A la Lucia - View this location on map 'Ambitious Italian cooking without pretension. At this lively trattoria, it’s easy to imagine you’ve stumbled into Big Night. There’s no timbale, but there’s first-rate house-made cannelloni stuffed with veal, tender chicken marsala strewn with wine-soaked mushrooms, and a very good sausage-and-pepper rigatoni.' Washingtonian 315 Madison St., Alexandria, VA Budget, Restaurant

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