Chef/restaurateur Fabio Trabocchi has the lock on splurge-worthy waterfront dinners and gorgeous seafood towers, at Italian Fiola Mare (3050 K St., NW) in Georgetown.

Chef/restaurateur Fabio Trabocchi has the lock on splurge-worthy waterfront dinners and gorgeous seafood towers at Spanish Del Mar (791 Wharf St., SW) at the Wharf.

Also at the Wharf is Officina (1120 Maine Ave., SW), home to Nick Stefanelli’s robust pastas and roasts, plus an amaro collection that’s as impressively sweeping as the rooftop view.

Have your Benedict amid the seagulls at the Old Town branch of Blackwall Hitch (5 Cameron St., Alexandria), where’s it’s all about the prime patio—and five-buck mimosas.

If you’re wavering between lunch and breakfast, go for a gravlax-laden BLT, plus a three-spirit iced coffee, at nearby Hummingbird (220 S. Union St., Alexandria).

The lobster roll gets all the love at Hank’s Oyster Bar (701 Water St., SW; open for lunch/brunch Friday through Sunday) but the fried-fish sandwich deserves attention, too.

And while coconut shrimp often have a bad rap, they’re redeemed at Vola’s Dockside (101 N. Union St., Alexandria; open weekdays for lunch, weekends for brunch) in Old Town.

Old Town’s waterfront now has an upscale steakhouse with foie gras doughnuts, plus a neighboring Spanish-themed sister bar. 2 and 3 Pioneer Mill Way, Alexandria.

This Deco-meets-diner all-day restaurant in Navy Yard began serving appletinis and meatloaf in early April. 1201 Half St., SE.