(Updated at 3:40 p.m.) Procrastinating on your Valentine’s Day reservations? You’re in luck.
Here are the top 15 best-reviewed restaurants in (and within a stone’s throw of) Alexandria, according to OpenTable. As of publication time, each of these eateries still have reservations available between 5:30-8:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 14.
1. City Kitchen (330 South Pickett Street)
Time slots available: 5:30 p.m., 5:45 p.m., 8 p.m., 8:15 p.m.
2. Laporta’s Restaurant (1600 Duke Street )
Time slots available: 5:45 p.m., 6 p.m., 7:15 p.m., 8 p.m.
3. Evening Star Cafe (2000 Mt. Vernon Avenue )
Time slots available: 5:45 p.m.
4. Ramparts Tavern (1700 Fern Street)
Time slots available: 5:45 p.m., 6 p.m., 8 p.m., 8:15 p.m.
5. Village Brauhaus (710 King Street)
Time slots available: 6:30 p.m., 6:45 p.m., 7 p.m., 7:15 p.m., 7:30 p.m.
6. Rustico (827 Slaters Lane)
Time slots available: 5:30 p.m., 5:45 p.m.
7. Live Oak (1603 Commonwealth Avenue)
Time slots available: 5:30 p.m., 5:45 p.m.
8. Myron Mixon’s Pitmaster Barbeque (220 N. Lee Street)
Time slots available: 6:15 p.m., 6:45 p.m., 7:15 p.m., 7:30 p.m.
9. Joe Theismann’s Restaurant (1800 A Diagonal Road)
Time slots available: 5:30 p.m., 8:30 p.m.
10. T.J. Stone’s (608 Montgomery Street)
Time slots available: 5:30 p.m., 5:45 p.m., 8:15 p.m., 8:30 p.m.
11. Trademark Drink + Eat (2080 Jamieson Avenue)
Time slots available: 5:30 p.m., 5:45 p.m., 8:30 p.m., 8:45 p.m.
12. Tanger Kabob House Cafe (5735A Telegraph Road)
Time slots available: 6:30 p.m., 6:45 p.m., 7 p.m., 7:15 p.m., 7:30 p.m.
13. Augie’s Mussel House and Beer Garden (1106 King Street)
Time slots available: 5:45 p.m.
14. Los Cuates (1116 King Street)
Time slots available: 6 p.m., 6:15 p.m.
15. Namaste’ Jalsa (1504 King Street)
Time slots available: 6:30 p.m., 6:45 p.m., 7 p.m., 7:15 p.m., 7:30 p.m.
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