MoCo - looking for a nice restaurant

[Anonymous]

New to the area, and looking for a place for an anniversary dinner. Under $100 for two. I'm vegetarian (no fish) but dh eats meat. Open to anything but typically love places with seasonal menus and locally sourced ingredients.

[Anonymous]

Chef Geoff has decent veggie stuff. Go for the early bird special if you can as its much cheaper.

[Anonymous]

Seasons 50 something across from White Flint.

[Anonymous]

Black Market Bistro, in Garrett Park, or Addie's on Rockville Pike. Both are members of the Black restaurant group. Locally owned, locally sourced ingredients, great cooking. Fine-level food and service in an informal atmosphere.

Black Market, being off the highway in a residential neighborhood, is a little more charming. It's the front ground level of a huge Victorian that also contains the neighborhood post office and a small art gallery (well, art on the walls of the waiting area, anyway). The menus are similar and equally good.

[Anonymous]

If you want to spend a little more and be a little fancier, the original Black's in downtown Bethesda is an excellent seafood restaurant. (Not limited to seafood, and you'll do fine as a veggie, but that's their emphasis.)

[Anonymous]

If you're in Silver Spring, have a look at 8407 or Jackie's.

[Anonymous]

Grapeseed sometimes has nice veg. dishes but you would be pushing your budget.

You might consider going down to Cleveland Park for Dino's-- Italian (so lots of veg. options) and they are all about the local/seasonal ingredients. Ripple would also be a good option in Cleveland Park, but might push the budget.

I consider Chef Geoff's one of the more over-rated restaurants around, but YMMV.

[Anonymous]

Seasons 52 on Rockville pike has great veg options and the menu changes with the seasons.

[Anonymous]

Great Sage is worth the drive.

[Anonymous]

Ripple is terrific! Love love it. But the OP said MoCo; Cleveland Park is pretty well into DC.
I don't really get the love for Dino's. (Not just the PP, but in general. It seems to get recommended a lot here; I think it's overpriced and a bit of a snooze.)
I agree that Chef Geoff's is overrated, but that doesn't mean it's bad. I think it's good, not great. Good for groups; they have something for everybody.

[Anonymous]

Palena Cafe (not dining room.)
Bethesda Fine Food & Wine.

[Anonymous]

Palena and Grapeseed are way overpriced and not particularly good.

You can't go wrong with any of the Blacks Restaurant that PP mentioned.

I would also recommend Lebanese Taverna or Passage to India in Bethesda. Both will have plenty of meat and vegetarian options.

DC has the largest population of Ethiopians/Eritreans living out side of Ethiopia/Eritrea, so there are also lots of Ethiopian restaurants in this area too. They will have both meat and veg options. I don't have a specific rec though.

[Anonymous]

+1 for: Addie's, Passage to India, Ripple (if you want to go onto the District), and Black Market Bistro (like it much better than Black's -- cavernous and lacking in personality -- or BlackSalt -- pretentious and overpriced)

others to consider: Persimmon in Bethesda or Jackie's in Silver Spring

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Chef Geoff has decent veggie stuff. Go for the early bird special if you can as its much cheaper.

Ugh this place is not good....

[Anonymous]

Cava