Alexandria Restaurant Week Kicks Off: 78 Restaurants Participating, Plus Fast-Casual Deals

ALEXANDRIA, VA – Alexandria Restaurant Week begins today and runs through Sunday, Aug. 23. Seventy-eight restaurants across the city are taking part with special prix fixe dinner menus at three price points: $35, $45 and $55. A number of fast-casual restaurants are also offering their own specials for the week.

Alexandria holds two Restaurant Week events per year, once in January and once in August.

Visit Alexandria has a list of Restaurant Week dinner menus here, and Alexandria Living Magazine has a neighborhood-by-neighborhood breakdown here.

ALX Now reports that Umiya Sushi, Pak Soii Izakaya & Bar and Dok Khao Thai Eatery are participating in the week for the first time.

Fast-casual restaurants offering their own Restaurant Week specials include:

• St. Elmo's Coffee Pub in Fairlington.
• Foster's Grille in Eisenhower East.
• St. Elmo's Coffee Pub in Old Town North.
• Cooper Mill in Old Town.
• Union Sandwich Co. in Old Town.
• Junction Bakery & Bistro in Del Ray.
• Market 2 Market in Del Ray.
• St. Elmo's Coffee Pub in Del Ray.

As soon as Alexandria's Restaurant Week wraps up, Metropolitan Washington Restaurant Week will begin, with 10 Alexandria restaurants taking part. See more on that Restaurant Week here.