Galileo Restaurant

With each new menu created, chef Roberto Donna and his sous-chef reinvigorate their culinary talents. In a subdued, spacious environment, they present Northern Italian cuisine at its freshest, delighting diners with fried zucchini blossoms, roasted pheasant, lobster with chestnuts, and an array of lush risottos. Desserts include rich chocolate confections, poached fruits and icy granitas. Three...

Food critics mention Galileo as one of the best Italian restaurants in the country and Roberto Donna as one of the nation's best chefs. For a while there, though, it appeared that the gregarious Donna might be spreading himself too thin, as he opened more restaurants, published a cookbook, and continued to immerse himself in the Washington community. In the last couple of years, Donna has sold...

For twenty-one years Galileo has been Chef Roberto Donna's showcase for his renowned and innovative Italian cuisine. Guests at Galileo have come to enjoy a special dining experience in Chef Donna's state-of-the-art dream kitchen, Laboratorio. Chef Donna also offers and Osteria menu that highlights his favorite comfort foods from his native Piedmont.

Contemporary classic setting for the restaurant Roberto Donna calls his “showcase, offering the best of Piedmontese Cuisine.”