Although the snow hasn’t even stuck on sidewalks as of 10am (the writing of this post), OPM (and surely other big employers who follow OPM) has closed federal government offices (including mine, except for those unfortunate like my co-worker who has a pre-planned telework day on Thursdays). For your day-drinking convenience, I’ve listed (by neighborhood, with some help from PoPville, Washingtonian’s Best Bites Blog, and Washington City Paper‘s Young & Hungry) spots with snow day (mostly) drinking specials and other bars that already are open with happy hours/worth going to. Places that are merely just open for brunch aren’t listed here (check the other links)

Dupont Circle

• Board Room DC
  • HH noon-7p
  • $4 selected drafts, rails & house wine (includes sparkling)
  • free cookies and game rentals till 5p
• Firefly
  • bar/lounge opens at 4p
  • $10 Bulleit (bourbon/rye) your way + draft (all) beer
  • $5 Cadillac grilled cheese/soup
• Urbana
  • specials begin at 3p
  • $7 spiked hot chocolate & amaro punch
  • $5 pizzas (normally $16 or so)
  • Barred in DC can vouch for this one personally
• Grillfish
  • specials begin at 11:30a
  • $6 draft beers & $1 oysters
  • normal $5 Allagash White special
  • additional deals from 4-7 for HH
• Duke’s Grocery
  • normal HH noon-7p
  • $5 select bottled beers, rails and select wines
  • $7 Hot toddies & Irish coffees
  • terrific sandwiches, you’ll likely see Barred in DC there (across the street)
• Rebellion
  • snow day HH starts at noon (til 8p)
  • $3 domestic cans / $5 house wines & rails
• The Darlington House
  • open at 11:30a / cantina opens at 4p
  • HH all day
  • hot toddies
  • 1/2 price burgers + wings + flatbreads
• Madhatter
  • open at 11:30a like normal
  • $5 Hot Toddy’s
  • food specials
• Scion
  • open all day
  • $9 Union Brewing Anthem + whiskey / $5 Old Overholt / $1 off Great Lakes Christmas
• Glen’s Garden Market
  • $4 drafts all day like normal
  • Starr Hill Nitro oatmeal stout on tap at 5:30p
• Sign of the Whale
  • HH all day
  • 1/2 off all beer + wine + liquor
• La Tomate
  • bar BOGO all day for beer + house wine + rails
  • mention snowday special

14th Street / U Street / Logan Circle

• Commissary
  • opens at 8a like normal
  • $4 spiked Chocolates / $4 Natty Boh combo / half off hot cocktails ($4.50 instead of $9)
  • $5 burgers (veggie or beef)
  • movies shown on projector
• Logan Tavern
  • opens at 11:30a like normal
  • all day happy hour at bar & community table
• American Ice Company
  • opens at 1p, awesome specials til 5p
  • $3 Astra or Bell’s Winter White beer / $5 Astra or Bell’s Winter White beer + shot / $5 drafts
• Marvin
  • roof deck opens at 1p
  • daytime HH till 7:30p
  • $4 Stella / $6 wine / $5 rail
  • 1/2 price burgers
• DC9
  • opens at 5p
  • HH all day
  • $2.50 Bud + Bud Light / $3 rails / $3 Beer of week
  • $2 off burgers
• The Brixton
  • open at 1p
  • HH till 7p
  • $5 drafts & rails / $6 mulled wine / $8 Maker’s
  • food specials
• Drafting Table
  • opens at noon
  • HH all afternoon
  • $4 drafts / $5 rails / $6 wine
• Cafe Saint-Ex
  • open for lunch
  • Specials til 7p
  • HH specials + $8 Irish coffee
• Ghibellina
  • opens at 3p
  • 1/2 off pizzas + cocktails + beer + wine

Adams Morgan

• The Black Squirrel
  • opens at noon
  • 1/2 priced burgers all day
• Pop’s Sea Bar
  • opens at noon
  • $10 Coors Banquet beer + 1 oz. shot of Clontarf 1014 Irish Whiskey combo
• Bourbon
  • opens at 1p
  • HH and bourbon hot chocolate

Columbia Heights / Petworth / Park View

• DC Reynolds
  • opens at 11a like normal
  • BOGO drinks from 11a-9p
• Chez Billy
  • bar opens at 2p
  • happy hour drink specials till 7p ($5 beers and drinks)
  • $10 burgers
  • $6

Georgetown / Foggy Bottom / Glover Park

• Slate Wine Bar
  • opens at noon
  • $10 snack + drink from noon-7p
• Arcuri
  • opens at 11:30a like normal
  • $3 limoncello shots
• Cafe Berlin
  • open all day
  • $10 liters

Downtown

• Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak and Stone Crab
  • opens at 11:30
  • all day Cocktail hour in Banking Hall
  • $6.95 specialty cocktails & select wines/ half price drafts
  • food specials
• Mio
  • HH all day
  • $5 select house drinks + house wines + drafts

Chinatown / Penn Quarter / Mt Vernon Triangle

• Oyamel
  • $12  for a margarita, black bean soup & Mexican hot chocolate
• Sixth Engine
  • opens at noon
  • Happy hour all day
• China Chilcano
  • free specialty Chilcano cocktail if you mention “SnowDaySpecial”
• Poste
  • $15 glass of Veuve Cliquot champagne ($5 off)
• Silo
  • open at noon
  • HH all day
  • $5 Wines / $2 Off All Drafts and House Cocktails
  • $2 Bar Bites; $7 Burgers
• Penn Commons
  • open at 11:30 like normal
  • $5 draft beer til 7p
• Graffiato
  • all day HH

Capitol Hill / Navy Yard / Eastern Market

• Hank’s Oyster Bar
  • open at 11:30a like normal
  • $4 Narragansett pounder cans / $5 punch
  • $1.25 oysters + $12 shrimp & grits lunch
• Lola’s
  • open at 11a like normal
  • $4 Miller Lite / $5 Yuengling / $6 house wine & rails
• Molly Malone’s
  • open at 11a like normal
  • $6 hot drinks (Irish coffee + Hot toddy + hot chocolate w/ vanilla vodka)
  • $5 bowl of chili & sloppy joe sliders
• Agua 301
  • open at 11a like normal
  • $3.50 Corona Light drafts / $5 margaritas
• Capitol Lounge
  • open at 11a like normal
  • $13 pitchers
• Takorean
  • open at 11a like normal
  • $4 craft beer all day
• Gordon Biersch Navy Yard
  • open afternoon like normal
  • $3 Gordon Biersch beers all day

H Street

• RedRocks
  • opens at 11a like normal
  • all day HH
  • $1 Off Drafts/ $5 Wine & rails
• The Pug
  • open at 11:30a
  • $1 Genesse Cream beers from 2-4p for Habitat for Humanity fundraiser
  • $20 donation gets you open bar for Union/Narragansett drafts from 8-10p

Brookland

• Brookland Pint
  • open at 11a
  • $4 DC Brau Public Ale, Port City Optimal Wit & Devil’s Backbone Vienna Lager for folks with 20017 & 20018 area codes
• Smith Public Trust
  • $5 HH drinks all day
  • $12 burger or tacos