Best Casual Restaurants in Chevy Chase

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1. The Salt Line - Bethesda

4.5

Price: Expensive

• Seafood • Bethesda

Booked 68 times today

The Salt Line, the popular DC homage to New England’s iconic fish and oyster houses, brings a third location to Bethesda Row. New England meets the Chesapeake at this beauty of a restaurant with lots of comfy booth seating and an inviting u shaped bar and lounge area. Menu features all the classics and raw bar guests have come to love from the original The Salt Line plus some delicious new surprises from award winning The Salt Line Chef Kyle Bailey and Bethesda Executive Chef Eric McKamey.

2. Silver

4.5

Awesome(2214)

Price: Moderate

• Contemporary American • Bethesda

Booked 81 times today

SILVER is an New American Brasserie with a distinctive new shine. Led by award-winning Chef, Ype Von Hengst, SILVER’s menu features contemporary American cuisine and healthier choices, influenced by the great brasseries from around the world. We specialize in offering a broad menu of contemporary favorites, seasonal specials, and healthier options, featuring ingredients from local farms and purveyors. Our bar menu features hand-crafted pre-prohibition style cocktails, local brews and American wines carefully curated to showcase the traditions of American wine makers. Open early until late, serving breakfast, lunch, dinner and late night brunch. SILVER offers the choices for how you live and a healthy dose of what you crave.

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3. Spanish Diner - Bethesda

4.2

Awesome(3890)

Price: Moderate

• Spanish • Bethesda

Booked 26 times today

An Iberian take on the classic American all-day restaurant, Spanish Diner features larger portions of Spanish favorites from the mind of award-winning chef José Andrés. Dishes like gambas al ajillo, croquetas de pollo, gazpacho, and patatas bravas are all on the menu, along with a focus on regional specialties like fabada asturiana and cocido madrileño. Egg dishes are a specialty with classics like the iconic tortilla española, huevos estrellados, and huevos revueltos. The menu at Spanish Diner is quintessentially Spanish, but you’ll be hard-pressed to find these dishes at any restaurant in Spain as these are the recipes that are found at home, shared around the kitchen table with family and friends, generation after generation.

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4. Morton's The Steakhouse - Bethesda

4.5

Awesome(2123)

Price: Very Expensive

• Steakhouse • Bethesda

Booked 21 times today

What began in Chicago in 1978 is now one of the most award-winning steakhouses around. For over 30 years, Morton's The Steakhouse has been on a mission to provide "The Best Steak… Anywhere." Focusing on quality, consistency and genuine hospitality, Morton's seeks to provide not only memorable cuisine, but a memorable experience. With fresh, succulent seafood and famed USDA prime-aged steak, it's no surprise that Morton's has thrilled diners all over the world. For a glimpse of a higher standard of steakhouse, come see the legendary Morton's experience for yourself.

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5. Chercher Ethiopian Cuisine

4.7

Exceptional(120)

Price: Moderate

• Ethiopian • Bethesda

Booked 2 times today

Chercher Ethiopian Cuisine is one of the best Ethiopian restaurants in the heart of Washington DC offering a fun-filled, casual dining experience! Cherecher strives to always serve you fresh and affordable Ethiopian cuisine. This is what our customers say about us.

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6. Corella Café & Lounge

4.2

Awesome(32)

Price: Moderate

• Spanish • Bethesda

Booked 4 times today

Corella Café and Lounge features an all-day café experience with a focus on gourmet coffee, fresh pastries and made to order breakfast entrees. At lunch, Corella offers a unique rotisserie experience consisting of made to order salads and sandwiches with fast grab and go service as well as sit down dinning in our amazing open restaurant concept. In the evening, the lounge offers signature cocktails, local craft beers and carefully curated wines in our one of kind space. Enjoy small plates, flatbreads and entrees inside in or outside on our patio. Located in the heart of Downtown Bethesda Corella Café and Lounge offers customers a crafted and inspired dining experience. Take out dinning coming soon to Corella Café and Lounge.

7. matchbox Bethesda

4.3

Awesome(197)

Price: Moderate

• Pizzeria • Bethesda

Booked 11 times today

We’re known for wood-fired pizzas, mini burgers, fresh salads and chef-inspired entrées, like pan-seared sea bass and oven-roasted filet mignon. It’s American bistro fare, crafted from high quality ingredients with a chef at the helm in every kitchen.Matchbox draws in passersby with oversized windows lining the sidewalk and a front-row view of the blazing pizza oven. Once indoors, the vibe remains warm and residential, as though guests are being welcomed into the Matchbox home. The design achieves this effect through elements like draperies to soften some of the more industrial edges and add texture, open shelving and wine displays, light gray wood wainscotting, and hardwood flooring throughout to lend natural warmth. Hand-painted murals from local artists add further context to the neighborhood, and bring in a touch of personality as well.Outdoor seating on patios along both Woodmont Avenue and Elm Street offer plentiful people-watching in warmer months.

8. Tikka Masala

4.4

Awesome(46)

Price: Moderate

• Indian • Bethesda

Booked 3 times today

Welcome to Tikka Masala, an Indian Cuisine Restaurant located in Bethesda. Maryland. Dishes are prepared by our Indian chefs in a hygienic manner with fresh ingredients. A place where a comfortable, relaxing environment provided to our customers.

9. Persimmon

4.8

Exceptional(2936)

Price: Moderate

• American • Bethesda

Booked 25 times today

Persimmon is a beloved neighborhood bistro offering up unforgettable favorites! Bring an appetite for great food & wine!Let's Gather & Eat!

10. Claudio's Table

4.7

Exceptional(308)

Price: Moderate

• Italian • Palisades Northwest

Booked 46 times today

Claudio Pirollo grew up in Belgium where he soon discovered his passion for cooking as he wandered around his father’s fine Italian épicerie (grocery store) and watched his mother prepare dinner every day. The dual influence of Italy and Belgium triggered Chef Pirollo’s aspirations to develop his knowledge and experience with different flavors.A Trattoria is not a pizzeria, it is an Italian-style eating establishment that is generally much less formal than a ristorante but more formal than an osteria. It is similar to what the French call Bistrot.Trattorias are traditionally family owned, casual, rustic neighborhood restaurants found throughout all of Italy that offer fresh, regional, local and family specialties on the menu.

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Claudia
Washington, D.C. Area •11 reviews
5.0
Dined 7 days ago
Always a great place to visit with family and friends. Everything was great!
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Spanish Diner - BethesdaPrice: Moderate• Spanish• Bethesda
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4.2
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MarcVIP
Washington, D.C. Area •12 reviews
5.0
Dined on Jan 3, 2025
Good food, nice atmosphere, a bit pricey for what it is.
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SilverPrice: Moderate• Contemporary American• Bethesda
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4.5
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KenVIP
Washington, D.C. Area •85 reviews
4.0
Dined on Jan 1, 2025
Mo is a superlative server. Nice decor. Users of the health club directly above the restaurant cause noise when they drop weights on the floor. Menu could use more variety. For example a chicken dish. shrimp scampi or shrimp with noodles could be made using product already on the menu.
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The Salt Line - BethesdaPrice: Expensive• Seafood• Bethesda
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4.5
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MelissaVIP
Washington, D.C. Area •16 reviews
5.0
Dined on Dec 25, 2024
We go to Morton's as a special Christmas Eve dinner tradition. Our food and service did not disappoint!! Not only was the food delicious, we were treated do well. It is such a nice fine dining experience. What made the night complete, and the best, was our server. Our waiter, Severin, is AMAZING!!! We had him last year and requested to be sat at one of his tables this year, which the restaurant kindly honored our request! He is so personable and really gets to know his customers. He made several recommendations which were spot on. We cannot wait to go back!
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Morton's The Steakhouse - BethesdaPrice: Very Expensive• Steakhouse• Bethesda
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4.5
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Carter
Washington, D.C. Area •1 review
5.0
Dined on Dec 14, 2024
Great Ethiopian food. What more is there to be said?
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Chercher Ethiopian CuisinePrice: Moderate• Ethiopian• Bethesda
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4.7

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1. The Salt Line - Bethesda

2. Silver

3. Spanish Diner - Bethesda

4. Morton's The Steakhouse - Bethesda

5. Chercher Ethiopian Cuisine

6. Corella Café & Lounge

7. matchbox Bethesda

8. Tikka Masala

9. Persimmon

10. Claudio's Table

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