Seattle Restaurant Week, which is in fact two weeks (April 12–16, April 19–23), offers diners a chance to sample three-course dinners for $30, along with some two-course lunches for $15.

Out of this year’s 130 participating restaurants, here are some I might choose:

Because the spendier the restaurant, the better the deal: Aqua by El Gaucho, El Gaucho.

Because they’re new-slash-sorta new and I’m itching to try: Hecho, Salt and Iron in Edmonds, and Zhu Dang, the new Chinese place on Capitol Hill

If I were in Bothell…: Lunch at Preservation Kitchen, dinner at the newish Amaro Bistro (from the Il Bistro folks)

Because I like these neighborhood gems: Alicia Fusion Bistro in Leschi, Crow on Lower Queen Anne, Frank’s Champagne Parlor and Oyster Bar in Ravenna

Because they’re classics for a reason: Cafe Campagne,  Restaurant Zoe, Lark

For lunch…: MistralKitchen, Miyabi 45th, RN74

Because I love how it feels in…: Tin Table, Serafina, Rione XIII