Best Cafés in Falls Church

Since the closure of la-bergerie in Old town in 2016 which operated for 40 years there has not been an upscale elegant French restaurant in old town Alexandria. La Refuge has wonderful food but it’s more casual and very small and cramped. Josephine checked all the boxes, elegant decor, great wine list and wonderful food. The subtle lighting and dark wood decor made it a wonderful place to celebrate the anniversary of our first date that led to a long marriage. We will be back.

Food was fantastic, we went on the earlier side , 5:30 when it was less crowded and it still seemed to take a bit to get our appetizer, but didn’t really matter to us. It was very busy and appeared to be a wait by the time we left at a little before 7. The curry puffs were delicious, great flavor. The pineapple fried rice with shrimp was delicious and so much food. And had to get the Drunken Noodles- great flavors but a tad too spicy for me, still ate half of it!

Went for New Year’s Day lunch. Good and service were great! Our server recommended his favorites and we went with a few of them and they were delicious! Got the calamari and hot crab dip with pita which everyone enjoyed! Seafood was cooked on point and our group loved the house made pasta dishes as well! Definitely be back for more!!

The coffee experience is highly recommended. We tried the signature and seasonal coffee experience and it was amazing. I plan on bringing my friends here to try as well.