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Where to eat in Alexandria, VA
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A few places to eat in Alexandria
- Capo Italian Deli Delicatessen · under 0.1 miles
109 N Washington St, Alexandria - Michaels on King Italian · under 0.1 miles
703 King St, Alexandria - Java Grill · under 0.1 miles
611 King St, Alexandria - BGR - The Burger Joint Burger · under 0.1 miles
106 N Washington St, Alexandria - Las Tapas Spanish · under 0.1 miles
710 King St, Alexandria
The closest few by distance from central Alexandria, not a ranking — local places listed ahead of chains. Listings from Overture Maps open data (September 2026); hours and openings change, so check before you go. Want one picked for what you're craving instead? Ask Savor Scout in Alexandria.
The food scene in Alexandria
Open listings put 378 places to eat within 2 miles of central Alexandria, 160 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile). The most common: American (27), pizza (25) and Italian (21). 12 are fast-food counters; the rest are sit-down restaurants, cafés, bakeries and takeaway spots.
What stands out in Alexandria is gelato, Ethiopian and French — types that are listed here at 9 to 11 times the national rate.
By type of food — tap one for what to order and how to spot a good one:
American 27 Pizza 25 Italian 21 Bakery 17 Coffee 15 Seafood 12 Burgers 11 Sandwiches 11 Thai 11 Deli 11
The food in Alexandria
Alexandria has more than enough places to eat — the trouble is choosing between them without spending longer deciding than eating.
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Eating out in Alexandria
Alexandria has a population of about 148,892. A city this size has real range, and range is what makes the decision slow. Savor Scout searches up to 35 miles around Alexandria, so places just outside the city are still on the table when they are worth the drive.
How well supplied is Alexandria?
Alexandria sits in Alexandria city, where the Census counts 190 full-service restaurants, 124 limited-service places, 31 cafés and snack bars and 3 bars — 348 places to eat or drink in all. Alexandria makes up about 94% of the county's population.
That is 22.1 per 10,000 residents, comfortably above the national median of 19.4. Enough range that the deciding takes longer than the eating. Unusually, sit-down restaurants outnumber counter-service ones. Nationally it runs close to even and most places tilt the other way, so this is a town that eats at tables.
County-level counts from the US Census (2022) — how we got these numbers.
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Near Alexandria
- Washington, DC — about 7 miles away
- Bowie, MD — about 20 miles away
- Rockville, MD — about 20 miles away
- Manassas, VA — about 23 miles away
- Gaithersburg, MD — about 25 miles away
- Annapolis, MD — about 32 miles away
Campuses in and near Alexandria
Each has its own page: what is within walking distance and a few places to start with.
- George Washington University
- Georgetown University
- Howard University
- American University
- The Catholic University of America
- Northern Virginia Community College
- Prince George's Community College
- University of Maryland-College Park
How this differs from Google Maps and Yelp
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