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Thursday, April 5, 2012

Celebrate Spring With an Outdoor Meal

This week, Patch continues our roundup of best outdoor eateries.

Welcome back to our roundup of the best spots to eat outdoors! With the weather warming, you may find yourself craving a meal under the stars. Last week, Patch brought you our pick for most romantic street-side dining: Mon Ami Gabi. This week, we continue our roundup with our choices for most fashionable and most family-friendly outdoor dining. Most Fashionable Street-side Dining: Redwood While the food is sometimes hit or miss at Redwood, you’ll find dining al fresco very entertaining. Tables poised under Bethesda Lane’s string of white lights offer an opportunity to observe dapper pedestrians of all ages—many with really cute dogs—wandering by. Strangely, both times that I dined here in the last two months, film crews were shooting …

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

A Meal Under the Stars: Best Spots for Outdoor Dining

As temperatures warm, Patch brings you our picks for dining al fresco.

As our spring thermometer bounces up and down, we’ve been treated to evenings when balmy temperatures bid us to dine al fresco. Many Chevy Chase and Bethesda restaurants have moved tables and chairs outside to accommodate patrons seeking a meal under the dancing planets. At our picks for outdoor dining spots, though you’re only steps from busy traffic, you’ll feel transported by quality cooking and courteous service. Most Romantic Streetside Dining: Mon Ami Gabi My favorite outdoor dining is Mon Ami Gabi, for a few reasons. First, the patio seating on the side near the Landmark Theatre is a quiet place to watch people stroll in and out of the theater (while avoiding car fumes, and the voyeur in me enjoys hearing people comment on their …

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A Meal Under the Stars: Best Spots For Outdoor Dining

As temperatures warm, Patch brings you our picks for dining al fresco.

As our spring thermometer bounces up and down, we’ve been treated to evenings when balmy temperatures bid us to dine al fresco. Many Bethesda restaurants have moved tables and chairs outside to accommodate patrons seeking a meal under the dancing planets. At our picks for outdoor dining spots, though you’re only steps from busy traffic, you’ll feel transported by quality cooking and courteous service. Most Romantic Streetside Dining: Mon Ami Gabi My favorite outdoor dining is Mon Ami Gabi for a few reasons. First, the patio seating on the side near the Landmark Theatre is a quiet place to watch people stroll in and out of the theater (while avoiding car fumes, and the voyeur in me enjoys hearing people comment on their movie experience.) …

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