Food lovers, take note: Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington’s Winter Restaurant Week runs from Monday, January 19 through Sunday, January 25. While hundreds of restaurants across the region will roll out special three-course menus, we’ve rounded up some of the best new and new-ish (meaning under a year old) spots worth braving the cold for. Dinner menus generally range from $40 to $65, with some of the best values found at brunch and lunch, when prix fixes typically fall between $25 and $35.
Acqua Bistecca
14 Ridge Sq., NW
Michael Mina, the California-based chef behind Bourbon Steak, opened this glam Italian steakhouse in Tenleytown’s City Ridge development last fall. For Restaurant Week, it’s serving a $65 three-course prix fixe with an optional $35 wine pairing. If you’re in the mood for steak, know that the 12 ounce flat iron carries a $15 upcharge, and some desserts and appetizers cost extra, too.
Bar Angie
2300 N St., NW
The lobster pasta, burrata pizzelle, pork chop, and Caesar salad at Bar Angie. Photograph courtesy of Nader Chehade.
This West End spot from the Balos team channels an upscale New York City bistro, with Mediterranean and Western European influences. Brunch and lunch prix fixes start at $35, and have significant overlap with the $65 dinner menu—though some dishes (such as blue-crab rangoon, steak frites, and lobster pasta) come with upcharges.
Bar Chinois National Landing
244 19th Ct. S., Arlington
Led by chef Satang Ruangsangwatana, this French/Chinese restaurant is offering a $40 Restaurant Week dinner at both its original Mount Vernon Triangle and newer National Landing locations. Expect dishes like 1970s garlic noodles and matcha crème brûlée. Looking for a daytime deal? Head to the DC outpost for a $35 brunch prix fixe, and don’t skip the crab rangoon.
Barbouzard
1700 K St., NW
Southern French creations from former Convivial chef Cedric Maupillier are the draw at this elegant downtown dining room. During Restaurant Week, the $35 brunch and lunch menus are particularly good deals, with offerings like crêpes basques, salmon in sorrel/caviar sauce, and Maupillier’s famous cheeseburger. At dinner, the $65 shortlist includes one of our critic’s favorite dishes: roast chicken with tarragon and red-wine-and-vinegar sauce. Plus, the complimentary bread service is excellent.
Brasserie Royale
46290 Cranston St., Sterling
Looking for a cozy, charming spot for French comfort food? Head to this Sterling bistro for a $35 brunch or lunch prix fixe featuring dishes like a crispy chicken sandwich and crème brûlée. The $65 dinner menu leans classic, with dishes such as Julia Child’s onion soup, steak frites, and grilled halibut (one of our favorite comfort foods of 2025)—guaranteed to warm you up.
Bully
2033 M St., NW
This Spanish-accented steakhouse opened just weeks ago inside the West End’s Eurostars St. Gregory hotel. The $35 lunch prix fixe leans casual, with options like a pork sandwich and txuleton burger, while the $65 dinner menu offers heartier fare, including picanha and hanger steaks (both have an upcharge). There’s also an optional $28 wine pairing.
Fish Shop
610 Water St., SW
The dining room at Fish Shop. Photo by Dave Watts.
This eye-catching Wharf restaurant, originally from Scotland, offers one of Restaurant Week’s better values. The two-course brunch and three-course lunch prix fixes—each $25—include options like catfish with sauce gribiche and porcini-mushroom-and-chestnut soup. At dinner, the $55 three-course menu features scones with herbed crème fraîche and trout roe, seared tilefish with saffron orzo, and sticky toffee pudding.
Henceforth
1335 H St., NE
Looking for house-brewed beer paired with approachable gastropub dishes? This veteran-owned brewery and restaurant on the H Street Corridor is offering a $55 three-course dinner, complete with three half-pints of its own beer.
Ingle Korean Steakhouse
1926 14th St., NW; 8369 Leesburg Pk., Vienna
The original Tysons location of this upscale Korean steakhouse is on our 100 Very Best Restaurants 2025 list, and its 14th Street spinoff opened in November. Its $65 Restaurant Week dinner menu feels like a rare splurge-that’s-actually-a-deal. The experience includes four cuts of American Wagyu (dramatically unveiled in a cloud of dry ice), plus silky pumpkin porridge; a choice of sides and shareable appetizers; a savory soup, stew, or noodle dish; and dessert. The same menu is also available at the Tysons location.
Karravaan
325 Morse St., NE
Can’t decide between Persian, Portuguese, or Indian flavors? Sanjay Mandhaiya—the restaurateur behind Pappe in Logan Circle—brings them together at this Union Market spot. The $55 dinner (available through February 1) offers chicken shawarma, butter chicken, swordfish, and mushroom biryani, plus mango/chai cheesecake.
Lucky Danger
709 D St., NW
During Restaurant Week, you can follow up your $55 dinner with a round of mahjong at Tim Ma’s Penn Quarter spot. The restaurant, which has roots in Arlington, delivers upscale riffs on Chinese/American crowd-pleasers, including snow-crab rangoon and (our favorite) crab lo mein.
Malabar
4465 Connecticut Ave., NW
This Van Ness newcomer opened its doors this month in the space that formerly held Rosedale. Rasika chef Vikram Sunderam spotlights coastal Indian cooking, and Restaurant Week diners can choose one appetizer, one entrée, and one dessert from the regular menu for $55 per person. Add on rice dishes, house-made chutneys, and breads.
Marcus DC
222 M St., NE
Ethiopian/Swedish celeb chef Marcus Samuelsson brought his global cooking to a vibrant dining room in NoMa’s Morrow hotel last spring. Its $65 dinner menu highlights dishes like seared Faroe Island salmon with sweet-potato jus, tuna crudo with pear and ginger, and adobo roasted cauliflower. Don’t skip the blue cornbread, available as an add-on.
Onggi
2100 P St., NW
Dupont’s upscale-casual Korean restaurant Onggi is offering multiple Restaurant Week options. Lunch comes in two tiers: a $25 set with staples like kimchi and bibimbap, and a $35 menu featuring heartier dishes, including galbi (marinated short ribs). Dinner is $55 for three courses or $65 for four.
Tapori
600 H St., NE
From the team behind Daru, Tapori puts an “Indian-ish” spin on classic street-food dishes at this lively H Street Corridor spot. For $55 per person, diners can choose an appetizer, bread, main, dessert—and even a side—making it one of the more generous menus on the list.
Willowsong
801 Wharf St., SW
At this mid-Atlantic-inspired Wharf hotel restaurant, chef Jeffrey Williams is offering a $35 lunch and $55 dinner menu, with overlapping highlights like a caramelized-onion-and-duck tart, Maryland mussels and fries, and lamb merguez rigatoni. Finish with pistachio-and-honey cheesecake.
Tristan Espinoza joined Washingtonian as an Editorial Fellow in 2026. A proud Osage Native from Dallas, Texas, he is pursuing a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (Nonfiction) at American University. He is a graduate of Columbia University and the London School of Economics. He lives in Mount Pleasant.
