Best of Arlington 2019
Ambar Clarendon
Best Restaurant
Photo by Ardent Vibe
You feel the buzz the moment you walk into this stylish and chatty Clarendon bistro devoted to the pleasures of the Balkan table. Thirty-five dollars opens the door to unlimited small-plate tastings of that region’s hearty and flavorful cuisine, so order with abandon. Just make sure your choices include tele´ca krem ˇcorba, a rich, milky broth loaded with braised veal, carrots and potatoes and enriched with sour cream; and sarma, a dish of cabbage rolls stuffed with rice and pork belly, slow cooked for five hours and topped with yogurt. Both have the homey goodness of something your relatives from the Old Country might make to cure what ails ya.
–David Hagedorn
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Barley Mac
Carlyle
Cava Mezze
Green Pig Bistro
The Liberty Tavern
Lyon Hall
