From pupusas to coffee flights, 24 eateries offer deals during Wheaton-Kensington Restaurant Week

Event showcasing array of international cuisines, area's diversity will end Sunday

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May 11, 2026 3:59 p.m.

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Twenty-four restaurants showcasing a diverse range of cuisines from countries including El Salvador, Nicaragua, Mexico, Haiti, Nepal and Italy, are participating in the Wheaton-Kensington Restaurant Week, which runs through Sunday.

“This is where culture and community come alive,” County Council President Natali Fani-González said in a county news release promoting the event. Fani-González and the Wheaton Urban District Advisory Committee are hosting the event for the second year. The eateries will offer prix fixe menus and promotions throughout the week, according to the news release.

Fani-González said the event aims to promote support for the area’s small businesses and encouraged residents to participate and explore new eateries and cuisines.

“When you dine here, you’re investing in our community,” Fani-González added.

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Restaurant week is one of two upcoming food-related events in the Wheaton area this spring. Less than one month after restaurant week, downtown Wheaton will host its 30th annual Taste of Wheaton Festival.

At the festival, attendees can sample an array of local restaurants and international cuisines, explore artisan vendors and watch live music and performances, according to the event’s website.  Taste of Wheaton will be held June 7 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Marian Fryer Town Plaza at 2424 Reedie Drive in downtown Wheaton.

Restaurants participating in Wheaton-Kensington Restaurant Week include:

• Americas Supermarket, the Brazilian market and restaurant at 2404 University Blvd. West in Wheaton is offering a traditional street food snack combo of pastel, a fried empanada, with sugar cane juice for $9.99;
• The Dish & Dram, an American gastro-pub at 10301 Kensington Parkway in Kensington;
• District Bistro, a classic American restaurant led by chef Pedro Matamoros, offers a two-course lunch for $25 and a two-course dinner for $40 or a three-course dinner for $50. The restaurant is located at 11230 Grandview Ave. in Wheaton;
• El Chante, an authentic Nicaraguan restaurant at 11265 Triangle Lane in Wheaton;
• Fillipo’s Italian Specialties, a longtime Italian deli and market at 11224 Triangle Lane in Wheaton, is offering a large combo special including any large sub, medium chips and 20-ounce soda for $17.99 and a small combo special that comes with any regular sub, small chips and 12-ounce soda can for $10.99;
• Frank’s Burgers, a casual eatery that specializes in burgers, at 11230 Grandview Ave. Suite 1 in downtown Wheaton;
• Frankly … Pizza!, a wood-fired pizza shop at 10417 Armory Ave. Kensington;
• Fruver, a juice, smoothie and coffee shop at 11255 Grandview Ave. in Wheaton;
• Gisele’s Creole Cuisine, a casual Haitian eatery at 2407 Price Ave. in Wheaton;
• Kantutas Restaurant Bar & Grill, a Bolivian and Latin American restaurant at 2400 University Blvd. in Wheaton;
• Ethiopian coffee shop and eatery, Kefa Café, is offering 10% off bags of locally roasted coffee beans. The offer is valid only at the café’s locations in the Wheaton Recreation Center at 11701 Georgia Ave. and the Silver Spring Recreation and Aquatic Center at 1319 Apple Ave.;
• La Gelatteria, a café serving gelato, coffee and cocktails as well as breakfast and brunch, at 10414 Detrick Ave. in Kensington, is offering 10% off flights of coffee, matcha or alcohol from 5 to 10 p.m.;
• Ledo Pizza’s location at 2638 University Blvd. West in Wheaton is offering 15% off all dine-in meals;
• The Limerick Pub, a traditional pub offering Irish food, Guiness, craft beer and live music at 11301 Elkin Street in Wheaton.
• Los Chorros Restaurant, a Salvadoran restaurant that has operated in the area since 1989, will offer a $27 three-course tasting menu featuring mini pupusas, a meat or vegetarian main dish and a choice of flan or churros for dessert. The eatery is located at 11220 Grandview Ave. in Wheaton;
• Los Cobanos, a restaurant and sports bar serving Salvadoran and Tex-Mex cuisine, at 11210 Grandview Ave. in Wheaton;
• El Salvadoran eatery Maria’s Café at 11305 Elkin St. in Wheaton is offering 15% for all dine-in customers;
• Methi, an Indian and Nepalese restaurant at 2509 University Blvd. West in Wheaton is offering an order of Aloo Paratha, an Indian flatbread stuffed with potatoes, for free with any purchase;
• Mobydick Sushi, a Japanese restaurant at 11220 Triangle Lane in Wheaton will offer specials for its lunch boxes for dine-in customers only. The price was not provided;
• Ooh La La Bakery, a local and family-owned bakery offering French pastries, coffee, and baked goods at 2600 University Blvd. West in downtown Wheaton.
• Traditional Italian restaurant Pacci’s Trattoria at 6 Post Office Road in Kensington;
• Regina’s, a casual Italian and Mediterranean restaurant at 11423 Georgia Ave. in downtown Wheaton is offering 15% off all lunch and dinner orders for patrons who dine-in;
• Sabor Mixteco, an authentic Mexican restaurant that specializes in cuisine from Oaxaca, is offering 10% off its entire menu at its location at 2462 Ennalls Ave. in downtown Wheaton;
• Terra Mare Restaurant & Bar, an Italian restaurant with Latin influences at 2504 Ennalls Ave. in downtown Wheaton, is offering 15% off all dine-in orders during the week. On Friday, the 15% deal off will be available until 8 p.m.

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Originally published at Bethesdamagazine