Promenade Commons · Italian

Carbonara Gainesville

Carbonara Gainesville is an Italian restaurant in Promenade Commons, Gainesville, Virginia, from Chef Mike Cordero: handmade pasta and Cordero family recipes.

The second room. Handmade pasta, old-school New York, at Promenade Commons.

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“Rated Best New Restaurant”One of Yelp's Top 25 Best New Restaurants in the country

Address: 14081 Promenade Commons St, Gainesville, VA 20155
Telephone: (703) 488-7461
Hours: Mon – Thu11:30am – 10pm
Friday11:30am – 11pm
Saturday12 noon – 11pm
Sunday12 noon – 10pm
Reservations: Resy
Every week: Fri – SatLive entertainment

From the pass

What comes out of the kitchen

Short films from the Arlington room — the pasta going through the roller, the parm coming off the pass, and the night Yelp called.

Chef Mike on Yelp naming Carbonara one of the Top 25 Best New Restaurants in the country
A sheet of fresh pasta coming off the roller
Chicken parmigiana alla vodka, plated
Stuffed shells finished in the pan
Lobster and shrimp tagliatelle
Rolling pasta at the counter
Outside the Arlington room, under the awning
Hungry yet
Tables at Gainesville are on Resy.
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45years behind the stove

Chef & owner

Mike Cordero

Carbonara is the Cordero family’s cooking, carried down from New York City and set down in Virginia — handmade pasta, a forty-year-old meatball recipe, and old-school Italian technique practised rather than remembered.

Chef Cordero has forty-five years behind the stove and a reputation in the DMV as a trailblazer. His cooking has been written up in the Washington Times, the Washington Post and USA Today.

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Promenade Commons, Gainesville

Forty-five years
in one kitchen

Carbonara Gainesville brings the Cordero family's cooking west, to Promenade Commons. It is the same kitchen: handmade pasta, forty-year-old recipes, and the old-school Italian technique Chef Mike Cordero has spent forty-five years practising.

The Arlington room was named one of Yelp's Top 25 Best New Restaurants in the country. This is the second one.

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À tavola

Our menus

LunchHandmade pasta, heroes and the classics, served from open through the afternoon.42 items

DinnerThe full kitchen — antipasti, pasta, veal, steak and seafood.49 items

WineFifty-three pours and bottles, weighted heavily toward Italy.53 items

CocktailsSignature old fashioneds, spritzes, affogatos and the espresso martini flight.31 items

Happy HourNot being served at Gainesville yet — the list goes up here the day it starts.Coming soon

Finishing TouchesDessert, gelato, affogato, port and dessert wine.21 items

CateringPick-up catering by the tray: salads, sandwiches, canapés, pasta, classics, sides and dessert.33 itemsPick-up · order through our events team

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Reservations

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Reserve at Carbonara Gainesville on Resy. Parties of ten and over are handled by our events team.

Call (703) 488-7461 Ten or more guests

Booking is handled by Resy. Open the Resy page for Gainesville.

Good to know

Live entertainment Fri – Sat
Closed Thursday, November 26 (Thanksgiving) and Friday, December 25 (Christmas)

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Questions

How do I book a table at Carbonara Gainesville?

Book on Resy from the reservations page. You can also call (703) 488-7461. Parties of ten or more are handled by the events team on the private events page.