suggestions for Alexandria?

[Chufi]

We'll be staying in Old Town Alexandria for a couple of days (starting today.. I know, short notice!) and am looking for some suggestions for dinner and foodshopping. We're staying near King Street Metro. Is there a good store/ supermarket nearby (we have a kitchen so can make our own breakfasts)?

also, would love some dinner options within walking distance. Preferably casual and not too expensive seeing as this is the end of our 3 week trip..

thanks!

[Kent Wang]

I liked Eamonn's while I was there. Other options did not look so great.

[wkl]

there is http://www.braborestaurant.com/. this is relatively new and i haven't been there but, i have always eaten well at robert wiedmaier's other places, marcels and brasserie beck.

the brabo tasting room or supper menu may be a little more budget friendly.

Edited September 23, 2009 by wkl (log)

[taoseno]

Hi

So there are 3 options for supermarkets w/in walking distance. Whole Foods is right off of Duke Street about a 10 minute walk from the King Street Metro. There is a Trader Joes at like Wyeth and St Asaph (on St Asaph between Wyeth and Pendleton) and a Balduccis at 600 Franklin St right off of washington street. For dinners, i like the Majestic Cafe www.majesticcafe.com which is at 911 King Street and for dessert or really anytime there are two ice cream shops down by the water on King Street. I also can recommend sitting at the bar and having the fishbowl/chalice of beer at the Fish Market but i would not eat more than appetizer stuff at the bar, the spiced shrimp by the pound go well w/the beer.

[Alex]

Definitely Vermillion

Strongly consider the Lickety Split Lounge Lunch Menu at Restaurant Eve. Their Bistro menu for dinner would be ~$65 for three courses, w/o wine, so that may not qualify as "not too expensive."

The Majestic, already mentioned, is good, too.

[Chufi]

thanks all!

we found Whole Foods.. ah what a pleasure it is to browse there!

we we just came back from a delightful dinner at Vermilion. Busy, great vibe, excellent service, superb comfort food (corn mussel chowder, fried soft chell crab with beans and celery salad, boudin sausage with corn bread, a great cheese plate of Virginia and Wisconsin cheeses).

we're ging to try to make it to Eve's for lunch on Friday or Saturday...

[Joe Gerard]

we're ging to try to make it to Eve's for lunch on Friday or Saturday...

Do try to make it to Restaurant Eve - it is superb and a destination restaurant in every sense of the term. You don't want to leave with regrets!

[Alex]

I'm glad you enjoyed Vermillion. Restaurant Eve is closed for lunch on Saturday, so, as Joe Gerard said, do try to get there on Friday for the Lickety Split Lunch in the bar/lounge. They also have a regular lunch menu in the Bistro, but the prices are akin to moderately priced dinner elsewhere (apps 15-21, mains 18-25).

I've never been there, but Landini Brothers, on King St. near the river, looks like a good bet for Saturday lunch (~4½ stars average on OpenTable). It's tough to go wrong with a proscuitto and mozzarella panino, with salad, for $9.95. While you're in that part of town, you also can visit the Torpedo Factory Art Center.