Category: Barred in DC Overview
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The Cheapest Place to Drink Draft Craft Beer in DC is … a Whole Foods?
The headline says it all. In DC, the going rate for a craft beer on draft at a bar is usually $7 (often $8 or more). And more often than not, these beers are poured in smaller 10 or 12 oz. snifter or tulip glasses. However, at the ground floor coffee/beer bar at Whole Foods…
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DC’s Dallas Cowboys Watch Spot – Parlay – Soft Opens on M Street in Dupont
Dallas Cowboys fans again have a place of their own to watch games in DC. As first reported by PoPville, Parlay Sports Lounge (the website calls it Parlay Gastropub) soft opened recently in the recently shuttered Malaysia Kopitiam space in lower Dupont/Midtown next to Sign of the Whale on M Street NW. Barred in DC has…
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Liquor Licensing 101- Licenses and Endorsements
In DC, bars and restaurants who want to serve booze must first obtain a liquor license from the Alcohol Beverage Regulation Administration (ABRA). This post is a primer on the different types of licenses and special endorsements that are required. License Types To sell alcohol for drinking on-site, a bar/restaurant can get a restaurant, tavern, or…
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India Gate, New Indian Restaurant, Opens in Dupont
India Gate Restaurant & Bar, 2020 P St, 202-293-1555, opens at 10:30a everyday, closes at 11:30p weekdays, midnight on weekends, est. 2014 [Eater, PoPville], owned and operated by a longtime former cook from the DC mainstay Bombay Club, opened last Wednesday in Dupont. This new Indian restaurant, spread over a comfortable bi-level space, most recently occupied by Eola, serves excellent…
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First #ThurstDay of Summer – July 10th – Local 16
Although we just had a long weekend, we’re due for a #ThurstDay outing. For those uninitiated, Thursday is a grown up Thirsty Thursday; previous ThurstDays have been held since October at several favorite spots in the Dupont/AdMo/U Street/14th Street area including Jack Rose, Bar Charley, GBD, Board Room, Bier Baron, Thomas Foolery The Gibson, BlackJack,…
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Where to Day Drink on a DC Rooftop During the Week
It was lunchtime on a recent Thursday and I was stumped. A friend visiting from out of town had texted me, asking: “What’s a good place to drink on a rooftop right now?” Completely out of ideas, I instead pointed him to solid patios that I knew were open like Duke’s Grocery and DC Reynolds. Afterwards,…
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Buffalo Billiards 20th Anniversary Party this Saturday, May 17th
The subterranean Dupont sports bar Buffalo Billiards is throwing a bash this Saturday, May 17th to celebrate its 20th anniversary. From 2-8p, there will be specials each hour from a different brewery/liquor company. 20th anniversary can coozies will be given away and hot dogs will be grilled on the patio (weather permitting). Details (from DC…
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Recap of 3 Stars Brewing Tap Takeover at Scion
DC’s best brewery, 3 Stars Brewing Company (not just according to me-see the City Paper’s nod), hopes to finally release its first bottled beer in the next 4-6 weeks. This is one of the many tidbits Barred in DC learned while chatting with the brewers at the recent Tap Takeover hosted by the Dupont restaurant Scion.…
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Favorite DC Bars of PoPville Readers
One of the can’t miss blogs for anyone who lives in DC is PoPville (formerly known as Prince of Petworth). If you follow Barred in DC on Twitter, you know that bar news often is first broken or broadcast by the Prince, but he has also linked to my posts and I am a proud owner…
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Snow Patrick’s Day in DC
The snow gods granted the wish of Irish-wannabes in DC-OPM closed the government today, on St. Patrick’s Day. Our social media overlord have thus deemed this Snow Patrick’s Day (clever), and so I’ve compiled this list of DC spots open during the day for day-drinking, some of which already we’re going to be open for…
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