Looking to indulge in a leisurely brunch (or crawfish boil) this weekend? Plenty of restaurants are serving up everything from Benedicts to boozy specials.
1825 18th St., NW; 202-627-2183
Sample a new selection of tiki cocktails every Sunday night starting May 25, and dig into half-price burgers and $5 orders of wings from 10 PM to midnight Monday through Thursday and from 11 PM to 1 AM on Friday and Saturday, now through the end of June. Both Bar Charley and its sister restaurant, El Chucho, will open for brunch at 10 on Memorial Day.
1515 N. Courthouse Rd., Arlington; 703-243-2410
Chef/owner David Guas channels his New Orleans roots with a crawfish boil this Saturday starting at 4. The Louisiana mudbugs will be served for $12 a pound with corn and new potatoes. Also look for Abita beer specials.
1443 P St., NW; 202-299-0018
Try the pastrami Benedict, available only on Memorial Day, along with other brunch staples such as omelets, scrambles, and pancakes. With the restaurant’s new Breakfast Club app, you can also get a free coffee or tea with your entrée. Sister restaurants The Pig, Grillfish, Logan Tavern, and The Heights will also serve brunch on Monday. The Pig’s bourbon happy hour will run from 3 to 7 PM.
4021 Campbell Ave., Arlington
Enjoy $1 oyster happy hour from 4 to 7.
1207 19th St., NW
Champagne is $1 a bottle with any $10 food purchase from 10 AM to 4 PM Saturday through Monday.
2007 18th St., NW; 202-588-7388
Dress like a pinup to win prizes at Jack Rose’s Memorial Day party, which will feature a cookout, $5 Fordham & Dominion beers, and Sloop Betty vodka cocktails. The winner of the pinup contest gets a trip to Delaware’s Dover Downs casino and a spot on Fordham & Dominion’s pinup calendar, while runners-up take home a boozy gift basket or tickets to Rams Head Live or Pier Six Pavilion in Baltimore. The fun starts at 2 PM.
Policy
1904 14th St., NW; 202-387-7654
In the mood for Old Bay? For $45, indulge in an all-you-can-eat crab feast this Sunday at Logan Circle hangout Policy. The restaurant’s fourth annual Crab Festival also includes hushpuppies, corn on the cob, and hot dogs, along with live music and $5 Atlas Brew Works drafts. Space is limited, so buy tickets in advance online.
1216 18th St., NW; 800 F Street, NW
In a Memorial Day tradition, Shake Shack brings back its seasonal Shack Corn Dog ($4.50), served with Rick’s Picks sweet corn relish. Chase it with the pecan-pie concrete ($4.25/$6.50), a vanilla frozen custard blended with an entire slice of pecan pie.
277 S. Washington St., Alexandria; 703-683-3247
Take your weekend feast to-go in a “BBQ bag” that includes pulled pork, kielbasa, potato salad, and honey cornbread. Each package is $75 and serves four; for an additional $38, you can get a strawberry-swirl cake that serves six. Call to reserve one for pickup on Friday or Saturday.
Also open on Memorial Day:
Kimpton Hotel restaurants—including Firefly, Urbana, Poste, and Jackson 20—are open for brunch on Monday.
Richard Sandoval’s DC eateries—El Centro D.F. (Georgetown and 14th Street locations), Ambar, Zengo, Masa 14, and Toro Toro—are offering bottomless brunches on Monday.
