Thanksgiving Dinner Spots Open Near Alexandria

ALEXANDRIA, VA -- If you don't want to cook on Thanksgiving or need a meal in between, making lunch and dinner reservations is still an option in Alexandria.

A number of restaurants are open and are taking reservations, but tables are going fast. Here's what we found, and if we missed a spot, be sure to let us know in the comments.

The reservations are based on those listed on OpenTable. Patch can't guarantee table availability.

Joe Theismann's Restaurant: Joe Theismann’s Restaurant, “Comfortable, Convenient, Classy & Established” is unique in character & difficult to categorize. For 35 years, it has melded the venues of fine dining, neighborhood grill & sports viewing.

Brabo - Lorien Hotel & Spa: Brabo features fresh and inspired plates accompanied by a thoughtful and energetic cocktail list. The brasserie adjacent to the bar offers an wide ranging cocktail selection accented by light bites to full meals.

Virtue Feed & Grain: Virtue Feed & Grain is a modern American dining room and bar located near the Potomac River in Old Town, Alexandria. Our menu offers an array of original recipe, flavorful, scratch-made dishes, along with extensive selections from the bar, like handcrafted cocktails, craft and small-batch beers, and an impressive wine list.

The Majestic: The Majestic is all new, with Executive Chef Graham Duncan at the helm, offering diverse, seasonal, and vibrant, protein and vegetable-forward menus for Lunch, Dinner, and weekend Brunch.

Bastille: Drawing from Chef Christophe Poteaux's French heritage and Chef Michelle Poteaux's American roots, Bastille's cuisine focuses on local, seasonal ingredients, prepared from scratch.

Chart House Restaurant: Located in historic Old Town Alexandria behind the Torpedo Factory, Chart House is the area’s only waterfront dining location.

Laporta's Restaurant: Laporta’s restaurant is the ideal place for extraordinary food in a casual, comfortable setting.

Hunting Creek: Hunting Creek is a Gourmet Steak House in the heart of Old Town.

Sonoma Cellar: Sonoma Cellar is a new California-inspired wine tasting room and bistro in the heart of historic Old Town Alexandria, Virginia.

Blackwall Hitch: A dining experience blending the area’s finest in tastes & talents, Blackwall Hitch is a coastally inspired concept that creates a local connection. Here you’ll find seasonally driven and locally sourced food and spirits, great local music and the area’s friendliest staff and patrons.

Lena's Wood-Fired Pizza + Tap: With Neapolitan-style wood-fired pizzas, hearty Italian dishes, and a great selection of beers, wine, & cocktails, Lena’s is an ideal venue for dining out for weekend brunch, lunch, happy hour, or dinner, or for your next private event – from cocktail receptions to plated, family-style or buffet dinners.

King Street Tavern: King Street Tavern is an American gastropub featuring hearty American comfort foods with a local twist and more than 30 beers and 14 wines by the glass.

Jackson 20: Jackson 20 is a modern American tavern featuring regional American food inspired by traditional recipes.

Mackie's Bar and Grill: For true connoisseurs of good food, good friends and the perfect steak – Mackie’s is where you’ll find all three at their uncomplicated best.

T.J. Stone's: Alexandria's own T.J. Stone's celebrates modern American cuisine. Enjoy casual dining in the comforts of our cozy restaurant and bar with wine, beer and spirits from around the country & world.

The Wharf: History has been written inside the walls of the Wharf, with its 1790's style architecture featuring original wood columns and beams that are charred black from a Civil War fire. Since 1971, satisfied diners have been heading to The Wharf in Old Town for whole Maine lobster, local soft shell crabs and prime steaks.

219 Restaurant: Housed in a historic 19th century townhouse blocks from the waterfront, 219 offers modern Southern cuisine with creole influence.

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