Washington, D.C
DC Summer Restaurant Week is here: How to eat like a pro
Summer Restaurant Week has returned with more options than ever for dining deals in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Northern Virginia from Monday, Aug. 12 to Sunday, Aug. 18.
Dozens of restaurants will offer deals for multi-course brunches and lunches ($25 pr $35) or dinners ($40, $55 or $65). Some menus offer wine pairings, cocktail specials and to-go options.
More than 350 restaurants across the D.C. area are participating, serving up an impressive 75 different cuisines, the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington (RAMW) said.
Some restaurants started offering deals early, including Michelin-starred Bresca and popular Balkan restaurant Ambar.
Here’s the full list of participating restaurants. You know the drill: Make reservations early.
From Michelin-starred restaurants to neighborhood favorites, here are pro tips and where to eat.
Restaurant Week pro tips
News4’s favorite foodie Eun Yang says Restaurant Week is a great time to sample a new restaurant, try a new cuisine or find a good deal.
Her recommendations?
- Ellē, a cute Mount Pleasant café and bakery that transforms into a restaurant in the evening, is offering lunch and dinner.
- Hiraya, a Filipino restaurant on H Street, is serving brunch that includes a nonalcoholic beverage for $25, or a $65 three-course dining experience for dinner.
- Namak is a relatively new restaurant in Adams Morgan with lots of tasty dishes, Eun says. Their restaurant week menu begins with a salad, dip or mezze before you choose an entrée and dessert.
- Hungry in Maryland? Pennyroyal Station in Mount Ranier is a perennial favorite with classic dishes on their $40 dinner menu.
- In Virginia, Arlington’s Sabores Tapas Bar has plenty of fun things to try.
Pro tip #1: Do not skip lunch (or brunch!)
Lunch and brunch are when the cheapest $25 menus shine.
Cornelia Poku, the woman behind Black Girls Explore D.C. on Instagram, TikTok and Twitter once gave us advice a tip that we continue to follow.
“Do not miss out on the $25 three-course lunch options. They are harder to find, but there are so many to choose from,” Poku said. “Check out the website and dig around to see who is offering lunch, and then double check the menu to make sure it costs $25.”
A restaurant in Mount Vernon Triangle that combines French and Chinese cuisine showcases its menu as part of D.C. Restaurant Week. News4’s Tommy McFly tries some menu favorites.
More standouts at the lowest price point: Del Mar (The Wharf), Duke’s (Woodley Park, Dupont, Foggy Bottom), El Tamarindo (Adams Morgan), Fiola Mare (Georgetown), The Daily Dish (Silver Spring), LaPorta’s (Alexandria), Lulu’s Wine Garden (U Street), Ruthie’s All Day (Arlington), Supra (Shaw) and Tabla (Park View).
Be careful to check when restaurants are offering brunch or lunch to make sure you can order from the menu you want.
Pro tip #2: Check out Michelin-starred restaurants and award-winning eateries
If you’re willing to spend a bit more, you can snag a deal on Michelin-approved meals.
Bresca, the Michelin-starred Parisian bistro on 14th Street, is offering Restaurant Week deals throughout August.
Michelin-starred restaurants Elcielo in NoMa’s La Cosecha Market, Gravitas in Ivy City and Xiquet in Glover Park are also participating.
RAMMY Award winners are on the menu, too, including Perry’s in Adams Morgan, Mi Vida’s three locations and Fava Pot’s Falls Church location.
Pro tip #3: Meal plan with friends
“If you’re comfortable with sharing, remember that the more friends you go with, the more dishes you can taste and try! Who doesn’t love a bite of something different?” Poku said.
Inviting a larger group works particularly well for restaurants with a lot of options, like Ingle Korean Steakhouse in Tysons Corner. Their $65 prix-fixe dinner has many options for tasty sides to accompany high-end grilled meats. It’s almost the same as their regular menu, but $15 cheaper.
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4 things to know about the weather:
- Abundant sunshine
- Temps slightly cooler than average
- No rain in sight — again
- Mid-week warmup
May is drawing to a dry, comfortable close, in stunning contrast to the very soggy Memorial Day weather we saw last weekend.
That 10-day stretch of rain put a definite dent in our drought, according to the weekly national drought monitor, but it seems that was the end of the improvement for a while: There’s almost no clouds in sight for the DMV for several days.
Enjoy the many hours of sunshine on Saturday. The high pressure coming in from the Hudson Bay brings a stiff north wind, but the day will also be sunny and comfortable, with highs in the mid 70s.
Download the NBC Washington app on iOS and Android to check the weather radar on the go.
The wind will die down after dark, and Sunday morning will be bordering on chilly. Expect widespread mid/upper 40s in most of the D.C. area, with urban centers and bayside communities staying just above 50°. Sunday afternoon will be just a bit warmer, in the mid 70s, but with far less of a breeze.
Highs will be back around 80° for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, with overnight lows in the comfy 50s. It’ll be a perfect start to meteorological summer (June/July/August).
QuickCast
TODAY:
Sunshine Abounds, Breezy
Wind: North 10-15mph, Gust to 25 mph
Chance of Rain: 0%
HIGHS: 70° to 75°
TONIGHT:
Clear Skies
Winds Diminish
Wind: Northwest 10-15 mph
Chance Of Rain: 0%
LOWS: 46° to 54°
SUNDAY:
Mostly Sunny Skies
Pleasant Conditions
Light Breeze
Wind: NW 5 – 10 mph
Chance of Rain: 0%
HIGHS: 70° to 76°
MONDAY:
Partly Cloudy
Seasonable
Light Breeze
Wind: West/Northwest 10 mph
Chance of Rain: 0%
HIGHS: 76° to 82°
Sunrise: 5:45 Sunset: 8:26
Average High: 80° Average Low: 63°
Stay with Storm Team4 for the latest forecast. Download the NBC Washington app on iOS and Android to get severe weather alerts on your phone.
WASHINGTON – A man is in critical condition after falling into the Anacostia River in Southwestern Washington, D.C., Friday night.
What we know:
D.C. Fire and EMS reported the rescue effort shortly after 10 p.m. at James Creek Marina in Buzzard Point.
Crews believe a man fell from the dock into the water.
By 10:30 p.m., crews were able to pull the man out of the water.
Paramedics took him to the hospital in critical condition.
What we don’t know:
Officials did not identify the man who was rescued. No other information was immediately available.
The Source: Information in this story is from the D.C. Fire and EMS Department.
Washington, D.C
DC’s baseball team faces potential DOJ probe after exec allegedly admitted to religious discrimination
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FIRST ON FOX — Washington, D.C.’s professional baseball franchise could come under Justice Department scrutiny after a viral video showed a team executive appearing to admit to his religious discrimination against a Christian player.
Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., is urging Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon to investigate alleged religious discrimination against players for the Washington Nationals, according to a letter sent Thursday to and first obtained by Fox News Digital.
The letter comes after Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe published a secretly recorded video of Washington Nationals Director of Community Relations Sean Hudson saying the team does not include pitcher Trevor Williams in certain social media promotion.
He cited the player’s public criticism of another Major League Baseball franchise for hosting a drag group mocking Catholics.
Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., is urging the Department of Justice to investigate alleged religious discrimination within the Washington Nationals organization and across Major League Baseball. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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“According to the reporting by James O’Keefe, it appears the Washington Nationals are engaged in unlawful religious discrimination,” Boebert told Fox News Digital in a written statement. “I urge the DOJ to take immediate and decisive action.”
A spokesperson for the Justice Department said they received Boebert’s letter.
“The Department is reviewing the matter and will evaluate all appropriate next steps. As always, we remain committed to enforcing federal law and protecting civil rights,” they told Fox News Digital.
A spokesperson for the Washington Nationals did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Hudson, in the clandestine recording, pointed to Williams’ public objections to the Los Angeles Dodgers honoring the Sisterhood of Perpetual Indulgence — a drag group that dresses as nuns — during the team’s 2023 “Pride Night.
The event also drew condemnation from multiple Catholic bishops, who described it as “blasphemous.”
Trevor Williams of the Washington Nationals sits in the dugout before a game against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Wash., on May 28, 2025. (Stephen Brashear/Getty Images)
Williams said he found the group’s anti-Catholic demonstration featuring vulgar caricatures of the crucifixion and sacred rituals to be “deeply offensive,” in an interview with Bishop Robert Barron last year. The professional baseball player said he made the decision with his wife to speak out even though it would put “a target on our back.”
“Baseball stadiums should be a place where everyone feels welcomed, like 100%,” Williams said in the interview. “We should all feel welcomed there. But that was clearly against one certain religion. If you don’t draw the line in the sand, who’s gonna do it?”
According to Hudson, that public criticism of the drag group’s performance later affected Williams’ opportunities at the Nationals franchise.
“Because of that we don’t use him on social [media],” Hudson told an undercover journalist in the video. “When they’re like ‘is a hot dog a sandwich’ and the players come up, we don’t ask him.”
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Boebert said she is concerned that Hudson’s admission could mean the franchise violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination based on religion and other protected classes.
“Americans of faith should not face professional repercussions for objecting to the mockery of their sacred traditions,” the Colorado Republican said in the letter. “MLB’s privileged legal position should not become a license for exclusionary practices.”
“Sister Unity” and “Sister Dominia” of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence were honored on Pride Night before the MLB game between the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on June 16, 2023. (Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire)
Hudson, in the video, described himself as “far-left leaning” and nonreligious. Meanwhile, he called Williams “super Catholic.”
The Washington Nationals executive also boasted about a Communist Party poster in his office and mused about pushing redistribution of wealth and other leftist agendas during baseball games at Nationals Park in Southeast Washington, D.C.
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“What a cool opportunity for us [Nationals] to also, be a little bit of like, the voice of reason,” Hudson said. “And a lot of people will tell you when I come to a baseball game, I don’t want to think about that s–t.”
“If you’re a sports fan and we piss you off, where else are you gonna go,” he went on. “I don’t give a sh–t.”
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