Eventide
3165 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22201
703-276-3165
Neighborhood: Arlington, Clarendon/Courthouse
Cuisines: Modern, American
Opening Hours:
Tuesday through Saturday 5:30 to 9:30. Open for brunch Sunday 10 to 2:30.
Nearby Metro Stops: Court House, Clarendon
Price Range: Moderate
Dress: Upscale Casual
Noise Level: Chatty
Reservations: Recommended
Website: http://www.eventiderestaurant.com
Best Dishes:
Chestnut soup; grilled-pear salad with blue-cheese flan; octopus with olives and mashed chickpeas; Arctic char with spaghetti squash and rémoulade; duck with foie gras butter and polenta cake; veal sweetbreads; pan-seared cobia; citrus panna cotta.
Price Details:
Starters $8 to $13, entrées $20 to $29.
Cuisine: Chef Miles Vaden’s ambitious Clarendon kitchen doesn’t produce anything too out-there, but his Modern American cooking is full of surprises. A classic tartare is made from bison, sweetbreads are rolled in oats, and octopus comes not grilled but marinated, escabeche style.
Mood: You might expect a crowd out of Twilight in this soaring, Goth-chic dining room. But under the black chandeliers sit casual families, empty-nesters, and smartly turned-out young professionals.
Best for: Bar snacks in the downstairs lounge or, in the summer, on the roof; dinner dates.
Best dishes: Grilled-pear salad with blue-cheese flan; octopus with olives and mashed chickpeas; Arctic char over spaghetti squash and spicy-tangy rémoulade; duck with foie gras butter and lush polenta cake.
Insider tips: Virginia permits unfinished bottles of wine to be taken home, and the restaurant provides wine “doggie bags.”
Service: •••
Open Tuesday through Saturday for dinner, Sunday for brunch. Expensive.