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The Sign of the Whale Now Houses A….Cocktail Bar? The Ella Grace Opens Up on M Street
The Ella Grace, 1825 M St. NW, Facebook, Instagram, opens around 3p, has opened in lower Dupont inside the legendary dance/meat market bar, The Sign of the Whale. This new cocktail/wine bar is located on the second floor alcove in the front of the establishment, and overlooks the rest of the spot. The cozy bar…
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Where to Watch March Madness in DC – 2019
March Madness is upon us, and it does not get better than Thursday and Friday for the first round of the NCAA Basketball Tournament. See TV schedule and bracket here. I’ve highlighted all the sports bars, which are your best bets to have an atmosphere, and specials. I’ll be taking off the afternoon once again, like I’ve done…
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Comprehensive Guide to Sandwiches on Capitol Hill
Since it’s not even close to relevant to Barred in DC, but totally relevant to my selfish life, I compiled a listing of sandwiches in DC on The Hill is Home website. Check it out.
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Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in DC – 2019
Although it’s no Ireland (go!), it’s still can be fun to go out to bars in DC on St. Paddy’s Day, though it’s unclear which day will be more wild since the holiday is a Sunday this year. This list shows where to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in DC bars in 2019, sorted by Irish…
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EatBar Closes, Again
Eatbar has closed once again, this time after 3 years on Barracks Row. The Neighborhood Restaurant Row bar/restaurant, which was resurrected with much Washington Post fanfare on March 31, 2016 (was supposed to open in fall 2015) after being open in Lyon Park in Arlington from 2007-2014, announced earlier this evening on Instagram, Twitter and…
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Barred in DC 6th Anniversary Party + Celebration of Favorite Drinking Block in City – Saturday March 9th – 5p – The Pug
To commemorate Barred in DC’s Twitter followers’ favorite drinking block in DC, the 1200 Block of H St. NE, as well as the awful day six years ago when this site/Twitter account was launched, Barred in DC will be celebrating this upcoming Saturday, March 9th. The festivities start at 5p at The Pug (1234 H…
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The Eastern, New Wine Bar Coming to Eastern Market, Hopes to Open in May/June
As first reported extensively last month by WCP’s Laura Hayes, The Eastern, a new wine bar from the owners of Barrel, is coming to the new 700 Penn building in Eastern Market. It will be located along 7th St. SE across from Pitango. At last night’s ANC 6B ABC meeting, owners Mike Schuster and Matt…
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Hill East Don’t-Call-It-A-Food-Hall Food Hall From NRG Appears to Have a Name: The Roost
The Don’t-Call-It-A-Mini-Union-Market-Or-Food-Hall multi-concept establishment coming to Hill East from the Neighborhood Restaurant Group later this year or in 2020 across from the Potomac Ave. Metro apparently has its name: The Roost. This name appeared on the website (see above, but who knows if it will be taken down after this post) for the building in which it…
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Guest Post: Five Tips for the Perfect Gay Bar Party (from a fictional promoter for Flashy Sundays)
[Barred in DC Note: This post was submitted by Zachary Woodward (@ZacharyAmbroseW) who doesn’t even follow me on Twitter now follows me on Twitter after this was posted, but I’ll give it a pass. For those of you don’t know “MAL” is “Mid Atlantic Leather” weekend, and on select Sundays there is a “Flashy Sundays” LGBTQ-friendly event at Flash, the Shaw dance club near 6th and Florida NW. This post hasn’t been edited and doesn’t necessarily…
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1200 Block of H Street NE is DC’s Favorite Block to Drink On
After a series of Twitter polls stretching over a week, the 1200 Block of H Street NE (between 12th and 13th) has been crowned DC’s favorite block to drink on. In a poll open for 3 days, the 1200 block avenged its first round loss to the 1300 block (which was previously undefeated in 3…
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Guest Post: Five Tips for the Perfect Gay Bar Party (from a fictional promoter for Flashy Sundays)
[Barred in DC Note: This post was submitted by Zachary Woodward (@ZacharyAmbroseW) who doesn’t even follow me on Twitter now follows me on Twitter after this was posted, but I’ll give it a pass. For those of you don’t know “MAL” is “Mid Atlantic Leather” weekend, and on select Sundays there is a “Flashy Sundays” LGBTQ-friendly event at Flash, the Shaw dance club near 6th and Florida NW. This post hasn’t been edited and doesn’t necessarily…
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