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1. Julii
4.7
Exceptional(2411)
Price: Expensive
• Mediterranean • North Bethesda
Booked 33 times today
Julii, French Mediterranean Cuisine; by the founders of Cava Mezze, and Cava. Come enjoy an elevated dining experience, bringing you delicious yet beautiful cocktails and dishes and top-notch service.Currently offering indoor and outdoor dining, takeout, and delivery service.
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2. Summer House - North Bethesda
4.5
Awesome(3501)
Price: Moderate
• American • North Bethesda
Booked 52 times today
Located in the heart of the Pike and Rose neighborhood in North Bethesda, MD, Summer House is the place where summer never ends. Enjoy seasonal specialties, market-driven pasta, artisan pizzas, and fresh antipasti from Chef Ben Goodnick’s California-inspired menu. Rosé is poured all day, alongside an extensive wine and handcrafted cocktail list. Reserve your table today for a bright and airy dining experience no matter the weather. For parties of 9 or more, email summermdparties@lettuce.com. Carryout and delivery are available, or visit The Cookie Bar for a selection of fresh-baked goods, sourdough English muffins, Summer House's renowned oversized cookies, small-batch coffee, and specialty espresso drinks.
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3. Caruso's Grocery - Pike & Rose
4.5
Awesome(673)
Price: Expensive
• Italian • North Bethesda
Booked 28 times today
Caruso's Grocery in Pike and Rose is modeled after the classic, Italian-American "red sauce" joint. You know the one: nostalgic photos on the walls , a killer chicken parmesan, Sinatra pouring through the speakers. If you’re looking for modern interpretations of a chef's take on the classics, you won’t find them here. A joint venture from Neighborhood Restaurant Group and Partner Matthew Adler.
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4. Founding Farmers MD: Potomac
4.4
Awesome(12304)
Price: Moderate
• American • Rockville
Booked 99 times today
Repeatedly awarded Bethesda’s Best, MoCo’s Founding Farmers is conveniently located off I-270 in Potomac. Open 365 days a year, our culinary crew crafts dishes and drinks from scratch with simple, high-quality ingredients from farmers and suppliers we know and trust. Join us for breakfast, lunch, dinner, weekday happy hour, and a la carte weekend brunch. Majority owned by American family farmers, including the more than 50,000 farmers of the North Dakota Farmers Union, our restaurant is guided by a very simple principal: we see and share everything Through The Eyes Of The Farmer.™ We actively care about our guests, our communities, the planet, and the next generation. This all comes together in our everyday neighborhood restaurant.
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5. The Salt Line - Bethesda
4.5
Awesome(601)
Price: Expensive
• Seafood • Bethesda
Booked 35 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.
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6. Tower Oaks Lodge
4.7
Exceptional(10222)
Price: Moderate
• American • Rockville
Booked 97 times today
Clyde's Tower Oaks Lodge, located just beyond the beltway in suburban Maryland, offers a rustic retreat reminiscent of the grand "Great Camps" of the Adirondack Mountains from the early 1900s. With its grand fireplaces, cozy nooks, and wood-beamed ceilings, Tower Oaks Lodge provides a unique dining experience that combines the rugged beauty of the wilderness with Clyde's Restaurant Group's commitment to exceptional dining and hospitality. Tower Oaks Lodge offers a seasonal menu that showcases fresh, locally sourced ingredients, making it a favorite for both casual diners and those seeking a memorable evening out. Indoor and outdoor seating available with lunch, dinner, and brunch service.
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7. Silver
4.4
Awesome(2211)
Price: Moderate
• Contemporary American • Bethesda
Booked 44 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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8. Hello Betty - Bethesda
3.4
Very Good(319)
Price: Moderate
• Seafood • North Bethesda
Booked 2 times today
The second location, and first on the east coast, Hello Betty Bethesda is delivering serious culinary and beverage chops in a laid back, "good vibes only" environment. Paying homage to the unique places we call home; we are serving up a seasonal seafood-forward experience with an emphasis on the Chesapeake and Mid-Atlantic cuisine. While we aim to surprise and delight guests with a "breaking of the norms" mentality in our menu and delivery, our playful experience is backed by responsibility - to sustainable fishing practices, support of the arts, impact on the environment and our commitment to our guests. A vibrant and playful space, situated through the lobby of The Canopy Hotel in the bustling Pike & Rose neighborhood, dock up on our 60-foot outdoor Boat Bar or enjoy a full dining experience in our restaurant. Whether it's live music, seasonal happenings and more, there is something for everyone.
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9. Medium Rare - Bethesda
4.6
Exceptional(1435)
Price: Moderate
• Steakhouse • Bethesda
Booked 26 times today
A Diner's Choice Award winner for the last 12 years! Legendary Medium Rare offers a unique, $28.95prix fixe dinning experience of artisan bread; a mixed green salad; prime, dry-aged steak; and hand-cut fries (Vegetarian option always available) in a relaxed, fun, environment. Please allow us 15 minutes to seat you after your full party has arrived and after checkin at our host stand. As we do only one thing, we do our best to make the food and experience exceptional and also a good value. We also serve brunch on Saturday and Sunday's with a great prix fixe including French Toast, Steak and Eggs, Eggs Benedict and bottomless Bloody Marys, Mimosas and Screwdrivers. WALK INS and CALL AHEAD seating are always welcomed.
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10. Black's Bar & Kitchen
4.5
Awesome(3401)
Price: Moderate
• Seafood • Bethesda
Booked 12 times today
WELCOME BACK!Black’s Bar & Kitchen is excited to announce we are back open to the public for dine-in service! While we encourage you to use our online portal for convenient curbside carryout pickup, we have staged our patio, dining room and café tables to provide our Guests with a socially accepted distance to dine. Food, Wine, & Cocktails to the heart of the ever-evolving Downtown Bethesda, Black’s remains the community Hot Spot for killer happy hour bar bites. Black’s has been on the forefront of supporting local farming & sustainable growing practices, serving only the highest quality produce, meats, & seafood for well over a decade.Love Oysters? We do. Our Premium raw bar is unparalleled with rotating varieties of bivalves from all coasts of the Americas and a stellar wine list to match. Whether you’re popping champagne for a special occasion, watching the game enjoying a cold craft beer and Duck Nachos in the bar, Black’s Bar & Kitchen is the destination for any occasion.

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  • Natalie
    Washington, D.C. Area •1 review
    5.0
    Dined 1 day ago
    Very busy night for FF! We went there tonight on Christmas, which also happens to be my birthday. There was a mix up with the prime rib and they ended up being out of it but didn’t find out until my family had their food. I work in a restaurant so I know these things happen sometimes. They were extremely accommodating. The manager, Chris, and our server (her name just slipped from my mind!) went above and beyond! They made sure that we left feeling happy and that’s all we could really ask for! The food was delicious as always! P.s- Please add a nonalcoholic beer option to your menu! 😁
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    Founding Farmers MD: PotomacPrice: Moderate• American• Rockville
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    4.4
  • Amy
    Greater Taipei Area •1 review
    5.0
    Dined 2 days ago
    Had Christmas Eve dinner with my mom here, the server is very friendly and nice! And the food is delicious! Merry Christmas🎄!
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    Summer House - North BethesdaPrice: Moderate• American• North Bethesda
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    4.5
  • Jane
    Los Angeles •3 reviews
    5.0
    Dined 2 days ago
    We had a wonderful evening tonight at Julii. We ordered burrata, French onion soup, Alsatian tart and scallop crudo for appetizers. For mains we had the trout and the scallop risotto. Everything was excellent. The ambience was lovely, service was perfect - very attentive without being overbearing. Burrata is hard to mess up so of course that was great. The tart while good didn’t live up to the hype. It was still very enjoyable! It’s not so much of a tart as it truly is more of a flatbread pizza, but still very good. The trout was tasty and the scallop risotto was very nice. For me, the stand out dish was the scallop crudo -very bright and refreshing flavors. We had a great time and I would definitely come back again!
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    JuliiPrice: Expensive• Mediterranean• North Bethesda
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    4.7
  • OpenTable Diner
    Washington, D.C. Area •1 review
    5.0
    Dined on Dec 18, 2024
    We have come here a few times now and our favorite is the chicken Parmesan with vodka sauce and the linguine with white wine clam sauce. This is quickly becoming one of our favorites at Pike and Rose and we love to celebrate special occasions here. Exceptional service and lovely staff.
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    Caruso's Grocery - Pike & RosePrice: Expensive• Italian• North Bethesda
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    4.5
  • Sue
    Washington, D.C. Area •6 reviews
    5.0
    Dined on Dec 15, 2024
    We had a great dinner at The Salt Line. The selection of raw oysters was great. Our party of 5 ordered a variety of dishes. Our favorites were the Parker house rolls, crab dip, baked cod, and hamachi crudo. Overall, everything was delicious, including the drinks. The service was kind and friendly. A special thanks to Ji, our server. Thank you for a very enjoyable evening!
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    The Salt Line - BethesdaPrice: Expensive• Seafood• Bethesda
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    4.5

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