When you walk in to the old row house store front in the Shaw neighborhood in Washington, D.C., Lina and Juliana Nicolai, the mother and daughter team behind Al Crostino, will immediately make you feel like family. That's what the Italian dining experience is all about at the small, yet impactful and city-renowned restaurant.

Trust in Juliana, the head chef, to bring you delicious handmade pastas, the freshest seafood, and beautiful desserts (also made in-house). Find out for yourself why Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema described the food at Al Crostino as "edible comfort."