For the next two weeks, restaurants across Alexandria will offer takeout specials to celebrate a spotlight on local dining establishments.
Restaurant week, a seasonal event run by Visit Alexandria, features 60 restaurants offering $49 takeout dinners for two or, at half those restaurants, $25 takeout dinners for one.
Some of the meal packages include appetizers and a bottle of wine, with the option to add to-go cocktails.
The full list of restaurants is available online — along with links to order from.
Most of the restaurants are located in Old Town and Del Ray, but outliers across the city include Aldo’s Italian Kitchen (2850 Eisenhower Avenue) in the Eisenhower Valley, Hops N Shine (2410 Mount Vernon Avenue) in Arlandria and Cafe Pizzaiolo (1623 Fern Street) near North Ridge.
In the West End, Restaurant Week participants include:
- Doyle’s Outpost (4620A Kenmore Avenue)
- City Kitchen (330 S. Pickett Street)
- Clyde’s at Mark Center (1700 N. Beauregard Street)
Photo via Hops N Shine/Facebook
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After some initial success, Visit Alexandria has announced the ongoing Restaurant Week deals will be extended for an additional week.
Currently, over 60 restaurants across the city are offering takeout, delivery, or curbside pickup meals-for-two at $49. A full list of participating restaurants is available online.
“The online menu book makes it easy to browse delicious selections from dozens of Alexandria eateries,” Visit Alexandria said in a press release. “No menu offering is the same — from appetizer, entrée and bottle of wine packages to three-course meals for two with mouth-watering desserts plus add-on options of cocktails to-go, there is undoubtedly a menu suited to everyone.”
Visit Alexandria said in the press release that the to-go model emphasized in this Restaurant Week is designed with a preference towards eating at home over dining in local restaurants while COVID-19 is still present in Alexandria.
The extension is also an effort to give some struggling local businesses a little boost.
“The success of Alexandria’s independent restaurant scene is critical to the city’s small business economy and essential to preserving a beloved experience of the city for residents and visitors alike as these local establishments weather the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic,” Visit Alexandria said.
Posted by Visit Del Ray on Sunday, August 30, 2020
Alexandria’s Restaurant Week is back, though in the takeout and delivery format that many restaurants have had to adapt to during the pandemic.
From this Friday, Aug. 21, to Sunday Aug. 30, over 60 restaurants in Alexandria will offer a $49 takeout, delivery, or curbside pick-up dinner for two. The event, which started in 2009, is being rebranded as Alexandria Restaurant Week To-Go.
“This year, guests are encouraged to bring Alexandria Restaurant Week home and enjoy special menus from the comfort of their dining room table, porch or couch,” Visit Alexandria said on a listing for the event. “The online menu book makes it easy to browse delicious selections from dozens of Alexandria eateries. No menu offering is the same — from appetizer, entrée and bottle of wine packages to three-course meals for two with mouth-watering desserts plus add-on options of cocktails to-go, there is undoubtedly a menu suited to everyone.”
Many old favorites are returning, but Visit Alexandria said this year features some new additions, like:
“Many participating restaurants, including Cheesetique, Spice Kraft Indian Bistro, Taqueria Picoso and Yunnan By Potomac Noodle House, have provided free meals to frontline hospital workers, first responders and neighbors affected by the COVID-19 pandemic throughout the past few months,” Visit Alexandria said. “Through Alexandria Restaurant Week To-Go, locals and visitors alike can lend their thanks to the locally owned restaurants that have provided relief throughout the community even during their own business hardships.”
A full list of restaurants is available online.
Deliver, carryout or curbside pickup? Alexandria is one of dozens of Virginia localities now participating in the Virginia is the Restaurant Lovers Takeout Week.
The March 30-April 5 effort to help out local restaurants impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic was organized by the Virginia Tourism Corporation and Virginia Restaurant, Lodging, and Travel Association.
“Virginia’s restaurant industry has been hit especially hard during this time,” Eric Terry, president of the Virginia Restaurant, Lodging and Travel Association said in a statement. “Restaurants are so vital to our economy and we encourage those who can afford to do so, to continue to help out these establishments that have helped to put Virginia on the map.”
“Virginia is for Restaurant Lovers” t-shirts are also being sold, and a portion of the proceeds go toward providing relief for food service workers. Participants this week are encouraged to share their experience on social media with #VirginiaEatsLocal.
Visit Alexandria has compiled a list of eateries at ALX at Home.
Virginia is for Restaurant Lovers Takeout Week is March 30-April 5. Support Alexandria’s local restaurants and breweries by ordering takeout, delivery or curbside pickup. Browse 90+ restaurants and their offerings at https://t.co/dPpjCkBLZ6 #ALXatHome #VirginiaEatsLocal pic.twitter.com/7gQy4V3Sn3
— Visit Alexandria VA (@AlexandriaVA) March 30, 2020
Support Alexandria restaurants for #VirginiaisforRestaurantLovers Takeout Week. The crepe rolls from T-Zo (https://t.co/gU1KjNKMWS) are amazing; can’t wait to have them tonight. Find more local options via @AlexandriaVA's #ALXatHome site https://t.co/tg3wEXI24I #VirginiaEatsLocal pic.twitter.com/DVZf6QdamT
— Elizabeth Bennett-Parker (@ElizabethForALX) March 30, 2020
Starting this weekend, roughly 70 restaurants throughout Alexandria will start offering new specials on multi-course meals to get locals to try new places.
Alexandria’s Winter Restaurant Week is scheduled to run for just over a week, from tomorrow (Friday) through Sunday, (Jan. 26). The event, put together by Visit Alexandria, aims to showcase local chefs in areas throughout the city.
While many of the restaurants are in Del Ray and Old Town, the West End, North Ridge, and the Landmark area are also represented. A list of all participating restaurants, as well as a map showing where the restaurants are located, is online.
New restaurants this year include:
- Augie’s Mussel House & Beer Garden (1106 King Street)
- The Study at Morrison House (116 S. Alfred Street)
- Rus Uz – Alexandria (210 Swamp Fox Road)
- Mai Thai (6 King Street)
Three-course dinners will be $35 per person. A one-course dinner for two is offered for the same price, $35. Also during Restaurant Week, 35 of the restaurants will offer lunch menus at $15 or $22 per person, while more than a dozen restaurants will offer $15-$22 brunches.
Photo via Rus Uz/Facebook
Alexandria’s Winter Restaurant Week is coming back next month with a handful of new eateries to sample.
For 10 days across two weekends, 70 restaurants across Alexandria will offer specials on meals. The event is put together by Visit Alexandria and is scheduled to run from Jan. 17-26.
Restaurant Week aims to showcase local chefs in neighborhoods across the city, from Old Town to the West End. Restaurants include everything from neighborhood favorites to international cuisine.
Three-course dinners for one will be $35 or a dinner for two at the same price. Also during that week, 35 of the restaurants will offer lunch menus at $15 or $22 per person, while more than a dozen restaurants will offer $15-$22 brunches.
A full list of participating restaurants is available online, but new additions to this year’s lineup include:
- Augie’s Mussel House & Beer Garden (1106 King Street)
- The Study at Morrison House (116 S. Alfred Street)
- Rus Uz – Alexandria (210 Swamp Fox Road)
- Mai Thai (6 King Street)
The event started in 2009 and occurs biannually, with winter and summer celebrations.
