Category: DC Bar News
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Patty Boom Boom Goes Bye Bye – Closing After Saturday, February 21st
Patty Boom Boom, the Jamaican-inspired dance hall on U Street, will close its doors after Saturday, February 21st. The bar announced the news on its Facebook account today. The spot from the Hilton brothers opened on New Year’s Day 2010 and was notable for DJs, rum drinks, and delicious patties (the Guava Goat version was great). The…
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Murphy’s of DC in Woodley Park Closes Sunday after 28 Years
Murphy’s of DC, the Irish pub in Woodley Park, will close its doors Sunday night after 28 years. The bar confirmed this afternoon that it has lost its lease; this news was first reported earlier this morning by the (recently closed) Duffy’s Irish Pub (in a now-deleted tweet) and then confirmed by PoPville. Murphy’s, which has been…
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Street Push-Up Contest Costly to Adams Morgan Establishment
Napoleon Bistro & Lounge, the French restaurant/hotspot on Columbia Road in Adams Morgan, recently had its liquor license renewed, but with a huge catch-it is only permitted to accommodate 145 folks in the whole spot (274 is the legal occupancy)-including 55 in its popular basement Metropolitan champagne bar-and is not allowed to have a dance floor or…
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No Liquor License for Saloon 45 / Swann Dive in Dupont
In a rare move, the Alcohol Beverage Control Board last Tuesday flat-out denied a tavern liquor license to Saloon 45 (which was seeking a name change to Swann Dive) in north Dupont Circle, as first reported by PoPville. The tiny low-key ground floor bar (840 square feet interior space, with room for 32 folks inside…
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Ceiba Set to Close September 27th
Ceiba, the pan-Latin restaurant & lounge located on 14th Street downtown, will shutter its doors after Saturday, September 27th. The closing, which was announced on its Twitter and Facebook pages today, comes 11 years to the month since the popular spot opened in September 2003. The lounge was notable for its solid food & cocktail happy hour specials…
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BREAKING NEWS – Townhouse Tavern Closes
Townhouse Tavern, the most under-the-radar dive bar in town, has closed, according to its Facebook page. The Dupont bar (17th/R) has been open since April 1997. It was the site of a federal cocaine sting in 2011. Recently, it has hosted regular comedy nights. No word on what is replacing it. UPDATE: The reaction to BiDC’s…
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Not Your Grandpappy’s Moonshine
Moonshine is legal, taxed, regulated and out in the light of day. Guest post by J Palm, co-editor BIDC Follow & Tweet me @charmedlivingDC A couple weeks ago I had the pleasure of imbibing with the co-founders of Richmond-based Belle Isle Craft Spirits and creators of Belle Isle Premium Moonshine. What the heck is premium moonshine? According…
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Veritas Wine Bar & Hogo to Close August 2nd; Old Dominion and The Mighty Pint “Temporarily” Closed
A spate of bar closings have hit DC recently, both the permanent and the ominous “temporary” kind. Both Veritas Wine Bar (Dupont) and Hogo (Shaw/Convention Center) have announced that they will shutter their doors after service on Saturday, August 2nd, while Old Dominion Brewhouse (Shaw/Convention) and The Mighty Pint (Dupont) have temporarily closed, with no return expected (at least for…
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Rhino Bar’s Liquor License Suspended for Five Days For Serving Booze to Underage Student (On Hold Pending Appeal)
Rhino Bar and Pumphouse, one of Georgetown’s last remaining college dive bars, recently had its liquor license suspended for five days for selling beer to an underage Georgetown University student in February 2013. [7/20 UPDATE: Rhino Bar has appealed the decision, so the suspension is on hold] The Red Sox M Street bro (top 4…
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New Whiskey-Focused Bar, Rebellion, Opens Tuesday in Dupont
Rebellion (website, Facebook, Twitter) – 1836 18th St. NW (at T), a new whiskey-focused Dupont bar, officially opens its doors on Tuesday, May 13th, after soft opening to the public on Friday. Previously home to a series of Asian eateries (memorably Straits of Malaya from 1989-1999 & 2004-2010, and less memorably Zabb and Mum Mum), the transformed…
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