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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Spoiled brat stepson of shuttered clubs in southeast. Bulging biceps, limp wrists. Weekend's gay grand central boasts more hook-ups than Scarlett O'Hara's corset. Chilling drag queen performance p... read more
Honestly, lame name dance club underwhelms–consider yourself warned. She's got chipped nails and her hot pink bra strap is showing. Wins honorable mention for one reason only: stellar "Glow... read more
Where is the love? Waiting in line to enter a four-story windowless warehouse. A-list rap starz take the stage, skimpiest female backup line ever. Glam parties for Washington big shots and the b... read more
Space age mirrored-metal walls offer a highly-stylized homage to that long-ago time when air travel meant smokes, drinks and tarty stewardesses. Don’t bother boarding unless you plan on going... read more
Bottle service comes with all manner of fanfare at K Street Lounge. A curved white wall leads all eyes to your perch behind the velvet ropes, where flat-screen televisions announce your presence, a... read more
Barely legal gay boys flirt the night away in polished, dimly-lit lounge. Purple lights, black leather, and gleaming metallic bits offer hi-tech bat cave for the queer underworld. Top of the ... read more
Go figure, the capital's got a wild west saloon in Northeast. Main floor music stage a church for Myspace addicts, toe-tapping waifs who maybe cut their own hair. Upstairs bar the quintessence o... read more
Anti-gentrification holdout spills rock rhythms onto the streets of Shaw and into the hearts of discretely tattooed good girls who keep celebrating their twenty-ninth. Traditional DC row hous... read more
Leather banquettes, sleek music, superb lighting, art film projections–you’d never know it was formerly a sports bar called “Champions”. The upstairs lounge is the place to ... read more
Your favorite college bar evolves. Same concept but fewer Neanderthals. Better beer, bands, and babes (sometimes). The guy with the hat went to the bathroom to check the tilt of his hat. Foot lo... read more
Enter one of three doors. The two others lead to mild hangovers, this one takes you underground. Exotic east murmured in wood panels, velvet curtains, and goliath silk couches. Drinkable bar dis... read more
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, an...
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Spit-polished, silver bullet 1940s trailer-turned-diner rises above...