There has been some upheaval at the top of Northern Virginia Magazine’s annual ranking of the region’s best restaurants, but Fairfax County and Fairfax City remained dominant with five spots among the top 10.
After placing first or second for each of the past five years, including a no. 1 finish in 2025, Executive Chef Bertrand Chemel’s 2941 in the Fairview Park area of West Falls Church slipped to no. 7 in the 2026 Top 10 Best Restaurants list released today (Friday) by the magazine.
This year, the top two spots instead went to Loudoun County establishments, both of them located inside hotels. Harrimans Grill in Middleburg’s Salamander Resort led the way, followed by The Huntōn at Hotel Burg in downtown Leesburg…