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Cava Mezze on Barracks Row, the second sit-down spot of the Rockville-born Mediterranean/Greek restaurant chain before it became a nationwide fast casual chain, closed its doors on Sunday, November 28th. The place opened in 2009 and instantly became popular, with long waits and a massively popular bottomless weekend brunch. According to a reservation cancellation message,…

“What is a lovely place in D.C. to get a cocktail by yourself?“ An important question posed on Twitter by Rachel Kurzius, a reporter for DCist and WAMU, on November 1st yielded a huge number of responses with over 105 different bars and restaurants. Here’s the Barred in DC attempt to piggyback on someone else’s…

Update: On Tuesday, November 16th, DC announced that the indoor mask mandate would end effective Monday, November 22nd, due to data showing that almost no fully vaccinated people have died or have been hospitalized due to breakthrough infections, even since Delta began being the predominant strain. Masks still will be requiredw Private businesses who require…

Earlier this year, Mayor Bowser signed the Fiscal Year 2022 Budget into law. One major aspect of the bill (see page 54-56 here) was a new $40 million Small Business Rent Relief Program. This grant program, tweaked slightly from the original proposal considered by the DC Council, awards grants to restaurants, bars, nightclubs, and brick…

Last Updated December 21st *Proof of recent negative COVID result also accepted (almost everyone just shows vax card) Photos on your phone always accepted. For some places under 12 and outdoor space exempt. Feel free to support the Barred in DC Patreon if this content is helpful, follow @barredindc on Twitter for updated. Logan Circle/14th…

This week, the Council of DC introduced a revised Fiscal Year 2022 budget that includes a new $40 million Small Business Rent Relief Program. This program would award grants to restaurants and bars, as well as retail establishments, physically located in the District equal to 1/3 of the business’s past-due rent for the 1 year…

It’s been five years since the DC Streetcar finally opened and for almost that long, people have been bar hopping using it. If you been following Barred in DC since the beginning, you may recall that an early feature were public transportation bar crawls (90 series bus, 70 bus, 42 bus, DC Circulator were all…

On the verge of summer, frozen drinks at DC’s bars and restaurants will be popular. So I asked Barred in DC’s Twitter followers for their best frozen drinks. Here’s a list of the most popular spots and drinks. Note that usually if a spot has one great frozen drink, they usually have more. Most Mentioned…

Updated June 11, 2021 The 2020 UEFA European Football Championship, aka Euro 2020, was postponed a year due to the pandemic, and arguably the 2nd most popular world soccer competition-at least the 2nd most accessible one-(behind the World Cup) kicks off Friday June 11th, ending Sunday July 11th. DC, being one of the biggest TV…