Alexandria Named A Top 'Delicious Destination' In U.S.

ALEXANDRIA, VA—One of the things that makes Del Ray an appealing place to live is the food, but visitors to the area also see it as a place worth stopping by.

A group of four travel writers for Expedia recently compiled a list of their top "delicious destinations" around the country. The 11 picks included big cities to small towns, and Alexandria was one of those choices.

Travel blogger Chloe Mulline writes, "Embraced and celebrated, the cultural diversity seeps into the cuisine, resulting in both authentic dishes and vibrant infusions. You could easily restaurant hop, chowing down on traditional Vietnamese pho, Peruvian pollo, and some Ethiopian sambusas, without even leaving the city limits."

The restaurants that impressed her in particular were Don Taco Tequila Bar, Eamonn's and Del Ray Cafe. Mulline calls Eamonn's "the only place I’ll order fish ’n’ chips outside of Europe," and you know she's not joking when grew up in England. She also compliments Del Ray Cafe as an "enchanting 1925 house-turned-restaurant, serves a dreamy marriage of French-American cuisine" and Don Taco for its mix-and-match street tacos, with her favorite being the pomegranate glazed skirt steak.

Here's the full list of the "delicious destinations" around the U.S., in no particular order.

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
• Austin, Texas
• Pasadena, California
• Tempe, Arizona
• Brooklyn, New York
• McMinnville, Oregon
• Alexandria, Virginia
  
• San Diego, California
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
• San Francisco, California

See more about Expedia's "delicious destinations" here.

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