The Palm Tysons Corner

The story

Crafted with passion, served with love

A Century of Tradition at The Palm Tysons Corner

The Palm has been a place where people come to celebrate life since 1926, when Pio Bozzi and John Ganzi arrived in New York from Parma, Italy and opened their first restaurant on Second Avenue. The name itself carries a small piece of history — "Parma" was mistakenly registered as "Palm" due to their thick Italian accents — and that original spirit of warmth, generosity, and Italian-rooted hospitality has carried forward through four generations of family ownership.

The Tysons Corner location, at 1750 Tysons Blvd. in McLean, Virginia, is part of that same unbroken lineage. It brings the full weight of nearly a hundred years of dining tradition to the Northern Virginia corridor, serving the same combination of prime beef and whole lobster that made the original Palm a New York institution.

Four Generations, One Philosophy

The Palm's story is one of deliberate inheritance. Walter Ganzi and Bruno Bozzi — the second generation — added a two-pound lobster to the menu and introduced the Surf 'n' Turf pairing that became a signature. The third generation, Bruce Bozzi Sr. and Wally Ganzi Jr., relaxed the atmosphere and opened new locations at the request of figures like then-UN Ambassador George Bush Sr. Each chapter added something, but the core stayed fixed: treat guests like family, serve great food, and always exceed expectations.

That philosophy shapes what you find at Tysons Corner today — a room suited equally to closing a business deal, marking a family milestone, or simply catching up with someone who matters. The Italian cuisine heritage underpins the menu's character, even as prime steaks and the famous whole lobster take center stage.

Recognition and the Room

Wine Spectator recognized The Palm with its Award of Excellence, a reflection of the care given to the wine program alongside the kitchen. It's the kind of detail that signals a restaurant serious about the full table experience, not just the plate.

The walls at any Palm location are famously covered in caricatures of regulars, celebrities, and locals — a living record of the guests who made the place their own. It gives the dining room a particular energy: familiar and slightly irreverent, never stiff. As the restaurant puts it, "Authentic. Intimate. A little quirky. Always amazing food."

Private dining and catering are available for events of all sizes, making the Tysons Corner location as practical for a corporate dinner as it is for a personal celebration. Lunch and dinner service both carry the same standard — this is Italian-American fine dining delivered with the ease of somewhere you've always belonged.