Fairfax Offers Mix Of Dining Options During 'Restaurant Week'

FAIRFAX CITY, VA — The 3rd annual Fairfax City Restaurant Week is scheduled for Sept. 13-20, with a mission to support the city’s independent dining establishments. Many city restaurants have opened their dining rooms to the public with additional precautions in place to ensure the health and safety of diners during the coronavirus pandemic.

Participating restaurants include Capital Ale House, Bellissimo, Dolce Vita, The Auld Shebeen, Mama Chang, Havabite Eatery, Kiroran, Kim’s Kitchen + Pho, Hamrock’s Restaurant, Epicure Cafe, Patriots Pub & Grill, Coyote Grille, Curry Mantra, Ornery Beer Company, The Wine House, Bollywood Bistro, Anita’s and Captain Pell’s.

The restaurants will offer three-course prix fixe dinners for $35 and $20 for lunch/brunch per person or couple for both dine-in and takeout with RW2Go. Diners that choose the RW2Go option will receive their meal in a Fairfax City Restaurant Week reusable thermal tote.

“Over the past several months, restaurants have demonstrated support for their employees and our communities while facing operational and financial challenges," City of Fairfax Mayor David Meyer said Tuesday in a statement. "Let us take this week to give back to those establishments who are our family, friends, and community members.”

The city also introduced two programs to support outdoor dining experiences with Fairfax City ReConnected Outdoors and City Square. Fairfax City ReConnected Outdoors provides new and expanded outdoor dining options on private and public property to include sidewalks and parking lots. City Square consists of street-side dining in Old Town Fairfax along University Drive and Main Street.

The Fairfax City Economic Development Authority and the Central Fairfax Chamber of Commerce partnered to form the 2020 Restaurant Week Committee. The partnership worked with consultants and the restaurant community to plan and carry out the event.

The committee’s goals are to expose visitors and area residents to Fairfax City, increase the number of diners each restaurant welcomes during this week, and increase brand recognition for participating restaurants.

Diners are encouraged to join the conversation about 2020 Fairfax City Restaurant Week on social media by using #FairfaxCityEats when posting about the event and tagging Fairfax City’s Economic Development Authority on Facebook @FairfaxCityEDA and on Twitter @CityofFairfaxVA.