L’Ardente

Strong Lady & The Tramp vibes are in your anniversary future at L’Ardente, an Italian restaurant near Mt. Vernon Triangle. Slide into a teal booth seat in the gold and white dining room with floor-to-very-high-ceiling windows. Get the Zucca, little bell-pepper-shaped pasta served with a spicy sausage ragu and fennel pollen that has a generous meat to pasta ratio. And if you tell them you’re here celebrating, there might even be a sparkler in your future.

photo credit: Rey Lopez

photo credit: Rey Lopez

photo credit: Rey Lopez