Best Comfort Food Restaurants in Wheaton

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1. Miss Toya's Creole House - Silver Spring

4.4

Awesome(51)

Price: Moderate

• Creole / Cajun / Southern • Silver Spring

Booked 17 times today

Discover the vibrant flavors of New Orleans right in the heart of Silver Spring at Miss Toya's Creole House. Our Silver Spring location invites you to experience the rich, soulful tastes of authentic Creole cuisine in a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Whether you’re a fan of spicy jambalaya, succulent crawfish étouffée, or our mouthwatering beignets, each dish is crafted with the finest ingredients and a touch of Southern hospitality.At Miss Toya's, we take pride in our family recipes and the time-honored traditions of Creole cooking. Our restaurant offers a cozy, yet lively setting perfect for both casual dinners and special occasions. Enjoy our signature cocktails and an extensive selection of wines and craft beers that perfectly complement our menu.Join us at our Silver Spring location and savor the best of Creole cuisine with a side of charm and a lot of heart.

2. Barrel & Crow

4.5

Awesome(1635)

Price: Moderate

• American • Bethesda

Booked 10 times today

Barrel and Crow: A Contemporary Approach to Regional cuisine. Our Chef-driven restaurant relies solely on locally sourced produce and proteins. We utilizes these seasonal ingredients in preparing refined yet familiar comfort food. House made pastas and charcuterie offered every evening. Chef is always anxious to modify menu items to fit any dietary restrictions. Gluten, Vegetarian, Vegan and Dairy allergies are no problem. Pastry Chef Justin Roche dessert menu offers guests a selection of traditional desserts with a contemporary twist. Eclectic wine list which focuses on small production, boutique wines. A selection of 48 bourbons, extensive beer list with offerings from the top breweries in the Mid-Atlantic region. Full bar, seasonal cocktail menu and a wide selection of small batch spirits. Bottomless Mimosas are offered Saturday and Sunday Brunch. Owner-Laura Houlihan

3. Silver

4.4

Awesome(2211)

Price: Moderate

• Contemporary American • Bethesda

Booked 38 times today

SILVER is an New American Brasserie with a distinctive new shine. Led by award-winning Chef, Ype Von Hengst, SILVER’s menu features contemporary American cuisine and healthier choices, influenced by the great brasseries from around the world. We specialize in offering a broad menu of contemporary favorites, seasonal specials, and healthier options, featuring ingredients from local farms and purveyors. Our bar menu features hand-crafted pre-prohibition style cocktails, local brews and American wines carefully curated to showcase the traditions of American wine makers. Open early until late, serving breakfast, lunch, dinner and late night brunch. SILVER offers the choices for how you live and a healthy dose of what you crave.

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4. True Food Kitchen - Bethesda

4.4

Awesome(2373)

Price: Moderate

• American • Bethesda

Booked 18 times today

True Food Kitchen is a chef-driven restaurant and scratch bar that was founded by Dr. Andrew Weil, the pioneer of integrative medicine, to provide food that tastes great and is good for you. Our menu features food and drinks crafted with nutrient-dense ingredients and carefully sourced proteins from the world’s most responsible and sustainable growers, farmers and producers. Expand your palate with our Edamame Dumplings, grab a bite of comfort food with our Grass-fed Burger or Lasagna Bolognese, or enjoy lighter fare with our O.G. Tuscan Kale Salad with Grilled Sustainable Salmon. Regardless of the occasion, we know our Bethesda guests leave feeling energized, satisfied and most importantly, feeling great. Located at the corner of Wisconsin Ave. & Woodmont Ave. at the Solaire Bethesda Apartment Complex. New flavors, new combinations, new obsessions. Come see us for something completely new and delicious.

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5. Copper Canyon Grill - Silver Spring

4.5

Awesome(2039)

Price: Moderate

• Contemporary American • Silver Spring

Booked 20 times today

With a unique focus on creating an inviting upscale dining experience, we serve fresh, familiar food in a high-energy, sophisticated casual setting. Our chefs prepare full-flavored food from scratch daily, using fresh seasonal ingredients. We stay true to classic American comfort food that is simple, but deliciously prepared. A knowledgeable team approach provides unwavering attention to delighting our guests with warm and consistent service. Copper Canyon Grill's timeless atmosphere appeals to discerning adults who are seeking a dining experience that is energetic, upscale but approachable.

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6. Not Your Average Joe's Bethesda

4.1

Excellent(1187)

Price: Moderate

• Contemporary American • North Bethesda

Booked 7 times today

Not Your Average Joe's Kitchen & Bar offers a menu inspired by American cuisine. Its menu is stylish, contemporary and includes fresh oysters, gourmet pizzas, rice bowls and a variety of burgers. During a daily Happy Hour at Not Your Average Joe's Kitchen & Bar, diners can also enjoy both drink and appetizer specials.Along with an array of beers, its menu includes wines and a wide selection of specialty cocktails. You'll further enjoy a casual and pub like experience at Not Your Average Joe's Kitchen & Bar. Its décor includes an open kitchen, bench seating and a separate bar area with mounted flat screen televisions all around for watching sporting events.

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7. Spanish Diner - Bethesda

4.2

Awesome(3880)

Price: Moderate

• Spanish • Bethesda

Booked 1 time today

An Iberian take on the classic American all-day restaurant, Spanish Diner features larger portions of Spanish favorites from the mind of award-winning chef José Andrés. Dishes like gambas al ajillo, croquetas de pollo, gazpacho, and patatas bravas are all on the menu, along with a focus on regional specialties like fabada asturiana and cocido madrileño. Egg dishes are a specialty with classics like the iconic tortilla española, huevos estrellados, and huevos revueltos. The menu at Spanish Diner is quintessentially Spanish, but you’ll be hard-pressed to find these dishes at any restaurant in Spain as these are the recipes that are found at home, shared around the kitchen table with family and friends, generation after generation.

8. PLANTA, Bethesda

4.5

Awesome(133)

Price: Expensive

• Vegan • Bethesda

Booked 1 time today

PLANTA is a vegan restaurant that's been serving comfort food since 2016. The cuisine is plant-based but that doesn't mean it's just 'veggie-centric'. Reviews rave about the 'exceptional food', 'impeccable service' and the 'chic atmosphere'. The menu includes dishes like Ahi Watermelon Nigiri and Bang Bang Broccoli that are praised as 'delicious', 'scrumptious' and 'completely satisfying'. So, it's not just about the taste, it's about the whole experience, which is why people are calling it comfort food.

9. Manoli Canoli

4.3

Awesome(147)

Price: Moderate

• Italian • Chevy Chase

Established in 2006, Manoli Canoli is a family owned and operated, full-service, dining and carry-out restaurant. The proud owner, Stavros Manolakos, along with his wife’s culinary expertise, has perfected the menu to offer the best homemade, mouthwatering, Italian and Greek dishes. Combining old-world charm with some modern-day culinary masterpieces it is a truly unique dining experience for the whole family! Our friendly, experienced staff, with our quality Italian and Greek food, including wonderful gourmet hand tossed New York style pizza pies, scrumptious, hand- made daily mozzarella, imported olive oil and olives from the owner’s orchard in Sparta, Greece, has made Manoli Canoli a popular dining neighborhood destination in the Chevy Chase area .

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10. Founding Farmers DC: Foggy Bottom

4.5

Awesome(34422)

Price: Moderate

• American • Foggy Bottom

Booked 190 times today

Our award-winning Founding Farmers DC flagship restaurant opened in 2008 just three blocks west of the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue. Open 365 days a year, our team is passionate about crafting dishes and drinks from scratch with high-quality ingredients from farmers and suppliers we know and trust. Join us for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, weekday happy hour, and a la carte weekend brunch. Majority owned by American family farmers, including the more than 50,000 farmers of the North Dakota Farmers Union, our restaurant is guided by a very simple principal: we see and share everything Through The Eyes Of The Farmer.™ We actively care about our guests, our communities, the planet, and the next generation. This all comes together in our everyday neighborhood restaurant.

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JohnVIP
Washington, D.C. Area •46 reviews
4.0
Dined 1 day ago
True food is always great. A little on the pricey side but the quality of the food is fantastic
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True Food Kitchen - BethesdaPrice: Moderate• American• Bethesda
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4.4
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Walter
Washington, D.C. Area •1 review
5.0
Dined 4 days ago
We found the waitstaff particularly helpful. The food was excellent. The location (only a few feet from a public parking garage) also commends it.
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Copper Canyon Grill - Silver SpringPrice: Moderate• Contemporary American• Silver Spring
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4.5
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Bobby
Washington, D.C. Area •1 review
5.0
Dined 4 days ago
If you have or haven’t been here before - Go. The food is outstanding and the service is on point.
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Miss Toya's Creole House - Silver SpringPrice: Moderate• Creole / Cajun / Southern• Silver Spring
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4.4
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Mike
Houston •35 reviews
5.0
Dined 7 days ago
As usual, Silver did not disappoint. Their rendition of pan seared scallops is the best I've eaten on a continuing basis. Mark S did a wonderful jod as my server. Top notch.
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SilverPrice: Moderate• Contemporary American• Bethesda
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4.4
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Julia
New York City •12 reviews
5.0
Dined 7 days ago
Delicious food! We asked for a quiet part of the restaurant, and the hostess seated us in their back room. For most of the meal, we had that space all to ourselves and we were able to enjoy the food, the drinks, and the conversation. That made a perfect evening!
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Barrel & CrowPrice: Moderate• American• Bethesda
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4.5

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52 restaurants available nearby

1. Miss Toya's Creole House - Silver Spring

2. Barrel & Crow

3. Silver

4. True Food Kitchen - Bethesda

5. Copper Canyon Grill - Silver Spring

6. Not Your Average Joe's Bethesda

7. Spanish Diner - Bethesda

8. PLANTA, Bethesda

9. Manoli Canoli

10. Founding Farmers DC: Foggy Bottom

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