amazing pasta and : terriffic wine. Service was great, too. Atmosphere was relaxed. : Enjoy, : Amy
Not too far off is an excellent Italian restaurant in Dupont Circle called "Il Radichio". The price is reasonable and the food is excellent. It seems to be very crowded on weekends so it is best to call before. In article [email removed] (James V Zurer) writes:>Path: > > > >From: [email removed] (James V Zurer) >Newsgroups: rec.food.restaurants >Subject: Re: Request: Italian in Georgetown >Date: 19 Jan 1996 18:12:03 GMT >Organization: Concentric Internet Services >Lines: 31 >Message-ID: >References: > >NNTP-Posting-Host: viking.cris.com >X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] >For southern Italian (there is no specific Sicilian food in D.C. that I >know of), you might try Trattoria del Sole just off Dupont Circle >on 20th Street. Also Fio's on 16th Street has some Southern >dishes. >Obelisk is certainly an excellent restaurant, but it is >quintessentially Tuscan. The others are also very good choices, >but not southern. >In Rockville, you might try Amalfi. Other Italian choices include >Veneziano in Adams-Morgan and Galileo (which is the most expensive >of the bunch.) >I will slip in a plug for my favorite restaurant of all in >DC--Kinkead's at 2000 Pennsylvania Ave. An American bistro, the >food is creative and consistently excellent. >Jim Zurer - Washington, DC >Jerry82218 ([email removed]) >wrote: >: In response to: "Going to Wash DC end of Jan. Any good authentic Italian >: restaurants? >: >Prefer Sicilian" >: Can't help with the Sicilian part, but the best Tuscan restaurant is >: Obelisk on P Street, NW, near DuPont Circle. Limited menu that changes >: often. Tableful of grappa. Chunk of Reggiano-Parmegiano before dessert. >: Che Bella! Also suggest Galileo, I Matti (both Roberto Dona restuarants), >: I Ricchi, and Primi Piatti. None of these is in Georgetown, but all are >: a cheap cab ride from there. Jay Ahuja Internet address: [email removed] Phone: (202) 895-3764