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Is the Party Over? DC Issues New Rules for Pub Crawls
In a blow to daydrinkers and many Dupont bars, hosting pub crawls in DC just got a bit more difficult. After numerous complaints from local residents, ANCs, business groups, and DC police, the Alcohol Beverage Regulation Administration (ABRA) Board last Wednesday issued emergency/proposed rules imposing new requirements for crawls in DC to “ensure pub…
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Where to Ring in 2016 in DC Bars – New Year’s Eve Guide
[NOTE-This post is about December 31st, 2015, to check out our guide for December 31, 2016 (NYE 2017), go here.] 2016 is just around the corner. To help you out, we’ve compiled a list (which will be updated regularly until 12/31/15) of New Year’s Eve celebrations at DC bars below (nearly all with a cover include a champagne…
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Dacha Beer Garden Resolves Issues with Neighbors and ABRA
The ridiculously popular Shaw (mid-Shaw?) beer garden/bacchanalia, Dacha, has resolved, for now, the many legal issues it has with capacity and noise complaints from neighbors and DC’s alcohol regulators. Dacha engaged in some Uber-style lobbying efforts (urging patrons to complain to politicians/regulators with potentially misleading information, firing workers and threatening to sell to a conglomerate, etc.)…
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The Speak Speakeasy Gets Busted by ABRA – With Pictures!
The Speak, a basement “speakeasy” bar underneath the old Tattoo Bar at 1413 K Street NW, was recently shuttered by the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration (ABRA) for not having liquor license, though it had been operating quite publicly for a half year. As first reported by Borderstan, ABRA shut the bar down after an investigator, acting on…
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Lincoln Park Kitchen & Wine Bar Replacing Ninnella on Capitol Hill
Lincoln Park Kitchen & Wine Bar (106 13th St. SE), located across from the vast park, is set to open in early October. This spot will replace the somewhat dusty Ninnella Italian restaurant at the corner of 13th and East Capitol Streets SE. The new spot comes from Howsoon Cham, former chef and owner of…
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Dr. Clock’s Nowhere Bar Ends its Run this Month
Dr. Clock’s Nowhere Bar, the one room offbeat Star Wars-decor’d spot in Adams Morgan, will shut its doors at the end of this month. The bar, located above Rendezvous Lounge on the southern end of Adams Morgan, announced this news earlier this month on its Facebook page. The bar, from Van Hillard (aka Dr. Clock…
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Where to Watch Mayweather – Berto Fight in DC Tonight
Despite May’s Floyd Mayweather – Manny Pacquiao fight was a bust, Barred in DC has gotten significant web traffic this week for folks looking for places to watch tonight’s Mayweather (his last supposedly) against Andre Berto. As a public service, a list of spots in the District showing the fight are below (I have no information…
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All Souls Bar All Set to Open Outdoor Seating
Rendering of All Souls Bar sidewalk patio along 8th Street (Credit: All Souls Facebook page) All Souls Bar (725 T St. NW), the low-key north Shaw neighborhood bar, is on the verge of opening a sidewalk patio [UPDATE: The bar tells me that they will likely open in the spring]. The Barred in DC favorite recently…
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Brookland Pint Goes Full Out for the Pope
Brookland Pint (716 Monroe St NE in Edgewood), just one block away from the Basilica of the National Shrine for the Immaculate Conception where Pope Francis will conduct Mass on Wednesday, September 23rd, will go full out with a stellar list of beers with religious themes starting Monday, September 21st. According to a press release, the bars…
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DC Beer Week* 42 Bus Bar Crawl – Saturday August 15th
DC Beer Week, a District-wide celebration of all things beer, kicks off Sunday, August 9th. To do our part, Barred in DC will be leading one of its patented (disclaimer: not patented) Metrobus bar crawls Saturday, August 15th from 4:30-10p. This time we will be taking one of more popular lines in town, the 42…
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