Downtown Restaurant Week now, Taste of Atlanta in fall

Downtown Restaurant Week, going on through Sunday, features fixed-price brunch, lunch and dinner menus for $15, $25 or $35. Prices are per person and do not include alcohol, tax or tip.

Participating restaurants include Alma Cocina, 191 Peachtree St.; Azio, 229 Peachtree St.; Big Kahuna, 303 Peachtree Center Ave.; BLT Steak, 45 Ivan Allen Jr. Blvd. (in the downtown W hotel); The Bistro in the Courtyard by Marriott, 133 Carnegie Way; the BQE, 262 Edgewood Ave.; Cafe 458, 458 Edgewood Ave.; Chow Bing, 349 Decatur St.; Der Biergarten, 300 Marietta St.; The Drafting Table at Pencil Factory Lofts, 349 Decatur St.; Fandangles at the Sheraton Atlanta Hotel, 165 Courtland St.; Fire of Brazil, 218 Peachtree St.; Footprints Jamaican Restaurant and Lounge, 50 Upper Alabama St. (at Underground Atlanta); Game-X, 275 Baker St.; Glenn's Kitchen at the Glenn Hotel, 110 Marietta St.; Hudson Grille, 120 Marietta St.; Jalapeno Charlie's, 218 Peachtree St.; Max's Coal Oven Pizzeria, 300 Marietta St.; Max Lager's, 320 Peachtree St.; McCormick & Schmick's, 191 Marietta St. (in CNN Center); Meehan's Public House, 200 Peachtree St.; Morton's, 303 Peachtree Center Ave.; No Mas Cantina, 180 Walker St.; Noni's, 357 Edgewood Ave.; Paschal's, 180-B Northside Drive; Pittypat's Porch, 25 Andrew Young International Blvd.; Poor Calvin's, 510 Piedmont Ave.; Prime Meridian at the Omni Hotel, 100 CNN Center; Ray's in the City, 240 Peachtree St.; Ruth's Chris Steak House, 267 Marietta St. (in the Embassy Suites Hotel); Stats, 300 Marietta St.; Sway, 265 Peachtree St. (in the Hyatt Regency Atlanta); Ted's Montana Grill, 133 Luckie St.; Terrace, 176 Peachtree St. (in the Ellis Hotel); Thrive, 101 Marietta St.; Trader Vic's, 255 Courtland St. (in the Hilton Atlanta Hotel); Truva, 60 Andrew Young International Blvd.; Vesuvius Pizzeria, 327 Edgewood Ave.; and White Oak Kitchen and Cocktails, 270 Peachtree St.

Looking ahead, the 12th annual Taste of Atlanta festival, planned for Oct. 25-27 at Tech Square in Midtown, will feature more than 70 area restaurants including hot new spots Lure, King+Duke and Saltyard. The event kicks off with a Friday night block party featuring bites from Gunshow, One Eared Stag, Rosebud, Bocca Lupo and Rathbun's. See www.tasteofatlanta.com for details.