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Restaurant inspection scores in Alexandria
Alexandria Health Department inspects the city's restaurants and posts every report online. Virginia gives no letter grades or scores. Complaints: 703-746-4910.
Business guides
New businesses
New businesses in Alexandria: October 2026
Nine new food businesses inside Alexandria city limits had pre-opening health inspections from Aug. 13 to Oct. 9, from Z Burger to a King Street noodle house.
Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day in Alexandria 2027: events, dinners, date ideas
Valentine's Day is Sunday, Feb. 14, 2027. What Alexandria held last year, the restaurants and spots Visit Alexandria suggests, and what is posted so far.
Brunch
Brunch in Alexandria: 8 restaurants and their brunch hours
Where to get brunch in Alexandria, from the Royal's 7 a.m. weekend brunch to waterfront tables at Vola's, with each restaurant's own posted hours and address.
Date night
Date night in Alexandria: dinner, theater, wine bars, late spots
Date night in Alexandria: French and steakhouse dinners in Old Town, the Little Theatre, the Birchmere, cocktails upstairs, a cat cafe wine bar and Captain's Row.
Restaurant Week
Alexandria Restaurant Week: dates, prices and how it works
Alexandria Restaurant Week runs twice a year, in winter and August. The 2027 winter dates are not out yet; in 2026 dinners were $35, $45 or $55.
Food and drink
Where to eat in Alexandria: lists by category
Every Alexandria food list in one place: wings, pizza, Mexican, barbecue, breakfast and coffee, burgers, Asian, desserts, bakeries and patios.
Wings
Where to get wings in Alexandria: Duke Street, Old Town and the West End
15 places in Alexandria that list chicken wings, on Duke Street, Eisenhower Avenue, Beauregard Street, Van Dorn Street and in Old Town, with hours.
Pizza
Where to get pizza in Alexandria: Old Town, Duke Street and Carlyle
20 pizza places inside Alexandria, from King Street and the Old Town waterfront to Duke Street, Carlyle and Potomac Yard, with hours and phones.
Barbecue
Where to get barbecue in Alexandria: Duke Street, Del Ray and Carlyle
5 barbecue places inside Alexandria, on Duke Street, Quaker Lane, Mount Vernon Avenue, John Carlyle Street and Eisenhower Avenue, with hours.
Burgers
Where to get burgers in Alexandria: King Street, Duke Street and more
16 places in Alexandria that serve burgers, from Old Town pubs and diners to Duke Street and Eisenhower Avenue grills and drive-thrus, with hours.