Filomena has been serving Italian food from the same Georgetown address since 1983, its dining room sitting along the historic C&O Canal. Over more than four decades it's settled into the kind of neighborhood institution regulars build occasions around — business lunches, holidays, date nights — with a room that leans elegant and classic rather than trendy.
The kitchen turns out fresh handmade pasta alongside long-running staples: rice balls and arancini, a Sunday sauce, linguine cardinale, and cannoli for dessert. Portions run large, and the service has a warmth that regulars mention as much as the food itself.
Filomena has also been featured on the Travel Channel and Food Network, part of a run of exposure that's kept it on the radar for both Washington locals and visiting tourists across its 40-plus years in Georgetown.
The kitchen turns out fresh handmade pasta alongside long-running staples: rice balls and arancini, a Sunday sauce, linguine cardinale, and cannoli for dessert. Portions run large, and the service has a warmth that regulars mention as much as the food itself.
Filomena has also been featured on the Travel Channel and Food Network, part of a run of exposure that's kept it on the radar for both Washington locals and visiting tourists across its 40-plus years in Georgetown.