Best Restaurants in Arlington, VANew openings, every cuisine, live Google stars
The newest openings and every cuisine, never under 3 stars.
Every cuisine, one table· Arlington
Places checked October 31, 2026. Pictures: artist’s renderings of food and places, not of any one restaurant.
Where to eat
Best restaurants in Arlington: pick a cuisine.
New & opening soon
2 opened in the last 12 months · 4 coming
Opening soonGrand opening the week of November 2, 2026
PopUp Bagels
Cafés & breakfast · Ballston
Grab-and-go bagels with schmear.
Source: ARLnow, October 29, 2026
DelayedIt aimed for early October 2026; still listed as coming soon, no new date
Santa Rosa Taqueria
Mexican & Latin · Clarendon
Tacos and burritos.
Source: The Crossing Clarendon store page, checked November 1, 2026 · ARLnow, September 9, 2026
Opening soonExpected mid-2027
Grazie Nonna
Italian & pizza · Ballston
Italian red-sauce classics and pizza.
Source: ARLnow, July 9, 2026
Opening soonExpected summer 2027
Tiki Thai
Vietnamese & Thai · Crystal City
Thai street food.
Source: ARLnow, July 23, 2026
Opened 2 months agoSoft opened September 15, 2026
Singha Thai
Vietnamese & Thai · Williamsburg
Pad thai, drunken noodles, panang curry.
Source: ARLnow, September 23, 2026
Opened 2 months agoReopened in Clarendon, August 2026
Il Radicchio
Italian & pizza · Clarendon, Wilson Boulevard
Pizza and pasta, the long-time neighborhood Italian in its new home.
Source: ARLnow, August 26, 2026
Openings from local news and the restaurants’ own posts, checked every month. Soft opening means hours can still change: tap the name for Google Maps before you go.
Middle Eastern · Pentagon Row, 1101 S Joyce St
Hummus, brick-oven bread, lamb; the family's original is in Westover.
Middle Eastern · Courthouse, 2300 Wilson Blvd
Kibbeh, kafta and lamb chops in a dining room.
Middle Eastern · Bluemont, 5100 Wilson Blvd
Lebanese and Moroccan: couscous, tagines, kabob plates.
Middle Eastern · Bluemont, 5515 Wilson Blvd
Egyptian koshary, molokhia and lamb mandi.
Middle Eastern · Clarendon, 1025 N Fillmore St
Fast shawarma, fatayer and manakish.
Middle Eastern · Crystal City, 2315 S Eads St
Afghan lamb and chicken kabobs over rice, 24 hours.
Middle Eastern · Lee Heights, 5046 Langston Blvd
Family-run Afghan: lamb kabob, fresh naan, chicken shawarma.
Middle Eastern · Clarendon, 3133 Wilson Blvd
Persian koobideh and barg across from the Metro since 1993; lamb and chicken halal, ask about the beef.
Mediterranean · East Falls Church, 2201 N Westmoreland St
Turkish Adana kebab, lahmacun and mezze.
Mediterranean · Bluemont, 4617 Wilson Blvd
Doner, iskender and pide; third in the readers' poll.
Mediterranean · Clarendon, 2901 Wilson Blvd
Balkan small plates, unlimited; the night out.
Mediterranean · N Glebe Rd
Spanish plates and tapas in Ballston.
Mexican & Latin · Virginia Square, 932 N Kenmore St
Peruvian charcoal rotisserie chicken, cash only.
Mexican & Latin · Ballston, 550 N Quincy St
Pollo a la brasa with a halal certificate on the wall.
Mexican & Latin · Columbia Pike
Tacos and Mexican tortas, open 24 hours.
Mexican & Latin · N Pershing Dr
Tex-Mex plates and margaritas.
Mexican & Latin · Campbell Ave
Creative tacos in Shirlington.
Mexican & Latin · Columbia Pike
Salvadoran pupusas and Latin plates.
Mexican & Latin · Wilson Blvd
Peruvian plates in Rosslyn.
American · N Troy St
Southern brunch and comfort food.
American · Clarendon Blvd
American bistro plates in Clarendon.
American · Wilson Blvd #1130
All-day breakfast, burgers and homemade pop-tarts.
Steakhouses · Crystal Dr
Steakhouse dinner in Crystal City.
Steakhouses · S Fern St
Smoked meats and steaks in Pentagon City.
Vietnamese & Thai · Columbia Pike
Thai curries and noodles on Columbia Pike.
Vietnamese & Thai · Wilson Blvd
Thai plates in Courthouse.
Vietnamese & Thai · Fairfax Dr
Thai curries and noodles in Ballston.
Vietnamese & Thai · N Harrison St
Thai home cooking in North Arlington.
Vietnamese & Thai · Clarendon Blvd
Vietnamese family recipes in Clarendon.
Vietnamese & Thai · N Hudson St
Pho and Vietnamese plates in Clarendon.
Vietnamese & Thai · S George Mason Dr
Pho and Vietnamese rice plates.
Vietnamese & Thai · N Lynn St #102
Vietnamese bowls and banh mi in Rosslyn.
Vietnamese & Thai · Williamsburg
Pad thai, drunken noodles, panang curry.
Korean · N Pershing Dr
Korean fried chicken.
Korean · Wilson Blvd
Korean bibimbap bowls.
Japanese & sushi · Clarendon Blvd #G
Sushi bar at Courthouse.
Japanese & sushi · Wilson Blvd
Ramen and Japanese plates in Rosslyn.
Japanese & sushi · Wilson Blvd
Sushi in Courthouse.
Japanese & sushi · Fairfax Dr
Japanese small plates in Ballston.
Indian & Pakistani · Buckingham, 305 N Glebe Rd
Chapli kabob, karahi and cheap plates, no frills.
Indian & Pakistani · Clarendon, 2721 Wilson Blvd
Family-run Pakistani: chicken tikka and nihari.
Indian & Pakistani · Columbia Pike, 3203 Columbia Pike
Whole spiced charga chicken and kabobs.
Indian & Pakistani · Clarendon, 1135 N Highland St
The highest-rated Indian kitchen in Arlington, modern plates.
Indian & Pakistani · Lee Heights, 5157 Langston Blvd
Home-style Bengali fish curries and biryani, next to the halal butcher.
Indian & Pakistani · S Eads St
Indian and Pakistani curries and grills.
Indian & Pakistani · Crystal Dr
Build-your-own Indian bowls.
Italian & pizza · Wilson Blvd
Old-school Italian with housemade pasta in Ballston.
Italian & pizza · Wilson Blvd
Italian plates in Rosslyn.
Italian & pizza · Washington Blvd
Pasta, pizza and Italian classics.
Italian & pizza · Lee Hwy
Italian subs and pizza by the slice.
Italian & pizza · Clarendon, Wilson Boulevard
Pizza and pasta, the long-time neighborhood Italian in its new home.
Seafood · Fort Myer Dr
Maryland-style steamed crabs.
Cafés & breakfast · Columbia Pike, 4113 Columbia Pike
Bolivian salteñas on the Pike; Sofia's Pupuseria is two blocks away for Salvadoran pupusas.
Cafés & breakfast · Arlington Heights, 3411 5th St S
Wood-hearth breakfast and brunch; Detour Coffee in Virginia Square is the halal-friendly café with a cardamom latte.
Cafés & breakfast · N Courthouse Rd
Coffee, beignets and New Orleans-style bites.
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More places rated 3 stars or higher in Arlington, live from Google
Stars and hours: Google Maps, live. Every place here was open and rated 3 stars or higher when we checked it on October 31, 2026. We never store a rating: the stars load fresh from Google each time you open this page. Tap a name for Google Maps, reviews and the menu.
New openings first, then every place by cuisine. Tap a name for Google Maps, reviews and the menu.
Checked October 31, 2026Never under 3 starsRefreshed every month
Quick answer
55 restaurants in and around Arlington, in 12 cuisines, every one open and rated 3 stars or higher when checked on October 31, 2026. 2 opened in the last 12 months, the newest Singha Thai (soft opened september 15, 2026). Tap a cuisine to narrow it, then a name for Google Maps.
Arlington restaurants, in four numbers
Checked October 31, 2026
Counts from the list on this page, checked October 31, 2026. Stars load live from Google.
How we pick
How a restaurant gets on this list.
All of Arlington County: Ballston, Clarendon, Courthouse, Rosslyn, Crystal City, Pentagon City, Shirlington, Columbia Pike and Williamsburg.
- Open today. Every place was checked on the date at the top: still open, the address right. Closed places come off.
- Never under 3 stars. Anything rated under 3 out of 5 is left off, and the live stars from Google only bring back places rated 3 or higher.
- Ranked by stars and reviews together. A 4.6 from 2,000 reviews ranks above a 4.9 from 12, so one lucky week can’t top the list.
- New means opened in the last 12 months, with the month it opened and the news story or the restaurant’s own post behind it.
- Grouped by cuisine, with halal and vegetarian marked when the restaurant or a halal directory says so. “Ask about halal” means it could not be confirmed.
- No one pays to be here. No ads, no sponsored spots, no deals with restaurants.
- Refreshed every month: new openings added, closed places removed, every place checked again.
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What are the best restaurants in Arlington, VA?
Tap a cuisine above to see the places in Arlington rated 3 stars or higher, ranked by their live Google stars and review count together. The green New & opening soon box at the top shows what just opened.
What restaurants just opened in Arlington?
See the green New & opening soon box at the top of this page: each opening has its month and the news story behind it.
Are the ratings up to date?
Yes. The stars are not typed into this page: they load live from Google each time you open it, so they are as current as Google Maps.
Where can I find halal food in Arlington?
Tap the Halal button above. Places marked Halal say so themselves or are in a halal directory; “Ask about halal” means it could not be confirmed.
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