Sfoglina boasts Chef Trabocchi's homemade pastas and soft serve gelato in a charming Italian villa, perfect for cozy gatherings and special celebrations.
"Chef Fabio Trabocchi’s upper Northwest Italian restaurant debuts a three-course brunch this spring for $32, complete with deviled eggs, polenta waffles, smoked salmon Benedict, and dessert. Sfoglina Van Ness also offers a 90-minute bottomless beverage menu, including “Roman Marys,” Bellinis, and mocktails." - Tierney Plumb, Emily Venezky
"Longtime D.C. chef Fabio Trabbochi’s casual pasta house with a mozzarella bar is named for the Italian masters who make fresh pasta. Top sellers include carbonara, potato gnocchi with porcini crema, and garganelli with clams and chiles. During the pandemic, Anthony Fauci got a to-go pasta fix at the Van Ness original. There’s also outposts in Rosslyn and downtown. Order online for takeout and delivery. For a fancier noodle, consider its prix fixe, Michelin-starred sibling Fiola." - Tierney Plumb, Mekita Rivas
"Diners can expect a lunch ($25) and dinner menu ($55) filled with authentic and family-favorite Italian dishes at this Bib Gourmand during this year's Restaurant Week." - MICHELIN Guide
"This focused, consistent and lovely trattoria serves the kind of food that everyone wants to return to again and again. The slender room is instantly welcoming with its working pasta station and a whimsical portrait of Sophia Loren. The name (Italian for “pasta master”) sets a very high bar but lives up to its moniker with a notable variety of hearty and elegant preparations listed as “classical” and “seasonal.” Highlights have included soft, almost whipped polenta folded with showers of cacio e pepe and piled with fresh green peas and shaved pecorino. Spinach tonnarelli melded with a vibrantly seasoned lamb ragù exudes a faint whiff of sweetness. Speaking of sweet, end with the wonderfully crumbly hazelnut cake with a delightful lemony edge." - Michelin Inspector
"Chef Fabio Trabocchi’s Michelin Bib Gourmand-designated Italian restaurant, which maintains three area locations in Van Ness, downtown, and Rosslyn, Virginia, adds a full-service airport destination for its homemade pastas, wines, and spritzes." - Tierney Plumb
