Your D.C. Weekend: Three restaurant weeks, Lunar New Year
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Thompson Italian (Alexandria, Falls Church) participates in multiple RWs. Photo: Deb Lindsey for The Washington Post via Getty Images
Three DMV winter restaurant weeks are overlapping this weekend in the ultimate foodie Venn diagram.
- Restaurant hopping all weekend long ... while scoring deals on yummy food? Brb — we're grabbing our stretchy pants ...
State of play: Metropolitan Washington Restaurant Week is currently underway at over 370 restaurants around the region and will run through Sunday.
- Nom-nivores can snag multi-course noshes for lunch, brunch ($25 or $35) and dinner ($40, $55, $65).
- And nearly 100 restaurants are offering drink pairings — and even some complimentary drinks (likely at brunch, a great deal in general).
- Overwhelmed by all the options? Fear not! Axios D.C.'s resident food guru, Anna Spiegel, shared her top picks with us.
🍔 Alexandria Restaurant Week begins Friday and will run until Feb. 9.
- The hungry can take their pick from over 90 restaurants offering prix-fixe dinner menus for $30, $40 or $50.
- You can also snag discounts at fast-casual spots like Capo Italian Deli and Toastique during the week.
🍝 Falls Church Restaurant Week also kicks off Friday and stretches until Feb. 9.
- Get your hands on a restaurant week passport and stamp off eight places for the chance to win a gift card. Food deals vary by participating restaurant, from acclaimed spots like Ellie Bird and Thompson Italian to casual finds like Turkish hit Borek-G.
More fun things to do once you're sufficiently stuffed:
🐍 Celebrate Lunar New Year! There are tons of events this weekend (here's our full guide). A sampling:
- The Fried Rice Collective celebrates Lunar New Year with a collaborative dinner on Capitol Hill Friday with a bunch of top chef talents (reservations $90), or a Lunar New Year tea service on Sunday (1pm and 3pm, $65 reservations).
- The National Museum of Asian Art hosts two events on Saturday: a free family festival (1-3pm, register here) and a night market held at the Arts + Industries building (3-7pm) with tons of food vendors and makers.
- The annual DC Chinese Lunar New Year Parade travels through Chinatown on Sunday at 2pm with costumed dancers and a lively firecracker finale.
🚗 For motor enthusiasts, The Washington, DC Auto Show parks itself at the Convention Center, Friday through Feb.9 (tickets $8-$21).
🌳 Last call: The bonsai "Winter Silhouettes" exhibit at the National Arboretum closes Sunday (10am-4pm, free).