On Mondays at this 14th Street speakeasy, guests can try out the “Legends Selection” at a discounted price. Bartenders make the off-menu lineup of classic cocktails with premium liquors and ingredients. For example, a French 75 might come with Grand Marnier Louis Alexandres instead of gin. Although cocktails are normally $20 to $25 here, on Mondays one of the premium drinks will run for $16-$18.

The high-end steakhouse offers a legendary, luxurious burger at the bar in its lounge during lunch. Available Monday through Friday from 11.30am to 2:30 p.m., the bar burgers menu includes a choice of burger with a side, a seasonal cookie, and a nonalcoholic drink goes for $22. Go with an oak-grilled prime steak burger and truffle parmesan fries. Or pay $3 more and can get the trio of duck fat fries.

This avant-garde kitchen in Georgetown has a menu of bar snacks that includes a smaller version of its famed burger, a fried chicken sandwich, and other seasonally rotating plates, all for less than $10.

This classy downtown restaurant from Rasika owner Ashok Bajaj offers a lunch menu at the bar that pairs one dish and one dessert for $20. It’s a great way to try out the refined yet unfussy dishes such as the prime short rib burger or spaghetti with truffle and parmesan.

From 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. every day, Joe’s has one of best happy hours in the city. Cocktail snacks, including Alaskan king crab rolls and lobster deviled eggs, can be all had for under $5. Prices are also cut in half for oysters on the half shell and a number of drinks.

At the Watergate hotel’s posh restaurant, a three-course pre-theater menu (5 p.m. to 7 p.m.) of French and Mediterranean dishes costs $56 per person.Appetizers include nougat de canard,a combination of duck confit, foie gras, and almonds. One main course is rock fish with chermoula and cavatelli. Desserts range from an orange zest chocolate tarte to a lavender creme brulee.

Happy hour Monday through Saturday (4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.) at this downtown steakhouse includes deals for $1 oysters. There are small plates, starting at $10, like lobster croquettes and crab sliders.

A downtown staple, the Occidental has a weekday happy hour (3 p.m. to 7 p.m.) that includes half-price bar snacks and a $7 price tag for cocktails and wine. Jumbo lump crab croquettes, roasted corn and chile fritters, and afritto mistoof seafood and vegetables are all available.

This French brasserie in a Kimpton hotel has a three-course dinner priced at $40. The “menu du jour” includes a choice of soup or salad, a daily special entree, and either the “cheese of the moment” or crème brulee for dessert. The prix-fixe is available for dinner every day.