Alexandria Restaurant Week Starts August 16th and Canal Center wins Alexandria Community Beautification Award!
Alexandria Restaurant Week - August 16th-25th
Over 90 restaurants across Alexandria will participate in this year’s Restaurant Week, which starts on Friday, August 16th and goes through next Saturday August 25th.
Restaurant Week is the perfect opportunity to visit an old favorite in Old Town North, try out a new place, or better yet, do both! Participating restaurants are offering special prix fixe menus at price points of $27.50 (in honor of Alexandria’s 275th birthday!), $40, or $50 per person. Take a look at the digital menu book at the end of this post to explore the menus!
Reserve a table with a view at Jula’s On the Potomac, where they are offering a three-course meal for $40 per person from 5pm-10pm including delicious fare like panzanella salad, cedar roasted branzino, raspberry pannacotta, and more.
44 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 401
To make a reservation, visit: https://julasotp.com/
Sample offerings from the brand new dinner menu at Hotel AKA’s a.lounge with a three-course meal for $40 per person. Menu options include: shrimp and corn bisque, Amish half chicken, bread pudding, and more.
625 First St.
To make a reservation, visit: https://www.stayaka.com/hotel-aka-alexandria/dining
If you haven’t stopped in yet to check out the new Royal Restaurant - the time is now! Royal is offering a three-course meal for $27.50 per person! Menu options include: Burnt end empanadas, blackened salmon, double chocolate layer cake, and more.
730 N. St. Asaph St.
To make a reservation, visit: https://royalrestaurantva.com/
And don’t miss out on special prix fixe menus at many other great restaurants throughout Old Town North:
Hank’s Oyster Bar (three-course meal for $40 per person plus a chef’s welcome bite).
818 N. St. Asaph St.
To make a reservation, visit: https://hanksoysterbar.com/old-town/reservations/
Oak Steakhouse (two-course meal for $50 per person with an optional add-on for dessert)
901 N. St. Asaph St.
To make a reservation, visit: https://www.oaksteakhouserestaurant.com/location/oak-steakhouse-alexandria/
T.J. Stone’s Grill House & Tap Room (three-course meal for $40 per person)
608 Montgomery St.
visit: https://www.tjstones.com/
MacMillan Spirit House (three-course meal for $50 per person)
500 Montgomery St. Suite 140
To make a reservation, visit: https://www.themacmillanspirithouse.com/
A La Lucia (prix fixe meal for $50 per person)
315 Madison St.
To make a reservation, visit: https://www.alalucia.com/
To explore all of the restaurants participating in Alexandria Restaurant Week, visit:
https://visitalexandria.com/restaurants/restaurant-week/
For a digital menu book, visit:
Canal Center wins 2024 Alexandria Community Beautification Award
Alexandria Art Mart at Canal Center. (Photo: Canal Center Events)
The City of Alexandria recently announced the recipients of their 2024 Alexandria Beautification Awards and Old Town North’s Canal Center was one of three award recipients in the Community category. The Community category seeks to honor groups that “go above and beyond to enhance the local environment.” Canal Center was recognized for its “fun, unique, and eye-catching statues and artwork” and for its commitment to hosting weekly community events that are free and open to the public. From Art Marts to community celebrations to art gallery shows to free Yoga on the Plaza (Tuesdays at 6pm all summer long), there is always something happening at Canal Center.
For more information on the Alexandria Beautification Awards, visit: https://www.alexandriava.gov/parks/alx-beautification-award-winners
To keep up to date on the Canal Center schedule of events, follow their instagram: @CanalCenterEvents
Next Saturday night, August 24th, come explore all that Canal Center has to offer at the Art Mart Under the Stars from 6pm - 10pm. The perfect pre- or post-dinner activity to complement your Restaurant Week plans! Enjoy live jazz from Yellow Door Quartet as you sip on an adult beverage and take in all the great art in the gallery and set up all around the plaza. Back to school art activities will be available for the kids.
