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70 local restaurants are participating in Alexandria Restaurant Week

By James Cullum

Hungry?

Alexandria’s summer Restaurant Week launched on Friday, August 19, and runs until Sunday, August 28.

There are 70 local restaurants participating all over the city, and diners can choose between $25, $35 and $45 multi-course meals.

The event was organized by Visit Alexandria, which compiled a menu of offerings from participating restaurants.

Cheesetique, for instance, is offering for $35 an appetizer choice of watermelon, feta and quinoa salad or a trip of fresh Chevre truffles, and a number of entrees, including chicken pot pie, shrimp and grits, beef short ribs and creamy black truffle gnocchi.

The following restaurants are participating:

  • 219 Restaurant
  • Ada’s On The River
  • Aldo’s Italian Kitchen
  • Augie’s Mussel House
  • Bastille Brasserie And Bar
  • Blackwall Hitch
  • Brabo Brasserie
  • Bugsy’s Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar
  • Cafe 44
  • Cafe Pizzaiolo
  • Cedar Knoll
  • Chadwicks
  • Chart House Restaurant
  • Cheesetique
  • City Kitchen
  • Clyde’s at Mark Center
  • Daniel O’Connell’s Irish Restaurant & Pub
  • Del Ray Cafe
  • Delia’s Mediterranean Grill & Brick Oven Pizza
  • Dishes Of India
  • Elo’s Italian Restaurant
  • Evening Star Cafe
  • Gadsby’s Tavern Restaurant
  • Hard Times Cafe
  • Haute Dogs & Fries
  • Hen Quarter
  • Hops N Shine
  • Hummingbird
  • Il Porto
  • King And Rye
  • Kismet Modern Italian
  • Kisso Asian Bistro
  • Laporta’s Restaurant
  • Lena’s Wood-Fired Pizza & Tap
  • Market 2 Market
  • Mason Social
  • The Mount Vernon Inn
  • Murphy’s Irish Pub
  • Myron Mixon’s Pitmaster Barbecue
  • Northside 10
  • Oak Steakhouse
  • Pasara Thai Restaurant
  • Piece Out
  • Pork Barrel BBQ
  • Ramparts Tavern & Grill
  • RedRocks Neapolitan Bistro
  • Rocklands Barbecue & Grilling Company
  • Royal Restaurant
  • RTs Restaurant
  • Rus Uz Alexandria
  • Sonoma Cellar
  • Southside 815
  • Spice Kraft Indian Bistro
  • Sweet Fire Donna’s
  • Taqueria Picoso
  • Tequila & Taco
  • Thai Signature
  • The Light Horse
  • The Majestic
  • The Rub Chicken & Beer
  • The Study
  • The Warehouse
  • Theismann’s Restaurant & Bar
  • Tiki Bar
  • Union Street Public House
  • Urbano 116
  • Vermilion
  • Village Brauhaus
  • Whiskey & Oyster
  • Yunnan By Potomac — A Noodle House

About the Author

  • Reporter James Cullum has spent nearly 20 years covering Northern Virginia. He began working with ALXnow in 2020, and has covered every story under the sun for the publication, from investigative stories to features and photo galleries. His work includes coverage of national and international situations, as well as from the White House, Capitol, Pentagon, Supreme Court and State Department. He's covered protests and riots throughout the U.S. (including the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol), in addition to earthquake-ridden Haiti, Western Sahara in North Africa and war-torn South Sudan. He has photographed presidents and other world leaders, celebrities and famous musicians, and excels under pressure.