JoAnna Filomena, a New York City transplant who found that DC lacked Italian restaurants with an atmosphere for relaxing and slowly enjoying a good meal and good company, created Filomena Ristorante to fill that gap. Her mother’s cooking served as the inspiration for the restaurant, which was meant to provide the experience of sitting down to dinner at a close friend or relative’s house. Filomena embodies this aura in the many homey touches and antiques spread throughout its main dining room, as well as in the extensive decorating the venue does for every major holiday. The restaurant serves traditional Italian cuisine, as the owner’s family hails from Italy’s Abruzzi region.
1063 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20007, Phone: 202-338-8800