Alexandria Restaurant Week Returns

Photo by John Arundel Alexandria Celebrity Chef Cathal Armstrong cooks up a storm at Virtue Feed & Grain in advance of next week's Alexandria Restaurant Week.

ALEXANDRIA, VA. - With both locally owned and operated neighborhood restaurants as well as nationally recognized chef‐owned eateries, Alexandria is a flavorful melting pot in the truest sense.

Photo by John Arundel Serving up the vino at Virtue.

Alexandria restaurants have taken their place alongside D.C. restaurants as some of the best in the nation with The New York Times praising,"...the city has taken its place at the culinary table."

Alexandria Winter Restaurant Week returns, January 13 - 22, as 59 restaurants throughout the city will feature a $35 prix-fixe three-course dinner or $35 dinner for two.

Foodies can savor the flavors of Alexandria’s distinctive collection of eateries, from fine dining establishments to casual neighborhood favorites, with special offers available exclusively during the event.

This 10-day event lasts two weekends, inviting residents and visitors to experience Alexandria’s diversity of restaurant choices and taste the culinary inventiveness of local chefs. Alexandria Restaurant Week was launched in 2009 and has been a hit with patrons and restaurateurs ever since.

The Alexandria Convention & Visitors Association coordinates and markets the event, which is free for participating restaurants. In addition to serving as an economic driver for Alexandria restaurants, Alexandria Restaurant Week builds the Alexandria brand as it helps the city to become known as a culinary destination.

Restaurant Week menus and online reservations are available on VisitAlexandriaVA.com.

Direct link to Alexandria Restaurant Week page:
http://visitalexandriava.com/restaurants-nightlife/restaurants/alexandria-restaurant-week/
 
2012 Alexandria Winter Restaurant Week Participants

$35 Dinner for Two
Bugsy's Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar
Chadwicks Old Town
Chakra Café

Photo by John Arundel

Cheesetique
Daniel O'Connell's Irish Restaurant & Bar
Dishes of India
Duke's Bar & Grill
Faccia Luna
FireFlies
Fontaine Caffe & Creperie
The Jamieson Grille
King Street Blues
The Light Horse
Mango Mike's Caribbean Restaurant
Monroe's An American Trattoria
Murphy's Grand Irish Pub
Overwood
Pizzeria Paradiso
Pizzeria Venti
Ramparts
Red, Hot & Blue Kingstowne
RedRocks Pizza Napoletana
Savio's Restaurant
Seagar’s Restaurant
Shooter McGee's
Southside 815
T.J. Stone’s
Villa Di Este Restaurant

$35 Three-Course Prix Fixe Dinner

A la Lucia
Bastille
Bilbo Baggins Restaurant
Bistro on First
Carlyle Club
Chart House Restaurant
Columbia Firehouse
DC Metro Food Tours
Delia's Mediterranean Grill
Finn & Porter
Gadsby's Tavern Restaurant
Geranio Ristorante
GRAPE + BEAN
The Grille at Morrison House

Photo by John Arundel Having fun out on the town - what Restaurant Week is all about.

Jackson 20
Joe Theismann's Restaurant
La Bergerie
La Tasca Spanish Tapas Bar & Restaurant
Laporta's Restaurant
The Majestic
Medieval Madness
The Mount Vernon Inn Restaurant
Nina's Dandy
Phillip's Flagship
Railstop Gastropub
RT's Restaurant
Tempo Restaurant
Two Nineteen Restaurant
Virtue Feed & Grain
Warehouse Bar & Grill
The Wharf Restaurant

Photo by John Arundel Columbia Firehouse and its chef, in Old Town.