Bob B.
10/9/2025
nice quiet place with great food, we loved it. has parking but we made a wrong turn at first. will go again soon maybe tonight!
The Portofino Restaurant
$$
Closed
(642)
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526 23rd St S
Arlington, VA 22202
Welcome to fine dining in Crystal City! The Portofino Restaurant was opened in 1970 as a family owned and operated Italian restaurant. They brought to Crystal City, fine Northern Italian Cuisine. Through the next three decades, Sergio and his wife Pilar welcomed thousands of guests to their award-winning restaurant. In 1993, three generations of Micheli chefs joined forces as their son Richard, a recent graduate of the famed Culinary Institute of America, began his work at the Portofino
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4.0642 reviews
Michael E.
11/7/2025
Avoid this tired place, with microwave low quality offerings. It feels very tired and whoever used to run this place with any care has left the building... Nothing we ordered was acceptable...
Cristin G.
2/27/2025
Had a very nice and quiet dinner here while on a business trip. The dining room was warm and cozy, and I had the impression that the restaurant had a sense of tradition and a long history of...
Billy D.
2/27/2025
Such a great, small establishment. The dining room has this old Italian home feeling. Another thing I love that they do is half-size pasta dishes. Allows you to get a few, smaller portions and try...
Eva Herhusky
11/9/2025
Dining at Portofino was such a treat. Great service and delicious home cooked Italian food. I only wish we lived in the area, because we would eat here often! Also, very reasonably priced.
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