Barred in DC

I crowd-sourced the best Bloody Marys in DC on Twitter. Below are the ones mentioned the most. Last Updated: June 25, 2020 Most Mentioned By Far: Buffalo & Bergen Capitol Hill (8a-3p Wed-Sun) Union Market (temporarily closed) $9 for normal bloody (currently available online for pickup/outdoor dining) $19.50 Lox’d & Loaded Skyy Vodka  Bloody garnished…

This list is now being updated here [Last updated 10/30/20[ Booze-serving spots in the District only (so don’t @ me with a coffee shop or a random Subway) Post Pub (1974/1976) The Meeting Place (1970s) Otello (1985) The Oval Room (1994; new concept from same owners coming) Eighteenth Street Lounge (1995) Capitol Lounge (current owner…

[EDITED} Mayor Bowser announced today that DC is moving into phase 2 of the reopening starting effective Monday, June 21th (joining Montgomery County the previous Friday, 10 days after NoVa, and a week after PG County). The Mayor issued a Phase 2 order (which followed this presentation, as well as guidelines, plus ABRA rules, and…

On Friday, DC’s government released a joint publication of the Mayor’s office as well as DC’s Department of Transportation (DDOT) and Department of Health (DC Health), entitled Reimagining Outdoor Space: Restaurants and Retail, Guidelines for Expanded and New Outdoor Seating. A summary fact sheet was also released. If you are a DC restaurant/bar, member of an ANC,…

I’ve lost track how many people have suggested that loosening the DC ban on public drinking/open containers would help restaurants/bars make additional revenue and provide another fun option as well as promote social distancing during this pandemic. Even the libertarian magazine Reason posted a story “Let People Drink Outside” last month that got some buzz. …