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Best Soul Food Restaurants in Gainesville

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A photo of BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse - Virginia Gateway restaurant
1. BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse - Virginia Gateway
4.1
Excellent(318)
€€€€
• Soul food • Gainesville
Booked 14 times today
Lots of delicious choices, great food, great service!
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2. Kramers
4.6
Exceptional(447)
€€€€
• Soul food • Dupont Circle
Booked 32 times today
Love the bookstore and pie, service was excellent
A photo of 1799 Prime Steak & Seafood restaurant
3. 1799 Prime Steak & Seafood
4.3
Awesome(2103)
€€€€
• Soul food • Alexandria
Booked 27 times today
This was our first visit to 1799 and will not be our last. We thoroughly enjoyed a wonderful dining experience! The cocktails, food and service were all excellent. Highly recommend!
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4. 1789 Restaurant
4.8
Exceptional(6445)
€€€€
• Soul food • Georgetown
Booked 31 times today
Very good food, attentive service, and a charming interior space. Put that together and it’s highly likely you will have a great experience here.
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5. The Wise Fool
4.8
Exceptional(53)
€€€€
• Soul food • Alexandria
The restaurant is absolutely perfect! It is beautifully decorated and the seating is comfortable and exquisite. The food was lovely and delicious!
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6. Ten Ten
4.0
Excellent(196)
€€€€
• Soul food • West End
Booked 3 times today
Excellent food, chic decor! So happy to have this gem in my neighborhood!
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7. True Food Kitchen - Rio Lakefront
3.8
Excellent(702)
€€€€
• Soul food • Gaithersburg
Booked 13 times today
Food was high quality and very fresh. The patio was great overlooking the lake. Server was attentive to my food allergies and made adjustments.
A photo of BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse - Vienna restaurant
8. BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse - Vienna
4.5
Awesome(236)
€€€€
• Soul food • Vienna
Booked 3 times today
Overall lovely place with great food. My girlfriend and I were big, and ordered way too much. However, we devoured most of the items because they were amazing. The pizookie was to die for. Absolutely fire. The service was efficient, accurate, and welcoming. We are going back again.
A photo of Emmy Squared Pizza – Old Town restaurant
9. Emmy Squared Pizza – Old Town
4.5
Awesome(431)
€€€€
• Soul food • Alexandria
Booked 15 times today
Pizza was GREAT! Cool vibe! The Detroit style was 🔥
A photo of Rewind restaurant
10. Rewind
4.0
Excellent(295)
€€€€
• Soul food • Dupont Circle
Booked 7 times today
Really good for a date nobody was in there just me and my girl and food was good

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