Chef Bart Vandaele pays homage to his home-country of Belgium every Tuesday. Belga Cafe (Capitol Hill) serves mussel pots and Belgian fries for $15.95. If that’s not Belgian enough, order up the mussels “Hoogarden,” served in a Hoogarden beer broth. [Photo]

Chef Bart Vandaele pays homage to his home-country of Belgium every Tuesday. B Too (Logan Circle) serves mussel pots and Belgian fries for $16.95. If that’s not Belgian enough, order up the mussels “Hoogarden,” served in a Hoogarden beer broth. [Photo]

If it’s happy hour, head to Bistro Boone on U Street. From 5 to 7 p.m., mussel bowls are priced at $15 and come with fries and a free drink.

Chef Robert Wiedmaier holds the exclusive rights to mussels that come from a farm on Washington state’s Penn Cove, and he goes through about 10,000 pounds of the bivalve each month. And at Brasserie Beck, the half-portion, “classic” is a deal for $14. It’s served in a white wine broth with roasted garlic, parsley, and cream.

The Moules de l’Année (priced at $14.50) are soaked in dry vermouth and cream of endive, a traditional Belgian soup. For a less traditional take on mussels, order the “burger de moules” ($15.95). It’s moules on a bun, dressed with an aioli dressing, and served with a side of sweet potato fries. [Photo]

On Monday nights, head to Granville Moore’s, but try to get there early because seats fill up fast for this mussel deal. Any of their steaming bowls of moules are $12.

At lunch or dinner, the mussels are a deal (for $10.75) at Johnny’s Half Shell. The broth is a mix of fennel, oranges, red wine, balsamic vinegar, and rosemary. [Photo]

The smoked tomato broth is the reason to order this mussel dish at Liberty Tavern. The skillet (priced at $9.00/single) is a hearty serving of Canadian mussels.

It’s not really a secret. The mussel deal at St. Arnold’s has been around for years. Their Dupont Circle location has a $10 mussel and fries deal that runs Monday-Friday from 3:30-6:30 p.m. The Abbey (their Cleveland Park location) also runs this deal on Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday nights. [Photo]

It’s not really a secret. The mussel deal at St. Arnold’s has been around for years. Their Dupont Circle location has a $10 mussel and fries deal that runs Monday-Friday from 3:30-6:30 p.m. The Abbey (their Cleveland Park location) also runs this deal on Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday nights. [Photo]

A staple at this Vietnamese-French restaurant in Rockville, order the the black bean sauce mussels. The dish is topped with ginger and served with a French loaf for $10.99. [Photo]