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- 1223 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington DC 20036
- 1 202.427.9610
Dirty Bar
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
- 1435 P St. NW, Washington DC 20005
- 202-797-9730
Mova
Chichi gay-in-that-way lounge (formerly known as Halo) trades posh Manhattan boyfriend for Miami papi. Out with the Anderson Cooper lookalikes and in with the Cuban boys and their portly World Bank... read more
- 1337 14th St. NW, Washington DC 20005
- 202-567-2576
Churchkey
500 bottles of beer on the wall, 500 bottles of beer. Knock one down, pass it around, realize your life is too short to try ‘em all. Massive draft list lengthens the Russian novel of a beer ... read more
- 515 15th St. NW, Washington DC 20004
- 202-661-2400
P.O.V. Terrace & Lounge
The giddy ‘W' takeover makes the Washington monument look like a Vegas imitation. P.O.V. means "Point-of-View" in shamelessly elite dialect, although OTT is the more apt acronym. Impossible ... read more
- 1620 I St. NW, Washington DC 20036
- 202-429-4350
BlackFinn American Saloon
Washington finally gets a slice of a national trend, brings legitimacy to a chain that's part Applebees/part old-timey saloon. Like a Denver airport bar except bigger and with more tourists. Girl f... read more
- 1335 H St. NE, Washington DC 20002
- 202-399-4722
H Street Country Club
Ironic indoor miniature golf added to the H Street funfair. Kooky wall-hangings and twee drinkies at the extra long bar turn you into a club character for the night, so wear plaid. Random-yet-tast... read more
- 1214 18th St. NW, Washington DC 20036
- 1-240-293-0557
Public Bar
Freshly unwrapped sports bar wants to be the everyday, after-work after party for ballin' guys with a taste for fine shoes—alas, "urban" concept and brick wall of topsy-turvy TVs is the post-... read more
- 1219 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington DC 20036
- 202-466-7529
Midtown Loft
Dream of owning your own loft in the upper 800K's? The kind with bare brick walls, high ceilings, multiple plasma screens and a sound system that plays your very own infinite playlist that jumps f... read more
- 1500 New Hampshire Ave. NW, Washington DC 20036
- 202-483-6000
Bar Dupont
DC bids farewell to Biddy Mulligan's feisty Irish pub and coldly welcomes the too-late trendiness of floor-to-ceiling makeover: freckly, buck-toothed, redheaded best friend comes back from college ... read more
- 3234 11th St. NW, Washington DC 20010
- 202-332-3234
Room 11
Washington opens wine bars faster than a serial killer picks out his next corpse. Columbia Heights was the only gap left on the police map, but not for long. Stay tuned as Mt. Pleasant trades its g... read more
- 1824 Half St. SW, Washington DC 20024
- 202-863-8670
Ziegfield's & Secrets
Washington's gay grandfather wakes up from a three-year coma, ready to party. Front club Ziegfield's brings the best of old-school cabaret in starlit warehouse with wooden floors. Glitter follows ... read more
- 2009 14th St. NW, Washington DC 20009
- 202-232-2156
The Gibson
Old-timey speakeasy trend shimmies on down to U street with lights so low everyone looks dashing, mysterious. Sizzle of dripping candle wax and the smart chatter of smart alcohol amid hidden booths... read more
- 1215 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington DC 20036
- 202-955-5525
Current
The night is not young and you're still wearing all your clothes. If white pleather and sushi seems the logical next step, raise your hand and jump the line. "Cutting edge design" feels about elect... read more
- 649 New York Ave. NW, Washington DC 20001
- 202-347-8100
Lux Lounge
Man, is that a club or did TSA just set up an airport security line on New York Avenue? Street address is subliminal tactic to encourage Manhattanite behavior. Girls named Jazmyn freeze their bare ... read more
- 717 6th St. NW, Washington DC 20001
- 202-842-9800
The Muse
Upscale urban flophouse submits to clean mod interiors: white enamel glows ultra-violet from rainbow-brite chandeliers, wood looks like plastic. Flat screens as wall art. Asian twenty-somethings bl... read more
- 1208 U St. NW, Washington DC 20009
- 202-986-9400
Indulj
African-American post-bling cool reclaims a happening piece of U Street. (Not that DC ever feels segregated or nothing.) Clean and luscious spaces, sleek wood floors, glossy black bar, couche... read more
- 1025 31st St. NW, Washington DC 20007
- 202-339-0555
Zenobia
Deadbeat hookah bar down by the riverside. For Georgetown, intrepid stab at bohemia. Books galore flung down a long, dark hallway. Backyard patio opens to glass ceilings, sparkling white lights, an... read more
- 1415 P St. NW, Washington DC 20005
- 202-483-3971
New Vegas Lounge
Marvin Gaye gets embalmed, propped up in lifelike pose for tourist pics. Tumbledown eyesore is comforting among the rising sea of steel and glass on P Street. Bleak façade proudly wears th... read more
- 3238 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington DC 20016
- 202-362-0362
Enology
The fervent study of wine goes on in the outer reaches of the district. Popped collar hums and hahs, polite applause. Veers off well-trodden wine trend by sticking to all-American listings (New M... read more
- 2131 K St. NW, Washington DC 20037
- 202-887-1200
Shadow Room
Washington ready to welcome the Olsen twins, should they ever happen by. Hyper hi-tech, ultra-VIP, digital era club's club deconstructs and reconstructs nightlife experience. Insidery insiders cr... read more
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