Regional Summer Restaurant Week returns this month with two dozen Fairfax participants

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Published August 11, 2025 at 11:45AM

Sanguche de Pollo from Pisco y Nazca’s 2025 Summer Restaurant Week menu (courtesy Pisco y Nazca)

The Summer Restaurant Week menus for Davio’s Northern Italian Steakhouse includes chicken marsala as a dinner option (courtesy Davio’s Northern Italian Steakhouse)

The D.C. region’s annual Summer Restaurant Week is coming back next week, and around 30 restaurants around Fairfax County are joining in.

The restaurant week is run by the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington (RAMW), which also organizes winter restaurant weeks. Restaurants offer three-course meals for brunch, lunch and dinner with some wine and cocktail pairings at some locations.

Restaurant week is scheduled to run around the region from Monday, Aug. 18 through Sunday, Aug. 24. This summer’s iteration will feature 350 participants total, including 22 first-timers, according to RAMW President and CEO Shawn Townsend.

“Summer Restaurant Week is the perfect opportunity to discover and support our vibrant local dining scene, share unforgettable meals with friends and family, and savor the passion and creativity of our chefs. All at an incredible value,” Townsend said in a statement. “… We can’t wait to celebrate with diners and showcase the flavors that make our region so special.”

Restaurants around Fairfax participating include:

Merrifield

Alta Strada Mosaic (2911 District Avenue) — Italian restaurant $25 brunch, $25 lunch and $40 dinners with paired wine or cocktails
B Side (8298 Glass Alley) — American restaurant $25 brunch and $40 dinners
Kirby Club (2911 District Avenue) — Halal/Mediterranean restaurant with $35 brunch, $25 lunch, $40 dinner, $55 dinner
Matchbox Merrifield (2911 District Avenue) — American restaurant with $25 lunch and $40 dinner

Fairfax City and Fair Lakes

Reston

Vienna

Big Buns Vienna (142 Branch Road) — Burger restaurant with $35 lunch
Evelyn Rose (111 Church Street) — American restaurant with $65 dinner

Tysons and McLean

West Falls Church

Fava Pot (7393 Lee Highway) — Egyptian/Mediterranean restaurant with $35 brunch, $35 lunch, $65 dinner

Vernon Miles is the ALXnow cofounder and editor. He’s covered Alexandria since 2014 and has been with Local News Now since 2018. When he’s not reporting, he can usually be found playing video games or Dungeons and Dragons with friends.