Hungry? These DC-area restaurants are open for carryout and delivery

It’s a lot harder to get restaurant food amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, but it is safe and it supports local businesses that are likely struggling given the drop in customers. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser tweeted about 10 restaurants open for takeout and delivery, including Chaia, Arepa Zone, Baked and Wired, City Lights of China, and Martin’s Tavern. But there are many, many more restaurants across the D.C. area, and it helps to also contact those restaurants yourself by calling or visiting their website if they have one. Try apps such as DoorDash, Uber Eats and GrubHub, which are practicing no-contact delivery. If delivery is available from the restaurant you’re ordering from, request to have the food left on your doorstep, in the lobby or at another location to keep social distancing in effect. Throw out packaging, and wash hands before and after eating. When it comes to food safety, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, “Coronaviruses are generally thought to be spread from person-to-person through respiratory droplets. Currently, there is no evidence to support the transmission of COVID-19 associated with food.”

“Currently, there is no evidence of food or food packaging being associated with transmission of COVID-19. Like other viruses, it is possible that the virus that causes COVID-19 can survive on surfaces or objects. For that reason, it is critical to follow the four key steps of food safety: clean, separate, cook and chill,” said the Food and Drug Administration on its website. Specifically, GrubHub is differing commission fees for impacted restaurants and also matching promotions run by independent restaurants. Using what it calls “contact-free delivery,” drivers drop off your order on the doorstep, in the lobby or another area designated by you.

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Another delivery service, Postmates, has an alternative drop-off option to avoid contact with whoever is delivering your food, which requires users to download the latest version of the Postmates app. DoorDash asks that users request no-contact delivery in the delivery instructions before checking out. Drive-thrus are also staying open around Maryland. In Virginia, restaurants and bars are not ordered closed, but some are doing carryout only. If your favorite restaurant is open for orders, WTOP will list it online: Send us an email at talkback@wtop.com. Below is a list of all the restaurants still open for delivery. [EDITOR’S NOTE: As bars and restaurants evaluate the viability of staying open on a day-to-day basis, please be sure to call ahead or check their social media profiles before ordering or visiting.]

D.C.

AbunaiArepa Zone Baked and Wired A Baked Joint Chaia Tacos Chiko, Barracks Row/DuPont City Lights of China Etto, 14th Street Guapos HoneyFlower FoodsLauriol PizzaMartins Tavern Menomale Old Europe Restaurant RakuRose’s Luxury, Barrack’s Row

Maryland

&pizza, North Bethesda Aladdin Sizzler, Rainier Bethesda Bagels, Wildwood Shopping Center, Bethesda BonChon Chicken, Rockville Town Square BurgerFi, North Bethesda Cadillac Ranch All American Bar and Grill, National Harbor Cava Grill, Bethesda Row Chipotle, Pike & Rose, North Bethesda City Perch, North Bethesda Chop’t, Rockville Chop’t, Wildwood Shopping Center, Bethesda Commonwealth IndianCrab Cake Cafe, National Harbor Fiorella Italian Kitchen, National Harbor Fish Taco Tequeria, Wildwood Shopping Center, Bethesda Flower Child, Wildwood Shopping Center, Bethesda Fogo de Chao, North Bethesda Georgetown Cupcake, Bethesda Row Honey Fish PokeJinya, North Bethesda JOE & THE JUICE JuliiKung Fu Tea, North Bethesda KusshiLebanese Taverna, Rockville Le Pain Quotidien, Wildwood Shopping Center, Bethesda Mama LuciaMason’s Famous Lobster Rolls, National Harbor Matchbox, Congressional Plaza, Rockville McCormick & Schmick’sMezah Mediterranean GrillMon Ami GabiNoodles & Company, Congressional Plaza, Rockville Nada, North Bethesda Nando’s Peri-Peri, North Bethesda, National Harbor Original Pancake House, Rockville and Bethesda locations Owen’s OrdinaryPaisano’s Pizza, Rockville PrimaQuartermaine, Bethesda RakuSauciety Restaurant, National Harbor Succotash, National Harbor Stella Barra, North Bethesda Summer House Santa Monica, North Bethesda Taylor Gourmet, North Bethesda Tandoori Nights, Bethesda and Gaithersburg Terrain Café, Bethesda Row Thai Pavilion, National Harbor Tutti Frutti Frozen Yogurt, North Bethesda 250 Texas BBQ, Riverdale Park Uncle Julio Rio Grande CaféSmoothie King, Congressional Plaza, Rockville Starbucks, Congressional Plaza, Rockville Starbucks, Wildwood Shopping Center, Bethesda Viaggio, National Harbor

Virginia

219 RestaurantAabee Express, Pentagon Row A La LuciaA-Deli, Pentagon Row Al’s Steak HouseAlexandria CupcakeAslin Beer Co.AromaAugie’s Mussel HouseBastilleBest Buns Bread Co. Blackwall HitchBig Buns Damn Good Burgers, Shirlington Bonefish GrillBrabo BrasserieBread & Water Company, Alexandria and Arlington Bugsy’s PizzaBun’d UpBusboys & Poets, Arlington Buzz BakeshopCafe PizzaioloCarlyle Grand CaféCedar KnollChadwicksChart HouseCheesetique, Arlington Chop Shop TacoColumbia FirehouseCopperwood TavernDairy GodmotherDolci GelatiDak ChickenElizabeth’s CounterEvening StarFish MarketFreddy’s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers, Faifax and Fredericksburg FontaineGlory Days GrillGuapo’s, Arlington Hard Times CafeHaute Dogs and FriesHoly CowHops N ShineHummingbirdI-CE-NYIchiban Sushi and Ramen, Arlington Il PortoJava GrillJeni’s Splendid Ice CreamsJunction Bakery & BistroKilwinsLandini BrothersLaporta’sLavender Moon CupcakeLebanese Taverna, Pentagon Row Lena’sNamaste EverestLos TiosLost Boy CiderLost Dog CafeMackie’s Bar and GrillMaribeth’s BakeryMagnolia’s on KingMason SocialMeridian Pint, Arlington Mia’s Italian KitchenMoby Dick, Arlington Nando’s Peri-Peri, Pentagon Row Original Pancake House, Falls Church Panjshir Restaurant, Falls Church Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Shirlington Saigon SaigonSamuel Beckett’s Irish Gastro Sine Irish Pub, Pentagon Row Smoothie King, Pentagon Row Subway, Shirlington Tasteful DelightT.H.A.I in Shirlington ThaiphoonYogi Castle, Arlington