Alexandria Winter Restaurant Week 2015 Sees New Participants

Mark your calendars: For 10 days and two weekends, 60 Alexandria restaurants will offer a $35 three-course dinner or a $35 dinner for two during Alexandria Winter Restaurant Week, Jan. 23 to Feb. 1, according to a news release from the Alexandria Convention & Visitors Association.

New this year, more than two dozen restaurants are offering lunch specials at $10, $15 or $20 per person in addition to the dinner promotions. (See website for select lunch participants.)

New Restaurant Week participants include BRABO Tasting Room, with its casual Belgian fare, alongside Alexandria newcomers City Kitchen and Mackie’s Bar & Grill, as well as Old Town favorite Taverna Cretekou.

Alexandria Winter Restaurant Week showcases the inventiveness of local chefs in neighborhoods throughout the city, including Old Town, Del Ray and the West End. At a range of locales, from fine dining establishments to casual neighborhood favorites, guests will savor the flavors of Alexandria’s distinctive collection of eateries.

In January, guests will find a flip-book of menus at www.AlexandriaRestaurantWeek.com.

• WHAT: Alexandria Winter Restaurant Week
• WHEN: 10 Days – January 23 – February 1, 2015
• WHERE: Neighborhoods throughout Alexandria, Virginia, including Old Town, Del Ray and the West End
• HOW: $ 35 three-course dinner OR $35 dinner for two; select locations offering lunch from $10-20/person
• INFO: www.AlexandriaRestaurantWeek.com; 703-746-3301

This semi-annual event spans two weekends, making it an extraordinary time to transform Restaurant Week into a delicious Restaurant Weekend with special rates at luxurious hotels just steps from eateries. To find new winter packages and rates, go to www.VisitAlexandriaVA.com/Hotels.

PHOTO: BRABO will be participating in Alexandria Winter Restaurant Week this year; photo courtesy of BRABO