Washington DC » Bar » Dupont Circle » Lounge
Glaring, lemon meringue-hued brick shop front leads to bawdy, freakish dance hall: one part Toulouse-Lautrec, one part Rio carnival; muddled bartenders with a twist of lime. Greasy walls and lollipop sweet décor warm the pencil thin space-one long bar faces a stack of hip-hugging booths for spicy dishes. Bottle service for human cartoon characters: glossy, dark-haired foreigners, good white girls who wish they weren't. Coy Samba starlets stir glowing margaritas, wanna pinch your behind.
All those Roman numerals spell the street address, 1223, where Spank tops a velvety swank multi-level lounge. The underlit dance floor and beds give the club a South Beach feel, but the dress is de... read more
Burlesque dancers on swings, waitresses in corsets and fishnets, and- we swear- a feather-adorned bar, grace the Dirty Bar, the third floor of cocktail-hound magnet Dirty Martini. Cocktails make li... read more
Burlesque dancers on swings, waitresses in corsets and fishnets, an...
Latest Mediterranean tribute band blows its horn on tired 17th stre...
Authentique French crêperie placates 14th Street ‘hood ...
Spit-polished, silver bullet 1940s trailer-turned-diner rises above...
Chichi gay-in-that-way lounge (formerly known as Halo) trades posh ...