Summer Restaurant Week —the big one, put on by Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington—runs from Monday, August 18 to Sunday, August 24. And while its affordability is debatable now that many dinners are $65 per person (plus, in some cases, a 20 percent service fee), there are still deals to be had at lunch and brunch, where menus range from $25 to $35. Here’s what’s on offer at a bunch of new (and new-ish) restaurants, all open a year or less.

A Kitchen+Bar

1010 New Hampshire Ave., NW

Beard-award-winning restaurateur Ellen Yin opened this spinoff of her Philadelphia hit in September (it pretty quickly landed on our 2025 100 Very Best Restaurants list ). The dining room, housed in a West End hotel, is serving its Restaurant Week menus through the end of August. There’s a three

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