Top 5 Arlington Restaurants Based on OpenTable Reviews

ARLINGTON, VA — Some days, you just want to get out and have an awesome meal with a loved one, and not just at any eatery, but one that has extremely good ratings. There's loads of good restaurants in the Arlington area, but these five are the best of the best based on customer reviews on reservation website OpenTable.

1. La Cote D'Or - 100% recommended

About La Cote D'Or, from their website: "Family run since 1992, we offer casual and fine dining fare from classic french cuisine. A great place to celebrate special occasions or to just meet with friends and family and catch up. We offer a wide range of dishes and prices!"

2. Yayla Bistro - 97% recommended

About Yayla, from their website: "Yayla Bistro offers a wide variety of traditional and healthy Mediterranean cuisine prepared fresh each day by our experienced Turkish chefs.

"In addition to our main dining room, we have a full-service bar area (with TV) featuring special Happy Hour drinks and appetizers from 4-7 pm on Mon-Fri. Outdoor seating is available. We also have a Children’s menu."

3. Mele Bistro - 97% recommended

About Mele, from their website: "Mele Bistro was born in 2011 reflecting change the name from "Village Bistro" to "Mele Bistro" in 2014 . The name change reflects our committment to fine Mediterranean ingredients that we use in our Italian cuisine since we took over. The spirit of 'simple, creativity and quality' that we share is expressed in every detail of the cuisine and the decor. We offer the finest possible ingredients.

"We carefully select ingredients form all over the world - a wealth of seafood from Hawaii (over night shipping), Europe, and North America - natural beef, veal, and farm-to-table chicken and eggs - home made natural pasta with natural eggs (both Non - GMO), and in-house smoke are used to produce this unique cuisine that is at the same time both traditional and modern while endeavoring to leave a deep and lasting impression on our guests."

4. Bistro 360 - 97% recommended

About Bistro 360, from their website: "Bistro 360 Wine Bar, Market & Restaurant, located in-between Rosslyn and Courthouse – a comfortable wine bar and neighborhood restaurant with an innovative menu drawn from cuisines around the world.

"Our gourmet retail market offers chef-prepared takeaway meals for office or home and a great mix of wines, beers, ciders, cheeses, charcuterie, fresh-baked breads and desserts, and much more. When buying a bottle of wine at retail price, enjoy your wine either at our wine bar or in the dining room, for a small corkage fee of $10."

5. Portofino Restaurant - 96% recommended

About Portofino, from their website: "The Portofino Restaurant was opened in 1970 by Chef Sergio Micheli alone with his father Adelmo. They brought to Crystal City, for the first time, Fine Northern Italian Cuisine. Through the next three decades, Sergio and his wife Pilar welcomed thousands and thousands of guests to their award-winning restaurant."

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