BETHESDA

RESTAURANT

WEEK

Bethesda Restaurant Week is only 4 days away. Bethesda Restaurant Week runs from Monday, July 18 to July 24. This is a chance to enjoy full lunches for only $12-15, and dinners for only $25 at some of Bethesda's best restaurants!

If you are serious about fine food, draw up your plan to hit the restaurants you want most to take full advantage of Restaurant Week. But in these tough times, you don't have to be a gourmet to benefit from low prices!

To help plan your dining adventures in Bethesda, here is the full list, with some comments where appropriate:


American Tap Room
7278 Woodmont Ave., Bethesda
(301) 656-1366
Lunch $12 & Dinner $30

Assagi Mozarella Bar
4838 Bethesda Ave., Bethesda
(301) 951-1988
Lunch $12 & Dinner $30

Bezu Restaurant
9812 Falls Rd., #G, Potomac
(301) 299-3000
Lunch $15 & Dinner $30

Brasserie Monte Carlo
7929 Norfolk Ave., Bethesda
(301) 656-9225
Lunch $15 & Dinner $30

The Capital Grille
5310 Western Ave., Chevy Chase
(301) 718-7812
Lunch $15 & Dinner $30

Cesco Trattoria
4871 Cordell Ave., Bethesda
(301) 654-8333
Dinner $30

Chef Tony's
4926 St. Elmo Ave., Bethesda
(301) 654-3737
Lunch $12 & Dinner $30
(Chef Tony is a seafood specialist)

Divino Lounge & Restaurant
7345-B Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda
(240) 497-0300
Lunch $ 12 & Dinner $30
(Argentine cuisine!)

Food, Wine & Co.
7272 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda
(301) 652-8008
Lunch $12 & Dinner $30

Freddy's Lobster & Clams
4867 Cordell Ave., Bethesda
(240) 743-4257
Lunch $15

Geppetto Restaurant
10257 Old Georgetown Rd., Bethesda
(301) 493-9230
Lunch $12 & Dinner $30

Grapeseed
4865 Cordell Ave., Bethesda
(301) 986-9592
Dinner $30

Guardado's Restaurant
4918 Del Ray Ave., Bethesda
(301) 986-4920
Lunch $12 & Dinner $30
(Former chef at Jaleo; rare place to serve pupusas in Bethesda)

The Irish Inn at Glen Echo
6119 Tulane Ave., Glen Echo
(301) 229-6600
Lunch $15 & Dinner $30

Jaleo
7271 Woodmont Ave., Bethesda
(301) 913-0003
Lunch $15 & Dinner $30
(Chef Jose Andres - what more do you need to know?)

La Ferme
7101 Brookville Rd., Chevy Chase
(301) 986-5255
Lunch $15 & Dinner $30

Lebanese Taverna
7141 Arlington Rd., Bethesda
(301) 951-8681
Lunch $12 & Dinner $30

Le Vieux Logis
7925 Old Georgetown Rd., Bethesda
(301) 652-6816
Dinner $29

Lia's
4435 Willard Ave., Chevy Chase
(240) 223-5427
Lunch $15 & Dinner $30

Mon Ami Gabi
7239 Woodmont Ave., Bethesda
(301) 654-1234
Lunch $15 & Dinner $30

Newton's Table
4917 Elm St., Bethesda
(301) 718-0550
Lunch $15 & Dinner $30

Oakville Grill & Wine Bar
10257 Old Georgetown Rd., Bethesda
(301) 897-9100
Lunch $15 & Dinner $30

Old Angler's Inn
10801 MacArthur Blvd., Potomac
(301) 365-2425
Lunch $12 & Dinner $30

Passage to India
4931Cordell Ave., Bethesda
(301) 656-3373
Dinner $30

Persimmon Restaurant
7003 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda
(301) 654-9860
Lunch $15 & Dinner $30

Raku
7240 Woodmont Ave., Bethesda
(301) 718-8680
Dinner $30
(The best sushi in downtown Bethesda in my informal poll)

Redwood Restaurant
7121 Bethesda Ln., Bethesda
(301) 656-5515
Lunch $15 & Dinner $30

Tavira
8401 Connecticut Ave., Chevy Chase
(301) 652-8684
Lunch $15 & Dinner $30

Tragara Ristorante
4935 Cordell Ave., Bethesda
(301) 951-4935
Lunch $12 & Dinner $30
(Some insider info here: the chef is formerly of the prestigious Rive Gauche in downtown Washington)

Also, if you're coming from outside of Bethesda, don't forget to try the just-opened, new restaurants which are too new to be part of restaurant week, such as:

The Parva
7904 Woodmont Avenue, Bethesda
http://theparva.com/

Bold Bite
4901 Fairmont Avenue, Bethesda
(301) 951-2653
www.boldbite.net

Happy dining!