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Corso Italian Restaurant and Market opened in 2024 in The Village at Shirlington in the former Cheestique Site. Owned by Jill Erber, the owner of Cheesetique and acclaimed chef, Cathal Armstrong, the “Neo-retro Trattoria” has a menu filled with hand-made pastas and secondi.
NOTE: This post was originally for Piola, which is now closed.
Circa, offering American style cuisine with an International Flair, is one of Clarendon’s newest restaurants. They are serving lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch as well as a late night menu, over 20 wines by the glass, and custom cocktails for every season. Patio dining is available in season. They even have big screen TVs so you can watch March Madness.
Arlington has a wealth of Irish pubs where you can celebrate St. Patrick’s day, listen to Irish music, down a pint of Guinness and eat corned beef and cabbage. Many are opening up early on St. Patrick’s Day and offering live music or other specials. Click on the links to see more details.
And don’t forgot Washington’s longtime establishment, The Dubliner on Capitol Hill.
But to keep the luck of the Irish alive, don’t drink and drive. Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP) will be offering Sober-Ride, free taxi rides (up to $15 fare) for a 12 hour period from the afternoon/early evening of March 17th to the early morning of March 18th. Visit the Sober-Ride website to get a code to use on Lyft.
This “greasy spoon diner” on Lee Highway in North Arlington gets rave reviews from diners. Read the Yelp reviews here.
EDITOR’S NOTE: THIS RESTAURANT IS NOW CLOSED. Check out Delhi Dhaba, Urban Tandoor and Masala Express for Indian food in Arlington.
Sangam Restaurant on Glebe Road in Ballston is a frequent Grand Prize Winner at the Taste of Arlington specializing in fine Indian cuisine. 
Participate in DC Dining Out for Life on Thursday, March 10th, 2011. Participating restaurants will donate from 25-110% of your bill to Food & Friends which prepares, packages and delivers meals and groceries to more than 2,800 people living with HIV/AIDS, cancer and other life-challenging illnesses throughout the Washington metropolitan area. Arlington Restaurants participating in the program include Carlyle in Shirlington, which is a sponsor, Santa Fe Cafe (which will donate 50% of the bill), Freddie’s Beach Bar (110%), Delhi Club (35%), Thaiphoon (25%), Busboys and Poets (35%), Luna Grill (35%), Domaso (25%) and Guapo (25%).
