Washington, D.C
Calling All Foodies: It’s Almost Restaurant Week In Washington, D.C.
Each summer and winter, Metropolitan Washington Restaurant Week lets you take advantage of special prices at hundreds of eateries all over the DMV—that’s D.C., Maryland, and Virginia, to the uninitiated.
From August 28 to September 3, 2023, you’ll have a chance to try $25, $40 or $55 brunch, lunch or dinner prix fixe menu deals. Search for restaurants by name, city, state (or district, as D.C. still isn’t a state at the moment), neighborhood, or type of cuisine through the website, linked above. You can also sort options according to meal (brunch, lunch, or dinner), and whether or not you’d prefer delivery, outdoor dining or a wine or cocktail pairing. Here’s everything you need to know, and which places will be participating this time around.
Maryland
From Bethesda to National Harbour, Restaurant Week deals abound.
- All Set Restaurant & Bar
- Cadillac Ranch
- Caruso’s Grocery
- Era Wine Bar
- Founding Farmers (Montgomery County)
- J. Hollinger’s Waterman’s Chophouse
- Lia’s
- Matchbox (Bethesda, Rockville, Silver Spring)
- Morton’s The Steakhouse (Bethesda)
- Pennyroyal Station
- Spanish Diner
- Succotash
- The Daily Dish
- The Dish & Dram
- The Melting Pot (Gaithersburg)
- Wine Kitchen on the Creek
Northern Virginia
In this summer’s rendition of Restaurant Week, several bars and restaurants located in Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) and Dulles International Airport (IAD) were included. You’ll also find the usual suspects in Alexandria, Arlington, Ballston, Clarendon, Tysons Corner, and elsewhere in Northern Virginia.
- 2941 Restaurant
- Agora Tysons
- Alta Strada Mosaic
- Ambar Clarendon
- American Prime
- American Tap Room (DCA)
- B Side
- Bar Ivy
- Bastille Brasserie & Bar
- Bellissimo Restaurant
- Bistro Atelier
- Bracket Room
- Buena Vida Clarendon
- Carrabba’s
- Celebration by Rupa Vira
- Chart House Restaurant
- Cheesetique (Del Ray and Shirlington)
- Chef Geoff’s Dulles
- Circa at Clarendon
- Circa at The Boro
- Devil’s Backbone Taproom (IAD)
- District Chop House (IAD)
- Earl’s Kitchen and Bar
- El Centro (DCA)
- Elle Bird
- Epic Smokehouse
- Evening Star Cafe
- Founding Farmers (Tysons and Reston)
- Grille District (DCA)
- Hen Quarter
- Jiwa Singapura
- Joon
- Josephine
- Kapnos Taverna (DCA)
- La Cote d’Or Cafe
- Laporta’s Restaurant
- Legal Seafood (DCA)
- Lyon Hall
- Matsutake Sushi
- Matchbox (Merrifield, Loudoun, McLean, Pentagon City, Reston)
- McCormick & Schmick’s (Crystal City)
- Morton’s The Steakhouse (Arlington and Reston)
- North Italia (Reston and Tysons)
- Osteria da Nino
- Osteria Marzano
- Pamplona
- PassionFish
- Pisco Y Nazca Ceviche Gastrobar (Reston)
- Potomac Social Tavern
- Reservoir (DCA)
- Rustico (Ballston and Alexandria)
- Ruthie’s All-Day
- Ser Restaurant
- Sfoglina Rosslyn
- Spice Craft Indian Bistro
- The Capital Grille (Fairfax and Tysons)
- The Liberty Tavern
- The Melting Pot (Arlington and Reston)
- The Salt Line (Ballston)
- The Washington Burgandy and Gold Club (IAD)
- The Wine Kitchen Leesburg
- Trio Grill
- U Street Pub (DCA)
- Vermilion
- Washington Pour Bar (DCA)
- Whino
- Wildfire (Tysons Galleria)
- Wren
District of Columbia
Newcomers this season included Angolo Ristorante Italiano in Georgetown, Bar Spero in Mt. Vernon Triangle and Cafe Du Parc at the Willard InterContinental Washington, D.C. hotel, among others.
- 1789 Restaurant & Bar
- Agora
- Al Dente D.C.
- Ala
- Alfresco Tap and Grill
- Alhambra
- All Purpose Pizzeria (Shaw and Capitol Riverfront)
- Alta Strada City Vista
- Ambar (Barrack’s Row and Shaw)
- Angolo Ristorante Italiano
- Annabelle
- Art and Soul
- Astoria’s Kitchen
- Bar Charley
- Bar Chinois
- Bar Spero
- Barcode
- Belga Cafe
- Bindaas (Cleveland Park and Foggy Bottom)
- Birch and Barley
- Bistro Cacao
- Bistro Du Jour
- Bistrot Lepic & Wine Bar
- BlackSalt
- Bluejacket
- Boqueria (Dupont Circle and Penn Quarter)
- Boundary Stone
- Boxcar Tavern
- Brasserie Beck
- Brasserie Liberté
- Bresca
- Cafe Du Parc at the Willard InterContinental
- Cafe Milano
- Cafe Riggs
- Causa/Amazonia
- Central Michel Richard
- Certo
- Chaplin’s
- Chef Geoff’s (New Mexico Avenue and West End)
- Chiko
- China Chilcano
- Chloe
- Circa (Navy Yard and Foggy Bottom)
- Code Red
- Convivial
- Cork Wine & Market
- Cranes
- Crazy Aunt Helen’s
- Cuba Libre D.C.
- Cure Bar & Bistro
- Daikaya Izakaya
- Dauphine’s
- Del Frisco’s Double Eagle
- Destino
- Dirty Habit
- District Winery
- Dolce Vita
- Donahue
- Dovetail
- Due South
- Duke’s Grocery (Foggy Bottom, Capitol Riverfront)
- El Centro
- El Secreto de Rosita
- El Tamarindo
- Ellington Park Bistro
- Equinox Restaurant
- Estuary
- Farmers & Distillers
- Farmers Fishers Bakers
- Fig & Olive
- Figleaf Bar and Lounge
- Filomena Ristorante
- Fitzgerald’s
- Flavio Italian Restaurant
- Flavorture
- Floriana
- Founding Farmers
- Fred & Stilla
- Gatsby
- Gerrard Street Kitchen
- Gogi Yogi
- Gravitas
- Gypsy Kitchen D.C.
- Harlot D.C.
- Harvest Tide Steakhouse
- i Ricchi
- Il Canale
- Il Piatto
- Immigrant Food and Immigrant Food+
- Iron Gate
- Ivy City Smokehouse
- Jackie American Bistro
- Jaleo D.C.
- Joselito
- Kaz Sushi Bistro
- Kingbird
- L’Ardente
- La Bise
- La Collina
- Laos in Town
- Le Chat Noir
- Le Clou
- Le DeSales
- Lima Twist
- Lincoln D.C.
- Little Coco’s
- Lulu’s Wine Garden
- Lupo Verde Osteria
- Lyle’s
- Maiz64
- Mariscos 1133
- Martin’s Tavern
- Mastro’s Steakhouse
- Matchbox (Capitol Hill, Cathedral Commons and Penn Quarter)
- McCormick & Schmick’s
- Méli Wine & Mezze
- Mi Casa Dupont
- Mi Vida Restaurante (14th St., Penn Quarter and The Wharf)
- Michele’s
- Modena
- Morrison–Clark Restaurant
- Morton’s The Steakhouse
- Nama
- Nama Ko
- New Heights Restaurant
- Nicoletta Italian Kitchen
- Nina May
- North Italia
- Ocean Prime
- Oceanaire Seafood Room D.C.
- Officina
- Opal
- Opaline Bar and Brasserie
- Ophelia’s Fish House
- Osteria Morini
- Ottoman Taverna
- Oyamel
- Palm Restaurant
- Paraiso
- Parlour Victoria
- Pearl Dive
- Perry’s Restaurant
- Petite Cerise
- Philippe by Philippe Chow
- Pinstripes
- Pisco y Nazca Ceviche Gastrobar
- Pizza Serata
- Playa Ocho Cantina
- Provost
- Quattro Osteria
- Rania
- Rasika (Penn Quarter and West End)
- Ris
- RPM Italian D.C.
- Sababa
- Sequoia
- Sfoglina (Downtown and Van Ness)
- Shaw’s Tavern
- Shibuya Eatery / Death Punch
- Shilling Canning Company
- Sonoma Restaurant + Wine Bar
- The Sovereign
- Stable
- Station 4
- Succotash (F Street)
- Supra
- Susheria
- Sushi Taro
- Taberna del Alabardero
- Tabla
- Takara 14
- Taqueria Xochi
- Teddy and the Bully Bar
- Thaiverse D.C.
- The Bombay Club
- The Delegate
- The Grill
- The Grill from Ipanema
- The Henri
- The Imperial
- The Mayflower Club
- The Park at Fourteenth
- The Pembroke
- The Point D.C.
- The Royal
- The Salt Line
- The Smith
- Tiki on 18th and The Game Sports Pub
- Tonari
- Tony & Joe’s Seafood Place
- Truluck’s Ocean’s Finest Seafood and Crab
- Unconventional Diner
- Urban Roast
- Vagabond
- Via Ghibellina
- Via Sophia
- Yasmine
- Zaytinya
- Zeppelin
With so many different restaurants and bars to choose from, there’s something to suit every taste, palate and budget. If anything, it’s a great excuse to treat yourself to a good meal, discover a new favorite spot and help support the local restaurant industry while you’re at it.
Washington, D.C
Loved ones mourn boater who died after falling into water at District Yacht Club
Friends, family and members of the D.C. boating community are mourning the loss of one of their own.
Loved ones say Tracy Simpson fell off of his boat and into the Anacostia River Monday evening and never resurfaced. He was 62 years old.
“He enjoyed being down here, being on the water,” said Tyrone Tolson, a friend of Simpson’s. “And as long as he was here, I guess that was his happy place.”
Less than 24 hours after his tragic death, his good friend and dock mate, James Holley, showed News4 where the two of them spent most of the last decade at the District Yacht Club.
“He’s always on my boat or I’m always on his boat because we were always here,” Holley said. “We were avid boaters. When people are not here in the winter, we’re here in the winter.”
Loved ones described Simpson as a devoted father and grandfather known for his generous spirit and eagerness to lend a hand on and off the water.
“He’s one of the first people that I met when I first started boating, and he gave me a lot of pointers,” said Simpson’s friend, Cindy Pearson. “He taught me a lot of ins and outs of boating.”
Family members said the certified captain was born and raised in Prince George’s County and was an army veteran who spent the last 30 plus years doing what he loved. They also said he was one of the first Black captains to do charters along the Anacostia River.
“He loved the water and he loved his family,” Holley said.
Friends described Simpson as a fixture in the boating community, a familiar face at many marinas, mentor and the life of the party.
“Tracy was such a big personality and such a big spirit and just so much fun,” Pearson said. “He was very creative in how he did his charters, and he was also a chef so we always had good food whenever Tracy was around.”
There is still no word on what caused Simpson to go overboard, and while they wait for more answers, friends say they will do everything they can to keep his memory alive.
“Pray for the family and God give them strength,” Tolson said. “He will definitely be missed.”
Washington, D.C
Girl, 14, sentenced for role in fatal beating of DC man
A judge sentenced a D.C. teenager to about three-and-a-half years for her role in the beating death of a 64-year-old man last year.
Reggie Brown was battling cancer and weighed just 110 pounds when he a man in a blue coat attacked him in Northwest in October 2023.
Five girls, ages 12-to-15, joined the attack, kicking and stomping on Brown and whipping him with his own belt. He later died.
“What I don’t understand is when juveniles commit crimes like they did with my brother,” Brown’s sister Malda Brown said.
Two of the girls, ages 13 and 14, were found guilty of second-degree murder and other charges Monday.
Three of the girls pleaded guilty in the case, including a girl who testified they did it because they were bored.
A 14-year-old girl pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit assault. She kicked Brown a few times in the shoulder, then stood back, prosecutors said. A judge sentenced her to a juvenile facility until she turns 18. Under D.C. law, the maximum is age 21.
“This is hard,” Malda Brown said. “This is hard on any family. And it’s even harder — you know, death is hard — but it’s even harder in the way that they took my brother’s life.”
“The goal of the juvenile justice system is rehabilitation, not punishment,” the judge said. “I know that may not be what the [victim’s] family wants to hear.”
Brown’s sister said she understands but hopes to meet with D.C. councilmembers to change the laws around juvenile crime.
“Because if you get bored and you want to go out here and kill somebody, they need to stay in jail for life,” she said. “And that’s what gets me upset, when you hear that they were bored and they just wanted to go out and beat someone.”
In court Tuesday, the defense told the judge the 14-year-old girl expressed remorse, saying, “I feel bad because he was just an old man … He had a family. I think about him every day.”
The girl’s mother also spoke in court, saying, “I just miss my daughter. I know she’s a good person … I don’t think she was a criminal. She was misjudged.”
The girls found guilty at trial will be sentenced in December.
The man in the blue coat who started the attack hasn’t been identified.
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