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Spider Kelly’s is a great place to watch football, enjoy Happy Hour or get a late night meal. Nominated for ABBIE awards for both Best Happy Hour and Best Late Night Spot, this Clarendon hot spot has 31 televisions to watch College or NFL football or other sporting events and they have drink specials on weekends from 11-8 as well as from 4-8 weekdays. Spider Kelly’s is open till 2 AM daily and serves their entire menu until last call.
Nominated for an ABBIE award for Best Neighborhood Bar, Thirsty Bernie’s Sports Bar and Grill on Glebe Road near the intersection with Lee Highway has surprisingly good food to go along with its vast beer selection and multiple televisions for watching your favorite sporting event.
EDITOR’S NOTE: 6/30/23 – Thirsty Bernie’s is now Closed.
Tagolio Pizzeria on Crystal City’s “Restaurant Row”, 23rd Street has been nominated for an ABBIE award for one of Arlington’s best new businesses. Their coal-fired oven cooks pizzas at extreme temperatures resulting in a slightly crunchy but airy dough. They also feature classic Italian pastas and dishes as well as fresh salads, Paninis and desserts. Tagolio has a wine bar featuring 14 wines by the glass and 60 by the bottle, as well as specialty cocktails such as Venice’s Harris bar white peach Bellinis, Negronis, and homemade limoncello.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Taglio Pizzeria is now closed.
Described as the “quintessential neighborhood pub”, the Arlington location of Rustico is located at 4075 Wilson Blvd. near the intersection with Randolph Street. The menu features seasonal, hearty American fare from a wood-fired oven and grill, including pizzas and rotisserie meats. Washington City Paper called the Alexandria location one of the 50 best restaurants in DC. 
Pho 75 in Colonial Village (1721 Wilson Blvd.) offers more than a dozen different versions of Pho, the traditional Vietnamese noodle soup – perfect for the cooler days we are experiencing now. Pho 75 has been nominated for an ABBIE for Best “Bargain” Restaurant.
Bob and Edith’s Diner, located at 2310 Columbia Pike, Arlington, has been a family owned and operated diner since 1969. Open 24 hours a day, they were just nominated for an ABBIE award for “Best Late Night Out”.
