ala
Middle Eastern restaurant · Dupont Circle
1320 19th St NW, Washington, DC 20036
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Highlights
Levantine cuisine, bottomless brunch & creative cocktails
Levantine cuisine, bottomless brunch & creative cocktails
"Dupont’s Levantine hitmaker offers a three-course brunch menu for $36 (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) featuring a buffet of meze, sides, and desserts. Add an endless stream of mimosas, with 10 flavors to choose from at the bar, or Levantine Bloody Marys for $12 more. Bottomless mains are available, too, and include shakshuka, toum short rib gyros, and a crab omelette. Going a la carte is also an option, and pretty much any of the dips are a safe bet here. A unique wine list that pulls from Georgia, Armenia, and Palestine is worth checking out. Ala just expanded to Bethesda with brunch, too." - Tierney Plumb
"Turkish restaurant Ankara went through a revamp in 2021, reopening as Ala to focus on serving dishes from Syria and Lebanon, along with rare Palestinian wines. Find $9 dishes like hummus and pita plus $10 refreshing cocktails on weekdays at the bar. The bottomless brunch is also not to miss, complete with a build-your-own mimosa bar. An additional outpost in Bethesda just opened in March." - Tierney Plumb, Emily Venezky
"Dupont Circle’s Levantine cafe hosts a generous brunch buffet of starters, desserts, and sides for $36, along with $12 bottomless spiced bloody marys and mimosas for two hours. Bottomless made-to-order entrees are also available, like shakshuka, short rib-stuffed gyros, and minced ribeye sliders topped off with harissa. Brunch lands on the weekends from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Another location recently opened in Bethesda with the same brunch deal." - Emily Venezky
"Both of ala locations in Bethesda and in Dupont Circle will be open for brunch on Labor Day. The 3-course brunch goes for $48 and includes bottomless Levantine Bloody Mary’s, mimosas, juices, coffee, and tea." - Vinciane Ngomsi
"Ala will offer its bottomless brunch on Memorial Day, from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. at both their Dupont Circle and Bethesda locations. The Levantine-inspired brunch features a three-course, prix-fixe menu, as well as $14 bottomless mimosas and bloody Mary’s. Food highlights include shakshuka and challah mahshi French toast prepared with challah, roasted figs, toasted almonds, dates, and whipped lor cheese." - Vinciane Ngomsi
