Restaurants in Burke

Today's Groupon gets you $40 worth of perfectly prepared sushi rolls and drinks for half the price at Current, the Dupont Circle authority on sushi, sake, and electronic music. Current is known as a hip lounge where beautiful people sip sake cocktails and snack on spicy tuna until the wee hours of the morning. The Washington Post says Current is revitalizing nightlife around 18th Street and Connecticut Avenue NW.

Using fresh, local ingredients, executive chef Susan Delbert whips up small but powerful lunch and dinner menu items, with starters such as roasted pepper soup ($6.75) and an arugula, goat cheese, and candied walnut appetizer with lemon and cilantro marinated mushrooms splashed with an herb vinaigrette ($8). As for main munchies, the NPC jumbo lump crab cakes are paired with artichokes, crispy eggplant, and Kalamata olives ($25), while the filet of beef is crowned with a bing cherry demi glace and sidekicked with chive mashed potatoes and sautéed summer squash ($19). The Fourth Estate offers a staggering array of wines, or you can exercise your constitutional right to consume raisin-bread french toast ($10.50) and steak and eggs ($17.75) with spicy Bloody Marys ($5.27) during brunch.

Blast through battalions of crepes or invade the sparkling champagnes of diverse regions of France with today's Groupon: $10 for $25 worth of food and drink at Napoleon Bistro & Lounge. Napoleon Bistro is renowned for its fresh and flavorful brunches and sparkling champagnes served in a sultry downstairs lounge.Follow @Groupon_Says on Twitter.

Savor a bountiful bouquet of seasonal delights served beneath ornate crystal chandeliers and a roof. With today's Groupon, $20 gets you $45 worth of food inspired by global flavors, unique cocktails, and dancing at Policy, a hip restarounge located in the U Street corridor. Owner Omar Miskinyar founded Policy on the principles of providing thoughtful food to all, and making sure everyone—even you, you who has such golden, untapped potential—has the opportunity to drink signature cocktails and dance the night away in a graffiti-and-vinyl-dappled atmosphere. Classic Knights: Rode into battle atop gallant horses. Modern Knights: Ride in limos to record charity singles.

Tucked near the shady promenades of Georgetown's Prospect St., the Peacock Cafe is a restful gem just steps from M St.'s bustling shops. There, Chef Maziar Farivar—a three-time invitee to the prestigious James Beard House in New York City—blends elegant, contemporary food from America and abroad with a laid-back atmosphere that attracts the full spectrum of Georgetown crowds, from brunching families to big-name politicians. (Bill and Hillary Clinton have even been spotted there by the Washington Post's Reliable Source.)

In a dining room decorated with large, colorful modern art, these varied visitors peruse a menu of American fare, much of which incorporates sustainable ingredients such as organic chicken and hormone-free beef. Pasture-raised and grass-fed rib-eye steak arrives in a cloud of Peacock's signature fries, which BlackBook describes as "dangerously delicious." And pistachio-crusted cod benefits from a tangy and sweet sauce of dried fruits and almonds. Diners can quench thirsts with a fresh-squeezed elixir from the juice bar, or select a pairing from an extensive wine list that, like the coatroom at a genie convention, contains dozens and dozens of bottles.

When he's not wowing crowds with his delicate preparations, Chef Farivar busies himself by burnishing America's image abroad as a part of the State Department's new Diplomatic Culinary Partnership. As an affiliate of the American Chef Corps, Farivar joins culinary luminaries including Rick Bayless, Jose Andrés, and Ming Tsai on a mission to share the flavors that define America with mouths around the world.

Introduce your palate to Asian food that isn’t Chinese or Thai with today’s deal: $15 for $30 worth of Korean food and drinks at Mandu in Dupont Circle, one of the few authentic Korean restaurants in the DC area.Besides, they’re only cute because they taste so good.