Restaurants in Washington, D. C.

Chandeliers made of shimmering gold scales light up red-and-gold damask wallpaper. Tomato-red chairs stand out boldly against a bar lined with white tufted leather. The bold hues that decorate Panache Restaurant's Tysons Corner location match the bold flavors of its Italian dishes. Chefs stuff lobster into house-made ravioli and slow-braise lamb to make their specialty house ragù. Grilled free-range Angus filet mignon pairs with a choice of more than 150 wines. An outdoor seating area hosts al fresco dining, and music from a live jazz band harmonizes with patrons' satisfied "mmm's" on the second and fourth Friday of every month.

If your non-existent or expired passport and lack of vacation days prevent you from taking an international culinary journey, let today's deal transport your taste buds and help you save for your impending world tour. With today's Groupon, $15 gets you $35 worth of Asian cuisine and drinks at Uptown Cathay. With Thai, Chinese, Japanese, and sushi, Uptown Cathay acts as your Sherpa for a culinary tour of Eastern Asia. Take your wanderlusting mail carrier and hungry insurance agent on a palate-pleasing trip with today’s deal.Follow @Groupon_Says on Twitter.

Chef/owner Peter Smith, Vidalia's former executive chef, likes to change his menu depending on what fresh, farm-direct produce is in season. In his hearty biography, he notes that he "appreciate[s] taking the most unusual of pairings visually and creating them mentally. It often turns into the most delicious of flavor combinations.” This results in dishes such as the ballotine of chicken (crisp dark meat and rosemary-mousse-stuffed breast served with cranberries), the potato-crusted sea scallops (served with honey-scented butternut-squash puree, roasted maitake mushrooms, and cranberry-walnut chutney), and the popular tuna sliders (tuna tartare in sesame-seed buns with white-miso aioli and cucumber-cilantro slaw).

You're familiar with politicians, but do you know what they like to drink? If you buy today's Groupon, you just might find out. For $10, you get a $25 Groupon to Bullfeathers of Capitol Hill, a restaurant and bar that's been serving food and drink to state representatives since 1980 and Max Trews of Fairfax, Virginia, since 2005. Grab your part-time pundits and leisure-time lobbyists for a late-night bite or Saturday afternoon burger and beer. Follow @Groupon_Says on Twitter.

The word posh is believed to derive from the days of long sea voyages, when upper-class passengers would stamp the acronym P.O.S.H (Podiatrists Only Shall Handle) on their shoes when leaving them out to be shined. With today's Groupon, regain the glory days of refinement through a night of hip entertainment and dining at Posh Restaurant & Supper Club. For $15, you'll get $35 worth of ambrosial food and drink. Modeled after the jazz clubs and speakeasies of yesteryear (flapper yesteryear, not dinosaur yesteryear, which is way too scary), Posh combines all of life's necessities (good food, live entertainment, oxygen) under one roof. Stop by the chic lounge that Open Table diners call one of DC's Hot Spots and Vibrant Bar Scenes for a romantic dinner or a rousing night out with friends.

Chadwicks' restaurant policy of only hiring men or women named Chadwick may be controversial, but it's also highly effective. Whenever there's a spill and one Chadwick yells, "Chadwick," every Chadwick comes running to mop it up. Instead of taking a single Chadwick 30 minutes to clean the area, it takes the 45 Chadwicks at Chadwicks just 20 minutes. This has helped Chadwicks become the preeminent pub in the DC area. If you're interested in employment opportunities at Chadwicks, make sure you are either named Chadwick or are willing to legally change your name to Chadwick; if you're only interested in a great deal on tasty food and drink at Chadwicks, keep reading about Chadwicks.