Category: Barred in DC Overview
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Lincoln Park Kitchen & Wine Bar Replacing Ninnella on Capitol Hill
Lincoln Park Kitchen & Wine Bar (106 13th St. SE), located across from the vast park, is set to open in early October. This spot will replace the somewhat dusty Ninnella Italian restaurant at the corner of 13th and East Capitol Streets SE. The new spot comes from Howsoon Cham, former chef and owner of…
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Dr. Clock’s Nowhere Bar Ends its Run this Month
Dr. Clock’s Nowhere Bar, the one room offbeat Star Wars-decor’d spot in Adams Morgan, will shut its doors at the end of this month. The bar, located above Rendezvous Lounge on the southern end of Adams Morgan, announced this news earlier this month on its Facebook page. The bar, from Van Hillard (aka Dr. Clock…
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DC Beer Week* 42 Bus Bar Crawl – Saturday August 15th
DC Beer Week, a District-wide celebration of all things beer, kicks off Sunday, August 9th. To do our part, Barred in DC will be leading one of its patented (disclaimer: not patented) Metrobus bar crawls Saturday, August 15th from 4:30-10p. This time we will be taking one of more popular lines in town, the 42…
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Where to Watch the First Republican Debate Thursday Night
After living in DC for nearly a decade, I’ve begrudgingly accepted the fact that THIS TOWN enjoys getting together to watch political events at bars. The first Republican debate this Thursday is no exception. The following spots will be hosting watch parties and will be showing the Fox News debate with sound at 9p; many will have specials…
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Barred in DC’s Completely Arbitrary Ranking of U.S. Cities
Barred in DC’s Completely arbitrary rankings of U.S cities [Not included-college towns, cities I’ve visited but never stayed the night in (Detroit, Minneapolis, Houston, St. Louis, Columbus), and cities I’ve never visited (Oklahoma City, Milwaukee, Salt Lake City, Phoenix, Cincy, Kansas City, Nashville)] Chicago Charleston, SC San Diego DC New Orleans Austin NYC San Francisco…
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The Royal Set to Open in Early June in Ledroit Park/Shaw
The Royal (Twitter, website), an all-day coffee/lunch/cafe/bar from the owner of the U Street wine bar Vinoteca, will open in early June at 501 Florida Ave. NW (near S Street), not far from Shaw’s Tavern, according to a press release. The 45-seat two-story spot, which will be open early (7a on weekdays, 8a on weekends),…
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Wunder Garten Beer Garden Pop-Up Opens in NoMa – With Potential Noise Penalties
Wunder Garten (150 M. St NW, Facebook, Twitter, website) a new temporary beer garden in a lot slated for redevelopment in NoMa in the near future, opened this Wednesday. The spot, which serves German and Austrian beers (perhaps some wine, no hard stuff), as well as a couple local DC-area brews, will surely be popular in an…
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ANC Recommends Virtual End to West Dupont Moratorium
The moratorium on liquor licenses in the western part of the Dupont Circle neighborhood is on the verge of its virtual demise. That is the bottom line after the local Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 2B voted 4-2 (with 1 abstention) last Wednesday to request that the ABC Board end the moratorium completely, aside from a…
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Beered in San Diego
Sunny San Diego was anything but on a recent trip my wife and I took over a long weekend in February, but after exploring great spots in new neighborhoods-along with old favorites-and sampling 30+ beers and endless fish tacos, we quickly forgot the rare gray skies. The last time I had visited the area in…
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Favorite Happy Hours of PoPville Readers
Last April, Barred in DC compiled the favorite bars of PoPville readers. We’re back again for this meta-post listing the PoPville commentariat’s favorite happy hours. We’ve included details of all the happy hours that received multiple votes. Shockingly, this list definitely skews Petworth and Dupont. Biggest surprises to me – Thai Chef in Dupont and Mothership…
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