Going Out Guide

THE $20 DINER | The chefs at this tiny spot in McLean aren’t from Isaan, but they have respect for the region’s cuisine.

The fact-based comedy tells the story of 1980s drug-runner Barry Seal.

At the Block in Annandale, try ash coconut ice cream, poke, Thai street food, Asian comfort food and more.

Say hello to the Wharf and “Mean Girls," and say farewell to Cantina Marina.

"Almost every single fight — internationally, locally, whatever — is … about what your place is in the world and culture," says playwright Karen Zacarias.

The Los Angeles-based chain's first location in D.C. offers ramen bowls, mini tacos, rice bowls, small plates, snacks and curries in a dining room that's much larger than those belonging to its local competitors.

"The Lover” and “The Collection,” a double bill of comic short plays by English playwright Harold Pinter, open Tuesday at the Lansburgh Theatre.

The chain's founder, Jeni Britton Bauer, is credited with creating salted caramel ice cream. Expect that flavor, plus almost 20 others, at the new D.C. shop, where Bauer says they'll hand out free treats until everyone in line gets a taste.

Fine-tune your salsa, tango or zouk steps while exploring the area’s most welcoming, high-energy dance nights.

Expect an action-packed weekend of art and museum events, including Art All Night, Museum Day Live and the anniversary of the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

The first 10,000 new or existing Lyft users to claim a special code posted on Budweiser's Facebook and Instagram accounts on Thursdays will receive two $10 ride credits.

In October, Drink Company's trio of pop-up bars is transforming into a spooky haunt.