Restaurants near Virginia Highland

A VaHi Institution, Murphy’s remains an outstanding venue for friends and family to enjoy excellent food in comfortable surroundings. Friendly, attentive service, an excellent bar and wine list, combine with the reliably excellent food to make this a go to destination over and over again. Kudos to owner Tom Murphy for doing one thing and doing it oh so well.

Fantastic experience. Our server, Michael, was the most accommodating and recommended some really fantastic dishes for us to try.

Brandon was an excellent server. He was training another server and his attention to both ensuring a quality customer experience as well as an effective employee training was apparent. The salmon was fantastic, and the spinach + artichoke dip was a great start. If you’re around during the holidays, ask about the off menu egg nog cocktail!

Food is always consistently good, servers are friendly and efficient...love sitting outside!

This was a great, little hole in the wall restaurant. It felt like one of those tiny, intimate, nyc restaurants. There were only 6 tables in the place and the bar, so the noise levels were low and the vibes were immaculate. The decor, the lighting, all the little small touches made the dinner a very enjoyable experience. The food was also delicious! We got the crunchy tuna roll, the yellowtail crudo, the gyozas, the chicken Yakitori, and the vegetable Yakitori to share. Everything came out fairly quickly but we never felt rushed. The “yes, yes you do” cocktail was sooooooo good. Truly so unique and not too sweet. Prices are definitely a little high here but in my opinion you’re paying for the ambience and intimate atmosphere. Will be coming back!