Category: Neighborhood

• Astoria Comes to 17th Street in Dupont

  Astoria (1521 17th St. NW (b/t Q & P), 5p-2a Sun-Th, 5p-3a Mon, Instagram, Washingtonian), from Devin Gong and the folks that brought you the great cocktail + bao/dumplings/skewers H Street spot, Copycat Co., opened Wednesday, April 24th (as first reported by PoPville). This 17th Street spot, in the long-vacant space between JR’s and Agora,…

  Barred in DC

  April 29, 2019

  Barred in DC Pick, Chill, Cocktails, Dupont

• Philly Transplant Misconduct Tavern Coming to Penn Quarter

  Misconduct Tavern is coming to Penn Quarter [707 G St. NW, website, Facebook, Twitter]. The nautical-themed spot currently has two locations in downtown Philadelphia and is taking over the Redline (and short-lived 10 Tavern) prime space right across from the Capital One Area. The bar will apparently be an upscale sports bar with craft beer, solid…

  Barred in DC

  September 23, 2018

  Chinatown / Penn Quarter, DC Bar News

• Emilie, New Restaurant from Himitsu Chef, Coming to Capitol Hill

  In a massive development for Capitol Hill, Kevin Tien, the executive chef/co-owner of the critically-acclaimed Petworth restaurant Himitsu, is opening up a new restaurant, Emilie, at the corner of 11th and Pennsylvania SE (just a few blocks from the Barracks Row corridor/Eastern Market Metro) in the Penn Eleven condo building. Penn Eleven is the future site of…

  Barred in DC

  September 13, 2018

  Capitol Hill

• Idle Hands a Solid Addition to the H Street Scene

    [NOTE: This bar closed at end of September 2018]   Idle Hands [Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, 1236 H St. NE, open at 6p, est. 2018] is a solid addition to H Street from Hill bar owner Erik Holzherr. Idle Hands comes to the space that was the super (overly?) chill Church & State. Erik also ran Church…

  Barred in DC

  June 20, 2018

  Chill, H Street

• The 201 Bar on Capitol Hill Closes June 15th

  The 201 Bar closes its doors on Friday, June 15th. Originally opened in 2003 as “Lounge 201” (before a summer 2012 make-over), the subterranean watering hole on Capitol Hill near Union Station has long welcomed Senate staffers and lobbyists for after-work happy hours as well as many private events over the years. An appreciation party…

  Barred in DC

  June 3, 2018

  Capitol Hill, DC Bar News

• Barred in DC Five Year Anniversary Party – Union Trust – Tuesday March 6th

  To mark, if not celebrate, a half decade of ignominy since Barred in DC was officially launched on March 6, 2013, a happy hour (and longer) celebration will be held at Union Trust Bar (740 15th Street, NW, south of H, next to Joe’s Stone Crab) next Tuesday, March 6th, with festivities kicking off at 5:30p…

  Barred in DC

  February 27, 2018

  DC Bar News, Downtown, Fun Events at Bars

• Bar Roubaix, a New Hilton Brothers Concept, Opens Next Friday in Columbia Heights

  Bar Roubaix, Facebook, Twitter, est. Dec 2017, 1400 Irving St. NW [open at 5p daily, closes at noon Mon-Wed, 1a Thu, 2a Fri-Sat] is slated to open Friday, December 8th (a previous version of this story said the 1st but this has been pushed back), in the old Acre 121 space at 14th and Irving…

  Barred in DC

  November 29, 2017

  Chill, Columbia Heights, DC Bar News

• Hill Prince: The Best Bar in DC Right Now.

  Hill Prince, website, Facebook, Instagram, 1337 H St. NE, opens at 5p (weekdays), noon (weekends), HH until 7p everyday, closed Mondays, est. March 2017 [Washington Post, Washington City Paper, Washingtonian, Eater DC] Hill Prince is the best bar in DC right now. I’ve been to the newish H Street spot (opened back in March) at…

  Barred in DC

  November 20, 2017

  Barred in DC Pick, Chill, Cocktails, H Street, Outdoor Space

• Multi-Concept Establishment From Neighborhood Restaurant Group Coming to Hill East

  [Note: The headline and post have been revised on 6/26] [8/23 Note: I’ve updated the headline to note that this project has been confirmed to open in 2019 and 2020. See if this story warranted retraction by reading the Washington City Paper, Washingtonian, and Eater. Clearly, NRG doesn’t want people to think it’s “like Union…

  Barred in DC

  June 24, 2017

  Capitol Hill, DC Bar News

• Penny Whisky Bar Opens in Chinatown

  [Edit: Apparently as of January 4th, 2019, Penny Whisky Bar had closed and new management (building owner and grandson) had renamed the spot bar618 with similar menu as before. Penny Whisky Bar [Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, 618 H St.  NW, open at 3p everyday] quietly opened in late May (with grand opening June 1st) in the heart…

  Barred in DC

  June 21, 2017

  Chinatown / Penn Quarter, DC Bar News