Where to eat for Bethesda winter restaurant week
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The Salt Line's smash burger. Photo: Deb Lindsey/Washington Post via Getty Images
Savor Bethesda Restaurant Week starts Friday with dozens of places offering dining deals for $10, $20, and $35.
Why it matters: The wallet-friendly price range and options for dine-in or takeout make for plentiful options — not the case with every restaurant week promo.
Be smart: Deals for lunch and dinner run through Feb. 25. Some menus are listed on Savor Bethesda, but if you don't see them there, the businesses' social media pages are a good place to look.
Our top picks: New restaurants and classic favorites (*denotes takeout as well as dine-in).
🦞 Luke's Lobster*: New England seafood rolls are on tap for lunch and dinner, ranging from a light $10 meal (a mini lobster roll and chips) to a $35 dinner with a regular-size roll plus soup and a whoopie pie.
🐟 The Salt Line*: The new seafood restaurant is a good catch for lunch deals, including a $20 option with their tasty burger or fish sandwich, or a $35 lobster roll (both include chips and soup or salad).
🍷 Mon Ami Gabi: Ladies and lads who lunch can head to this classic bistro for a $35 menu that includes three courses with upscale options like steak frites or salmon, plus a glass of wine.
🌱Planta: The Miami-chic vegan restaurant is even a favorite of omnivores like us. They're doing three-course lunches ($20) and dinners ($35).
🥘 Spanish Diner*: José Andrés' all-day restaurant serves comforting Spanish fare, including a good-looking three-course lunch for $20 and a generous $35 dinner that includes two tapas, entreé (mmm, Ibérico pork meatballs) and dessert.
🍔 Silver: Silver Diner's grownup brasserie is a good spot for comfort food, yes, but also for vegetarians and those with allergies thanks to a thoroughly labeled menu. Both menus (lunch for $20, dinner for $35) look like a solid value.
🍢 Moby Dick*: The staple kabob house grills up some seriously good deals like a $10 lunch or dinner special with a ground beef skewer, rice, salad, and hummus.
🌮 Tacombi: A $10 taco lunch is a good value at this bright taquería, and here you get two plus a side (esquites or rice and beans) or three for $20 at dinner.
🍪 Levain Bakery*: If you want dessert for lunch, here's your excuse: three mammoth cookies offered all day ($10, usually $15).