Bethesda's Best Pizza is Mia's on Cordell

If you are in Bethesda or Chevy Chase,  and looking for a good outdoor space on a summer evening to enjoy pizza and a beer or glass or wine, then be sure to check out Mia's at 4926 Cordell Avenue in Bethesda, between Old Georgetown and Norfolk. Mia's  yummy pizzas are cooked in a wood fired oven in the open kitchen, utilizing the freshest ingredients and for dessert - the ultimate comfort food - freshly baked cupcakes in a variety of flavors offered daily. 

We just had a wonderful dinner at Mia's this evening, although it was so crowded on the patio that we had to eat inside! Happily though the entire front of the restaurant is open so that even the inside seems like the outside. We started dinner with the antipasto appetizer - some cheese, olives, a tapenade salad, arugula, bread and prosciutto.  Another alternative would have been bruschetta with farm fresh tomatoes and mozzarella or roasted olives. The selection of pizzas was great - my husband played it safe with a Margherita pizza of tomatoes, cheese and basil while I chose a pizza Alsace of gruyere cheese, carmelized onions, and prosciutto ham.  A glass of Super Tuscan wine was the perfect companion to our lovely dinner. If you are looking for some other unusual pizzas, you might try the Jorge's Inferno, with basil pesto, tomato sauce, pepperoni, kalamata olives, garlic, fresh hotties, and mozzarella, or a Salsiccia with tomato sauce, sausage, pepperoni, portobello mushrooms, oregano, spicy sprinkles, parmesan & mozzarella.  

I know that pizza has a long history, dating back all the way to the ancient Greeks and the soldiers of the Persian king, Darius, but I would say that Mia's is a welcome addition to that long and distinguished tradition. Whether you live in Kenwood Forest or Chevy Chase Village, a trip to Mia's is definately worthwhile.

Happy eating -

                          Lise