Starting Monday
3201 New Mexico Ave., NW
Chef Roberto Donna’s pizzas and pastas can be ordered with half-priced bottles of Italian wines.
When: Monday and Sunday, all night.
523 Eighth St., SE
Looking for something more exciting than Malbec? Browse this Balkan restaurant’s list of wines from Serbia, Croatia, Bulgaria, and more, all offered at half-price.
When: Monday, all night.
1320 19th St., NW
Dupont’s new Turkish spot offers free range of their list for half-price wine night, which includes a large number of bottles from Turkey.
When: Mondays, all night.
Multiple locations
Drop by the popular 14th Street location, Cathedral Heights, and Reston for list of Spanish bottles at half-price.
When: Monday, all night.
1513 17th st., NW
Start the week right with a Proper Burger and half-price bottle, starting at 7. Want to drink earlier? Happy hour specials on a variety of drinks run from noon to 7.
When: Monday, starting at 7.
1825 14th St., NW
Pair Latin-Asian small plates with half-price bottles anywhere in the restaurant. If sipping glasses is more your speed, happy hour pricing on vino—plus beer and cocktails—runs all night on Tuesday.
When: Monday, starting at 5; all night happy hour on Tuesday.
3811 N. Fairfax Dr., Arlington
Sample chef Tim Ma’s creative cooking while ordering any bottle of wine under $75 for half-off, Monday and Sunday.
When: Monday and Sunday, all evening.
Tuesday
Multiple locations
Sip half-price bottles with your Mediterranean small plates at all three local branches of Cava—Clarendon, Capitol Hill, and Rockville—offered throughout the restaurants, all night long.
When: Tuesday, all night.
2340 Wisconsin Ave., NW
This Glover Park neighborhood joint pours half-price bottles to pair with their higher-end pub fare.
When: Tuesday, all night.
11 N. Washington St,, Rockville
Drop in for an early dinner at this stellar Mediterranean restaurant and take advantage of half-price bottles of Greek wine.
When: Tuesday, 4 to 7.
Wednesday
728 N. Henry St., Alexandria
Head to this Alexandria neighborhood spot for any bottle of wine for half-off, all night long.
When: Wednesdays, all night.
400 S. Maple Dr., Falls Church
Take advantage of “wine Wednesdays,” when select bottles are poured for half-off during happy hour and dinner.
When: Wednesday, 4 to 9.
Multiple locations
Chef Geoff’s offers one of the most generous happy hour menus, day after day, year after year. Wednesdays bring half-price bottles, open to close, at all locations in DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Glasses of house wine go for $6.95 during happy hour, offered seven days a week.
When: Wednesday, all day and evening.
Thursday
1515 N. Courthouse Rd., Arlington; 901 Pennsylvania Ave., SE
Abita may be the traditional pairing with New Orleans-style eats, but we’ll take our jambalaya with half-priced bottles at both Bayou Bakery locations.
When: Thursday, starting at 5.
3155 Mt. Pleasant St., NW
Large, thin-crust pies can be ordered alongside half-price bottles all night at this neighborhood pie joint in Mount Pleasant.
When: Thursday, all night.
Starting Sunday
1914 Ninth St., NW
The best wine deal at Dino’s doesn’t come from the Italian restaurant’s cellar: no corkage fee on bottles—i.e. bring your own for free—Sunday through Tuesday. Other options include a 33 percent discount (almost half price!) on bottles $50 and over on the same evenings. Find discount glasses in the bar during the many happy hour times.
When: No corkage and 33 percent off wines, Sunday through Tuesday.
1602 17th St., NW
Guests can sip any wine from the large list at half-price at this neighborhood Italian to beat the Sunday Scaries or Hump Day. The patio is a great place to take advantage in warm weather.
When: Sunday and Wednesday, all night.
Anna Spiegel covers the dining and drinking scene in her native DC. Prior to joining Washingtonian in 2010, she attended the French Culinary Institute and Columbia University’s MFA program in New York, and held various cooking and writing positions in NYC and in St. John, US Virgin Islands.
