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DC Bar News – Week in Review – June 4th – June 10th
Recapping the week that was with bars in DC during this rainy week… Bar News Mockingbird Hill, a sherry-and-ham bar (seriously), opened up on Friday deep in Shaw (7th and T NW). Excited about this cozy spot (seats 40); I knew it was from Derek Brown (one of the folks behind The Passenger & Columbia…
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DC Bar News – Week in Review – May 29th – June 3rd
Recapping the week that was with bars in DC. This week I hope to unveil a slightly different concept for this website, less crappily written reviews and more content. Bar News The fledgling bar scene in hipsterdom Bloomingdale gets bolstered with the arrival of this terrific-sounding dive bar, Showtime Lounge at 1st and Rhode Island…
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DC Bar News – Week in Review – May 21st-28th
If I’ve missed anything, like always, you’re welcome to email me at barredindc@gmail.com for suggestions. Bar News The Elroy opened up at 14th and H Street NE on Saturday, May 25th. This futuristic-themed bar is from one of the partners of the short-lived (and underappreciated) NY Avenue Beach Bar and is named after a Jetsons…
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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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