Category: DC Bar News
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Broken Dreams’ Club Pops Up Above Rendezvous Lounge in Adams Morgan
Yet another pop-up bar has opened above the still-open Rendezvous Lounge (2226 18th St. NW at Kalorama Rd). in Adams Morgan. Broken Dreams’ Club, run by Sam Gordon, has been open since mid-October on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights in the second floor space recently occupied by Dr. Clock’s Nowhere Club and MiG Bar. This “fun, artsy” spot opens its doors…
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Sorry Bros – No Leprechaun Lap This Year
Sorry bros, looks like there won’t be a “Leprechaun Lap” this year. Lindy Promotions, the party promoter (in)famous for Dupont bar crawls over the years, had its St. Paddy’s Day-themed bar crawl rejected yesterday by ABRA under its new rules. The organizers hoped to have up to 3,000 patrons at 34 bars in Dupont, Chinatown/Gallery Place,…
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The Sovereign Opens Thursday in Georgetown
The Sovereign, website, Facebook, Twitter, 1206 Wisconsin Ave. NW (essentially “32nd” and M), the Belgian bistro and beer spot in Georgetown from the Neighborhood Restaurant Group folks (Churchkey, GBD, Iron Gate, The Partisan, etc.), is set to officially open to the public this Thursday, February 4th. The cozy two story bar (84 seat dining room…
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EatBar Returns – This Time in Barracks Row
The name of the Neighborhood Restaurant Group’s new Barracks Row eatery/bar is a familiar one to many “foodies” inside the Beltway- EatBar- the same as the group’s popular Clarendon/Lyon Park eatery that garnered accolades from 2007 until closing in late 2014. This news comes from a recent liquor license trade name change that was approved (see page 17) on Wednesday.…
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Is the Party Over? DC Issues New Rules for Pub Crawls
In a blow to daydrinkers and many Dupont bars, hosting pub crawls in DC just got a bit more difficult. After numerous complaints from local residents, ANCs, business groups, and DC police, the Alcohol Beverage Regulation Administration (ABRA) Board last Wednesday issued emergency/proposed rules imposing new requirements for crawls in DC to “ensure pub…
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Dacha Beer Garden Resolves Issues with Neighbors and ABRA
The ridiculously popular Shaw (mid-Shaw?) beer garden/bacchanalia, Dacha, has resolved, for now, the many legal issues it has with capacity and noise complaints from neighbors and DC’s alcohol regulators. Dacha engaged in some Uber-style lobbying efforts (urging patrons to complain to politicians/regulators with potentially misleading information, firing workers and threatening to sell to a conglomerate, etc.)…
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The Speak Speakeasy Gets Busted by ABRA – With Pictures!
The Speak, a basement “speakeasy” bar underneath the old Tattoo Bar at 1413 K Street NW, was recently shuttered by the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration (ABRA) for not having liquor license, though it had been operating quite publicly for a half year. As first reported by Borderstan, ABRA shut the bar down after an investigator, acting on…
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All Souls Bar All Set to Open Outdoor Seating
Rendering of All Souls Bar sidewalk patio along 8th Street (Credit: All Souls Facebook page) All Souls Bar (725 T St. NW), the low-key north Shaw neighborhood bar, is on the verge of opening a sidewalk patio [UPDATE: The bar tells me that they will likely open in the spring]. The Barred in DC favorite recently…
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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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Sudhouse Set to Open at 14th and U on May 31st (UPDATED)
Sudhouse (1340 U St. NW, Facebook, Twitter, website), a new “beer hall and social club,” announced today that it will open Friday, May 22nd that it will open Sunday, May 31st (with all day happy hour) in the space previously occupied by Bistro La Bonne (which closed in mid-April) near the intersection of 14th and…
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