Places To Eat
What You Need to Know About Summer Restaurant Week 2024
Reserve your table for Summer Restaurant Week. Savor every last bite while taking advantage of specially priced meals, including to-go options and cocktail and wine pairings, courtesy of the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington and 200+ participating eateries. Below, we've detailed some standout hot spots, brunch musts, international cuisines and more to help you decide where to dine next. Hungry for more? Check out the city's award-winning restaurants, trendy spots and vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options. Choose from lunch, brunch and multiple dinner options Indulge in a curated culinary adventure with multiple price point options. While offerings vary at participating restaurants, guests can choose from multi-course dinner menus at $40, $55 and $65 per person, and lunch and brunch selections for $25 or $35. Optional cocktail or wine pairings may also be available. Wine and dine with delight In addition to specially priced menus, select restaurants offer the option to add on cocktail or wine pairings. Level up your dining experience with libations from spots like 1789 Restaurant, RPM Italian and Dirty Habit. Wine connoisseurs can savor a glass at Lulu's Winegarden and Bistrot Lepic & Wine Bar. Indulge in award-winning flavors Take advantage of the specially priced menu at Gravitas to indulge in a coveted and award-winning meal. Other affordable hot spots include José Andrés' China Chilcano, Jaleo and Oyamel, as well as Unconventional Diner and Dauphine's. Get your brunch on DC’s dining scene wouldn’t be complete without everyone’s favorite weekend meal. During Restaurant Week, enjoy $25 brunch menus from select restaurants. Enhance your standard brunch experience with European flair from L'Ardente and Supra. Taste the world Take your tastebuds for a spin around the world during Restaurant Week. Transport yourself to Havana at Cuba Libre. Filomena Ristorante and La Collina serve up Italian favorites, while Zaytinya and Ambar offer a taste of the Mediterranean. The possibilities are endless With over 100 restaurants in the region participating and a wealth of options, Restaurant Week shines a bright light on the DMV restaurant community. Be sure to check out the full list of participating restaurants and make reservations in advance. Sign up for the Restaurant Week Diner Rewards Program You can receive exclusive updates on restaurant deals, events and promotions throughout the year when you sign up for this RAMW program. Members are automatically entered to win special Restaurant Week giveaways, including gift cards, cookbooks and more! Looking for more dining hot spots? Check out the full Restaurant Week list and discover more hot restaurants in Washington, DC.
Where to Eat, Drink & Shop In and Around DC's Union Market
It’s a Sunday afternoon at NoMa’s Union Market. A couple downs dumplings from Laoban Dumplings while, nearby, a tween struggles to eat a taco while walking. There’s a line forming for confections from District Doughnut. Welcome to DC’s hippest feasting ground, a revived mid-century produce- and meat-selling bazaar that holds food stalls, informal restaurants and kitchenware boutiques. Chowing Down Since it was restored and reopened in 2012, the industrial-cool space has grown to include 40-plus vendors, from pop-up dumpling stands to permanent fixtures like Buffalo & Bergen, a throwback, Brooklyn diner-inspired spot where you can munch bagels and slurp egg creams at a long bar. Other businesses offer takeout to eat at indoor or outdoor tables; try TaKorean for addictive bulgogi beef tacos and Puddin' for decadent shrimp ‘n' grits. Stocking Up This is also a place to stock your kitchen pantry and browse unique goods. Salt & Sundry offers artisanal cocktail mixers, crafty tableware, eccentric greeting cards and more; District Cutlery, DC's only high-performance knife shop, sharpens the local culinary scene; while Jungle & Loom blooms with houseplants, related accessories and vintage glassware. Mercado, Arte & Cultura Across from the Union Market building is La Cosecha, a contemporary Latin American marketplace. Open daily, the market is home to all sorts of merchants and culinary experiences, from made-to-order Salvadoran pupusas and Panamanian coffee roasters to Mexican fine dining and vegan Bolivian fare. Keep an eye on the events calendar for live music, social dancing and more. Other Attractions Near Union Market Also in the market’s orbit is Dock5, a top-floor event space that hosts periodic events like American-made clothing festivals. Outside of the market is a heart-filled mural that LA-based graffiti artist Mr. Brainwash created for International Women’s Day in 2015. The mural has quickly become one of the neighborhood’s most Instagrammable images (even First Lady Michelle Obama had her photo taken there). There's also a text-based mural from Yoko Ono, designed specifically for the market in a partnership with the Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum. Adjacent to the market, other similarly taste-obsessed businesses thrive. Slick, dinner-only Michelin-starred Italian restaurant Masseria plates fixed-price menus dreamed up by star chef Nicholas Stefanelli – think porcini mushroom and parmigiano risotto or a caviar-accented burrata appetizer. The Puglia-inspired digs include a buzzy outdoor patio area with firepits and colorful tiled floors and a glowing indoor dining room with a wall of wine. Savor traditional sushi and sophisticated small plates at O-Ku, which also features a quaint rooftop and omakase experience. Nearby, DC diners can feast on the finest grilled dishes at St. Anselm. There's also Cotton & Reed – one of many local distilleries you should know about – where two former NASA employees are producing rum in a creatively outfitted former ice warehouse. Once you’re through making your Union Market discoveries, explore the rest of the NoMa neighborhood.
