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DC Bar News – Week in Review – May 13th-20th
If I’ve missed anything, like always, you’re welcome to email me at barredindc@gmail.com for suggestions. Bar News DNV, the newly-renamed rooftop bar at the Donovan House on Thomas Circle, opens for the summer on Friday, May 24th. $300k in renovations, solid $5-7 happy hour options from 5-7p. (PoPville) Policy (U Street) will be hosting a Crab […]
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Buffalo Billiards
Buffalo Billiards, website, Facebook, Twitter, 1330 19th St. NW (just southwest of Dupont Circle), opens at 4p (weekdays) noon (weekends), HH 4-7p M-F, est. 1994 [Yelp, WaPo, Tripadvisor] Quite likely the largest sports bar in DC, Buffalo Billiards is also arguably the best, which says more about the quality of sports bars in DC than anything. Opened […]
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DC Bar News – Week in Review – May 6th-12th
If I’ve missed anything, like always, you’re welcome to email me at barredindc@gmail.com for suggestions. Bar News Cantina Marina, chill outdoor waterfront spot in SW, celebrated its 10th anniversary Check out BYT’s 2013 Brunch guide (Great bottomless drinks spots like Masa 14, El Centro, etc.) Cause on 9th Street on the U Street corridor has a […]
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Local 16
Local 16, website, Facebook, Twitter, 1602 U St. NW, opens at 5p (weekdays) 11a (weekends), HH 5-8p weekdays, est. 2002 [Yelp, Tripadvisor, Washingtonian] From the Hilton Brothers, Local 16 sort of helped kickstart the transformation of the U Street Corridor to full-blown yuppie-dom when it opened in fall 2002 at 16th (hence the name, though […]
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R.F.D. Washington
R.F.D. Washington, website, Facebook, Twitter, 810 7th St. NW (7th & H), opens at 11a everyday, HH 3-8p everyday, Distance to Verizon Center: 900 feet (Brought to you by DC Sports Nexus), est. 2003 [Yelp, WaPo, Tripadvisor, Beeradvocate] Although Penn Quarter/Chinatown has a ton of bars, a handful of which are solid, and I live a mile away and work 5 blocks […]
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DC Bar News – Week in Review – 4/29 – 5/5
If I’ve missed anything, like always, you’re welcome to email me at barredindc@gmail.com for suggestions. Bar News Black Whiskey, from the owner of Kushi, soft-opened Thursday, May 3rd (and officially opened on May 5th) in Logan Circle right south of 14th & P. Really excited about this spot. Two floors with separate personalities: the first […]
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Week(s) in Review – 4/14 – 4/28
Sorry-I was still recovering from a tremendous weekend in Portland, Oregon, one of the great eating & drinking destinations in the U.S. so missed on a weekly roundup last week. I’ll combine it this week. If I’ve missed anything, like always, you’re welcome to email me at barredindc@gmail.com for suggestions New Reviews: One of my […]
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J&G Steakhouse – Wine Bar & Patio
J&G Steakhouse – Wine Bar & Patio, website, Facebook, Twitter, 515 15th St. NW (15th and Pennsylvania near G), open 5-11p (Sun-Thu) 4p-midnight (Fri.-Sat.) + lunch non-Sunday, est. 2009 [Yelp] [Update 6/22/13: Wine Bar and newly constructed bar upstairs to be renamed Bar 515, opening in mid-September] The W Washington hotel, with a location a block from […]