L'Ardente

Italian restaurant · Downtown

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The 10 Best DC Restaurants For Special Occasions

"Strong Lady & The Tramp vibes are in your anniversary future at L’Ardente, an Italian restaurant in East End. Slide into a teal booth seat in the gold and white dining room with floor-to-very-high-ceiling windows. Get the Zucca, little bell-pepper-shaped pasta served with a spicy sausage ragu and fennel pollen that has a generous meat to pasta ratio. And if you tell them you’re here celebrating, there might even be a sparkler in your future." - tristiana hinton, omnia saed

https://www.theinfatuation.com/washington-dc/guides/best-dc-restaurants-special-occasions
Nina Palazzolo

200 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001 Get directions

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