From March 5–10 and continuing March 12–17, Dine Out Boston gives eager restaurant patrons the opportunity to indulge in prix fixe lunch and dinner menus from some of the area’s finest restaurants. A twice-yearly event, Dine Out Boston allows diners to sample the breadth and width of the Hub’s restaurant scene at special prices. So check out such stalwarts as Top of the Hub (pictured), Ye Olde Union Oyster House, Blu, Davio’s Northern Italian Steakhouse, Legal Sea Foods and Ruth’s Chris Steak House or sample newcomers like The Hourly Oyster House in Harvard Square and The Smoke Shop in Kendall Square without breaking the bank.