Winter Restaurant Week 2017 Lineup Includes Bethesda Area Venues

BETHESDA, MD — The Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington recently announced the restaurants that will be participating in its annual Winter Restaurant Week across the DC metro region, and eateries in Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Potomac, Silver Spring and Gaithersburg are taking part. The special week, which offers lunch and dinner deals to diners, is scheduled from Monday, Jan. 30, through Sunday, Feb. 5.

The event encourages locals and visitors alike to dine out, eat up and support local businesses.

Restaurants in Maryland, DC, and Virginia will serve up three-course meals, with dinner menus available for $35, lunch menus available for $22, and new this year, brunch available for $22, with a total of 250 restaurants participating.

New this year, Restaurant Week diners can also dig into $22 brunch menus from more than 50 restaurants spanning an array of cuisines, from Balkan to Japanese to American seafood. With restaurants across metropolitan Washington offering brunch, diners can visit neighborhood favorites or explore new restaurantsin neighborhoods stretching from South Riding to Arlington.

Also read: Bethesda's Restaurant Week Returns Jan. 13

Bethesda and Chevy Chase restaurants taking part include: Capital Grille - Chevy Chase, 5310 Western Ave.; Daily Grill Bethesda, One Bethesda Metro Center; Grapeseed, 4865 Cordell Ave.; Jaleo - Bethesda, 7271 Woodmont Ave.; Kapnos Kouzina, 4900 Hampden Lane; LIA'S, 4435 Willard Ave., Suite 246B; Morton's The Steakhouse - Bethesda, 7400 Wisconsin Ave.; PassionFish Bethesda, 7187 Woodmont Ave.; Redwood, 7121 Bethesda Lane; and Ruth's Chris Steak House Bethesda, 7315 Wisconsin Ave.

Other Montgomery County restaurants on the lineup are: Melting Pot Gaithersburg, 9021 Gaither Road; Founding Farmers - Montgomery County, 12505 Park Potomac Ave. in Potomac; and All Set Restaurant and Bar, 8630 Fenton St., Plaza 5 in Silver Spring.

See all the participating restaurants here.

Back again is the Diner Rewards program, automatically entering anyone who books reservations through www.rwdmv.com and opts to receive exclusive deals on meals, to win prizes from Restaurant Week sponsors including the American Lamb Board, Events DC, Fine European Wines, the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility, GrubHub and OpenTable.

Restaurant Week provides an opportunity for guests to visit many of the 2016 RAMMY Awards restaurant nominees, who were recognized by RAMW in June for their excellence in service and dining. Among the Restaurant Week participants are 2016 RAMMY nominees: Casa Luca, Charlie Palmer Steak, Del Campo, G by Mike Isabella, Kapnos, PassionFish - Reston, Rasika, Sushiko, TICO and Vinoteca.

To share and explore Winter Restaurant Week meals and fun times, guests can use the hashtag #RWDMV on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

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