If temperatures are pushing 90, you know what time it is around D.C.: Summer Restaurant Week. The August iteration of the twice-yearly, weeklong celebration of the D.C. area’s restaurants starts Monday Aug. 15 and continues through Sunday, Aug. 21.

Hundreds of local restaurants are slated to participate, serving prix-fixe multiple-course brunches and lunches for $25 per person, and prix-fixe dinners at two price points: $40 and $55 per diner for in-person dining.

The event, which comes from Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington, is focused on dining in, though many restaurants are still offering takeout deals, as became commonplace during COVID-era Restaurant Weeks. Promotions for to-go meals will run customers $70 or $100 for a two-person dinner, and $140 or $200 for a to-go meal for four.

Need help deciding where to go? The Metropolitan Washington Restaurant Week website allows diners to search for participating restaurants by neighborhood, cuisine, and more. There are also plenty of recommendations from the city’s food writers. Want to check out a brand new spot? Washingtonian put together a list of 11 new restaurants offering summer restaurant week deals next week — including Dolce Vita on 14th Street, Maker’s Union in Reston, Penn Quarter Indian restaurant Rania, and J. Hollinger’s Waterman’s Chophouse, a farm-to-table restaurant in Silver Spring.

The Washington Post also put together a list of suggestions for making the most of Restaurant Week — including suggestions for which restaurants are offering the best deals relative to their normal prices, which restaurants would be best to dine with kids, and which restaurant week participants have great outdoor seating options. The piece also tailors its restaurant week preview to the haters — those who tend to complain about crowds, limited menus, and whether the restaurant week deals are actually a bargain.

Need even more recs? During his weekly Q&A on Wednesday, Post food critic Tom Sietsema offered a few suggestions for restaurants that cater to the more choosy restaurant week consumers by providing multiple options per course, or more of their regular menu items.

Reservations for some of the biggest name restaurants can book up, so plan your week accordingly. Looking to dine out in Northern Virginia? Be sure to check the site for Alexandria Restaurant Week, a separate event for restaurants there organized by the City of Alexandria. Another pro tip? Many restaurants extend the promotion past the official restaurant week time frame, so check each restaurant’s website: you might be able to snag the deal after the fact.