For that occasion …

Washington offers the perfect opportunity for your favorite private event. Take a look at this list for a starting point.

If you want to honor someone for all of his or her hard work, try BLT Steak, 1625 I Street NW

The restaurant has a private event space that can seat up to 24 people and can provide cocktails and hors d’oeuvres for 50 people. The room is equipped with a plasma screen and sound system.

{mosads}If you want to linger at the party, there is a bar that can seat up to 18 people and offers traditional elements of the French bistro with a modern American steakhouse.

D.C. native and Executive Chef Victor Albisu has crafted a menu that offers dishes like the Porterhouse steak and the New York strip. Albisu has crafted a distinct menu and has been able to bring elements of his Peruvian and Cuban heritage.

The restaurant is located within walking distance of the White House and the National Mall. It isn’t hard to arrange that important party here, but reservations are recommended.

For that special birthday party: Co Co Sala, 929 F Street NW

The Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington gave out a 2009 RAMMY Award to Co Co Sala for “The Hottest Bar Scene of the Year.”

Owners Nisha Sidhu and Bharet Malhortra have a variety of menu options for the special birthday celebration.

Coffee, beer and tea pairings are offered with each menu item. There is also a chocolate bar with pastries available for customers. Some flavors include “Dark Chocolate Mousse” and “Vanilla Crème Brulee.”

The birthday rooms can hold 48 to 150 people. An art gallery and outdoor garden patio are also available for roaming and exploring.

For the bittersweet goodbye party, try Eola, 2020 P St. NW (Dupont Circle)

Executive Chef and owner Daniel Singhofen offers an avant-garde menu with interesting dish titles like “Confit of Pork Heart” and “Rutabega Veloute.” Singhofen honed his skills in the kitchen of Gigi Trattoria in New York under chef Giiani Scappin and peer mentor Jessie Frederick.

Upstairs a wine bistro offers the perfect spot to say goodbye to those who are moving on to other cities or jobs. The wine list goes by bottle and glass, and locally pasteurized cheeses, house-made charcuterie, terrines and pates are offered. Some of the wine offerings include Schloss Gobelsburg Brut Reserve, NV (Austria), Chenhalem Pinot Noir Reserve 2006 (Willamette Valley, Ore.), and Star Lane Merlot 2006 (Santa Ynez, Calif.).

Singhofen’s father and family friend Lee Dunkel have photography decorating the restaurant.

Dunkel has some thoughts on the restaurant’s website about some of his art featured in the first-floor dining room.

“Often, a certain piece of music will stimulate a photographic journey for me. The intricate piano pieces and brevity found in Chopin’s Etudes was part of the stimulus for these simple but yet complex images of a small piece of nature.”

All of these elements should provide the perfect opportunity for closure and the ability to move on after parting with old friends.

For a reunion, try Trummer’s on Main, 7134 Main St., Clifton, Va.

Here you can retreat and relive those final moments at the state tournament or the awkwardness of high school prom in the “Winter Garden.” This room is both a dining room and ideal for private events. There is a view of a waterfall behind the restaurant and an outdoor seating patio.

Artist Buck Nelligan has four featured paintings in the room based on the special Trummer’s logo. Nelligan was able to incorporate the logo into the four seasons of a tree through winter, spring, summer, and fall.

Relatives of old flames can also relax in “The Gallery Room,” which has its own bar and the option to let loose to a playlist of all those old songs you wish you can forget.

A wine room also allows for a nice intimate dinner once everyone has caught up with each other. The wine list developed by Sommelier Tyler Packwood is both domestic and international.

The restaurant is located in a historic town born out of the Civil War and is a creation of husband and wife restaurateurs Stefan and Victoria Trummer. Noted Clifton developer Harrison Otis built a hotel in Clifton after the Civil War. The hotel is the original building structure of Trummers on Main.

For that key political fundraiser, try the Occidental Grill & Seafood, 1475 Pennsylvania Ave.

Lawrence Von Weigel, the Occidental Grill & Seafood assistant general manager, described some of the better parts of the restaurant.

“The Occidental Grill has been the perfect venue for a varied and discerning client base,” Von Weigel said. “Our guests are able to indulge in delectable house specialties and offerings from a Wine Spectator award-winning wine list, while taking in the breathtaking views of the Washington Monument and Pershing Park.”

Von Weigel also said that the Freemasons of Federal No. 1 have met regularly at the Occidental.

“They plan their children’s charities, which include a four-part music concert series at the famed Belmont Mansion,” he said. “It is in conjunction with the National Symphony Orchestra and members of the Boston Symphony.”

The restaurant offers a patio during normal lunch and dinner hours and a light fare menu and cocktails from 3 to 5 p.m.