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Nov 3, 2011 8:00 AM EDT
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Get Cozy! Nine Great Date Spots To Wine And Dine This Winter
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A soft glow (ensuring you'll never step into bad lighting) and gleaming wood set the backdrop for modern Vietnamese food at Ba Bay. For a chic lunch date, get out of the office for one of the updated bánh mì sandwiches filled with meatballs or fried catfish. On a dreary night, the glass-front wall transforms run-of-the-mill rain into more of a romantic waterfall effect — we can't think of better ambiance for indulging in steaming bowls of coconut curry tofu stew or pho with rice noodles and ribeye steak.

Where: 633 Pennsylvania Avenue SE; 202-547-1787.

Photo: Courtesy of Ba Bay