Barred in DC

Whitlow’s – which just opened 100 feet up 9th Street NW in August 2022 after 26 years in Arlington – is making the much shorter relocation and taking over The Brixton space this May, Barred in DC has confirmed. Jon Williams, whose family owns Whitlow’s, is renovating the three-level space. Renovations are underway now. Williams…

Pitcher of beer at All-Purpose in Navy Yard (Credit: All-Purpose Twitter acct) Just a list of spots that sell pitchers of beer in DC (not all 100% confirmed, crowd-sourced). Find cheap beer here. Most of these sell all their beer basically just 4x normal beer price (so a lot of $25-35 pitchers), but any notable/interesting…

Restaurants in DC received messages this week from 3rd party delivery apps that their commissions have changed to increase over 15% they’ve had for nearly 3 years. Many restaurants learned their commission was going up from 15% to 30% (see Pie Shop with DoorDash). [Edit: apparently 55% rate was for restaurants who ship their goods…

Updated March 15, 2023 March Madness 2023 is upon us. First Four is Tuesday/Wednesday, but starts in earnest on Thursday at noon. Schedules and Bracket official Only including places open for all games. Italics is likely open for all games, but not yet confirms *-several outdoor TVs**-can bet using non-DC Lottery app/kiosks Navy Yard/Buzzard Point…

Updated March 12,, 2023 DC bars and restaurants that have beer under $4 (12 oz. can or bottle unless otherwise specified). I may be willing to add any craft beers priced at $4, but there are a surprisingly decent number of spots that serve $4 beers at least at HH-most of them are not for…

Letter sent to thousands of DC restaurants THIS IS LEGAL INFORMATION ONLY AND NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR LEGAL ADVICE. I’M NOT YOUR LAWYER DC’s Attorney General office posted on Tuesday a Q&A “Consumer Alert” about “deceptive restaurant fees.” Although it specifically says it’s not a “legal opinion,” it appears to state their view on how…

Today marks 10 inglorious years of Barred in DC (this website, Twitter, moribund Facebook, and an Instagram account that started in Jan 2020) Here’s a quick retrospective that is self-aggrandizing/vain, and mostly for my own edification so I can keep track in future. Thanks for following and reading – 1 million hits, 46k Twitter followers,…

Barred in DC, which launched on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at https://barredindc.wordpress.com/ and Twitter, is marking a decade of operation at Barred in DC’s favorite DC bar – All Souls Bar – on Saturday, March 4th, from 2-5p. Twitter polls were used to pick the day, the time, and general neighborhood location. All Souls (which…

Washingtonian’s Top 100 Restaurants issue just came out for the first time since right before the pandemic, 3 years ago. Without these (I used to do a massive spreadsheet to track those restaurants that made it and other spots, with tips on best ways to save money), Barred in DC may not have existed. I…

Photo of patio by author from January 2022 West End restaurant/bar/hot spot Casta’s Rum Bar recently resolved the protest of the renewal of its ABRA liquor license, reaching an agreement with protestants (neighboring condo and apartment buildings’ owners/management). Under the terms of the agreement, the bar must close indoors by 12:30a each night (except during…