Category: Neighborhood

• Fundraiser for West Virginia Flood Victims – Thursday, June 30th at Smoke & Barrel

  Barred in DC’s home state, West by God Virginia, has suffered horrendous widespread flooding over the past week, costing over numerous lives and millions of dollars in destruction. Two WV natives in the DC area, Elliotte McGraw and Cartney Renn McCracken, have quickly put together a fundraiser  downstairs at the great beer and bbq joint Smoke & Barrel (2471 18th St.…

  Barred in DC

  June 27, 2016

  Barred in DC Overview, Fun Events at Bars, Neighborhood

• The Brig Beer Garden Opens on Barracks Row

  The Brig DC Public Beergarden, website, Facebook, Twitter, 1007 8th St. SE (at L St.) opens at 4p (weekdays) 11a (weekends), HH 4-7p weekdays, est. 2006. The long-awaited beer garden The Brig finally opened its doors last Friday, June 17th. The open air spot in lower Barracks Row/Navy Yard (about 10 minutes walk from the Eastern Market and Navy Yard Metro stations)…

  Barred in DC

  June 22, 2016

  Beer, Capitol Hill

• Guide to Bar Hopping with the DC Streetcar

  The long-delayed DC Streetcar finally opened on Saturday (4 years after it’s originally announced start date), shuttling thousands of excited and curious riders down H Street and Benning Road in Northeast DC. The lengthy process has been well documented by Greater Greater Washington, WAMU, and the Washington Post, and the jury is still out on…

  Barred in DC

  February 29, 2016

  Fun Events at Bars, H Street

• 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…

  Barred in DC

  February 29, 2016

  Adams Morgan, DC Bar News

• 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…

  Barred in DC

  February 2, 2016

  Beer, DC Bar News, Georgetown

• 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…

  Barred in DC

  May 11, 2015

  DC Bar News, U Street / Logan Circle

• Salty Dog Tavern Soft Opens Today in Dupont

  Salty Dog Tavern (1723 Connecticut Ave. NW (b/t R & S), Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, website) is set to open in the former Black Fox Lounge today, Tuesday, April 21st, in north Dupont Circle.  The lounge/restaurant will feature $4 specialty cocktails for its daily 4-7p happy hour; the spring cocktail list features $4 passion fruit sangria, blood orange mojitos, ginger margaritas, vodka…

  Barred in DC

  April 21, 2015

  DC Bar News, Dupont

• Salty Dog Tavern Set to Open in Dupont to Replace Black Fox Lounge

  Salty Dog Tavern is set to open in Dupont in the space previously occupied by Black Fox Lounge at 1723 Connecticut Ave. NW, Barred in DC has learned. This spot, in the northern part of Dupont between R & Streets, will replace the gay-0wned lounge that shuttered in December of last year. ABRA approved the liquor license…

  Barred in DC

  March 21, 2015

  DC Bar News, Dupont

• 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…

  Barred in DC

  September 29, 2014

  DC Bar News, Dupont

• The Gryphon is Back…

  and so is social dining experience Guest post by J Palm, BIDC co-editor Follow, Tweet me @charmedlivingDC A few weeks ago, I drank and dined with the editor-in-chief of Barred in DC at the new The Gryphon. We were invited to the newly revamped restaurant & bar to sample and share small plates and taste…

  Barred in DC

  August 4, 2014

  Dupont, Restaurant