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Lunch specials in Washington, DC

167 lunch specials read on the menus of 34 restaurants, in 9 neighborhoods. The typical one costs $24.98, the fourth lowest typical price of the 4 cities we cover.

Menus read Sep 30, 2026

Restaurants: 34
Lunch specials: 167
Typical price: $24.98
Under $15: 10%

What lunch costs

Half of Washington, DC restaurants price lunch at $18.75 to $30

167 prices, dollar by dollar. 31% are under $20. The typical price elsewhere: New York $21.80, Los Angeles $17.50, San Francisco $18.

under $15$15 and more

Lunch under $1517 lunch specials at 7 restaurants in Washington, DC Lunch from $15 to $2034 lunch specials at 13 restaurants in Washington, DC The lunch price indexEvery city and neighborhood, side by side

When lunch is served

Lunch runs 11:30 AM to 3 PM at most Washington, DC tables

How many restaurants are serving their lunch special at each half hour, among the 23 that print their hours. 6 keep the lunch price until 4 PM or later.

Late lunch specials Weekend lunch specials

What are you having?

By cuisine in Washington, DC

Lowest price first

All 34 restaurants with a lunch special

Lunch vs dinner

Same dish, lower price at lunch

123 dishes in Washington, DC print both a lunch and a regular price. The biggest gaps:

Lunch vs dinner, every city

Good to know

Lunch in Washington, DC, in short

How much does a lunch special cost in Washington, DC?

A typical restaurant charges $24.98 for its lunch special, and half of the 34 restaurants sit between $18.75 and $30. Of the 167 prices we read, 10% are under $15 and 31% are under $20. All prices are before tax and tip.

Which Washington, DC neighborhood has the cheapest lunch specials?

Among neighborhoods with at least three restaurants, Penn Quarter / Chinatown has the lowest typical price, $21.50. Downtown / K Street has the highest, $30.

What time are lunch specials served in Washington, DC?

23 restaurants print their lunch hours. Service typically starts around 11:30 AM and ends around 3 PM. 6 keep the lunch price until 4 PM or later.

Are lunch specials served on weekends in Washington, DC?

Most are weekday deals. 2 restaurants on this page write a Saturday or Sunday on the lunch menu.

Typical price: each restaurant counts once, at the middle price of its own lunch specials; we show the middle restaurant. Menus read Sep 30, 2026. Prices at the table, before tax and tip. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).