Del Ray Eatery Mentioned As A Top 'Delicious Destination' In U.S.

ALEXANDRIA, VA—One of the things that makes Del Ray an appealing place to live is the food, but visitors to the area also see it as a place worth stopping by.

A group of four travel writers for Expedia recently compiled a list of their top "delicious destinations" around the country. The 11 picks included big cities to small towns, and Alexandria was one of those choices.

Travel blogger Chloe Mulline writes, "Embraced and celebrated, the cultural diversity seeps into the cuisine, resulting in both authentic dishes and vibrant infusions. You could easily restaurant hop, chowing down on traditional Vietnamese pho, Peruvian pollo, and some Ethiopian sambusas, without even leaving the city limits."

One of the restaurants that impressed her in particular was Del Ray Cafe. Mulline's choice of rotisserie potatoes and Scottish smoked salmon eggs Benedict had Mulline pining for more at brunch. She compliments Del Ray Cafe for its warm atmosphere and local, organic ingredients, describing the restaurant as an "enchanting 1925 house-turned-restaurant, serves a dreamy marriage of French-American cuisine."

Other Alexandria restaurants mentioned included Don Taco Tequila Bar and Eamonn's Irish restaurant.

Here's the full list of the "delicious destinations" around the U.S., in no particular order.

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
• Austin, Texas
• Pasadena, California
• Tempe, Arizona
• Brooklyn, New York
• McMinnville, Oregon
• Alexandria, Virginia
  
• San Diego, California
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
• San Francisco, California

See more about Expedia's "delicious destinations" here.

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Image via K. Summerer/Visit Alexandria