Pulcinella Restaurant Reopens In New McLean Location

MCLEAN, VA — Pulcinella Restaurant, an Italian kitchen, has reopened in a new location in McLean Tuesday.

The restaurant announced on its website it would open at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 7 at 1310 Chain Bridge Road. The old location at 6852 Old Dominion Drive is now home to The Italian Oven. The owner of The Italian Oven is the Esposito family, which has a history of running restaurants in the region such as Esposito’s and Original Pizza N Pasta starting in the early 1980s. As previously reported by Tysons Reporter, The Italian Oven had been at the same McLean location in 1985.

Pulcinella, on the other hand, has been serving southern Italian cuisine since 1985. At the reopened location, diners can choose from a menu of appetizers, salads, soups, pastas, pizzas, seafood, other entrées and desserts. Dine-in and online ordering are available.

The new location is open in the same shopping center as the upcoming Lidl store, which will replace the closed Safeway at 1330 Chain Bridge Road. The opening is expected in 2022.

Another opening at the shopping center will be Divan Restaurant, a Persian-Mediterranean eatery at 1313 Old Chain Bridge Road. The menu will include mazzeh (appetizers), soups, salads, grilled and chopped dishes, seafoods, entrées and stews, and sides. The opening is expected in early December. Visit the Divan Restaurant website for future updates about the opening.