Chadwicks Bar / Restaurant

Georgetown, Washington, DC –

Set in an area more often lauded for its refined, high-end establishments, Chadwicks is a casual joint that has been serving up basic burgers and beer since the 1960s.

Students and unpretentious area residents flock to this rustic bi-level venue for daily Happy Hour specials and rowdy weekend shenanigans, wolfing down two-dollar bottles of Bud and endless plates of fifty-cent wings in the shadow of nearby Whitehurst freeway.

Aerosmith tunes and other rock and roll classics blast out from an internet jukebox near the main bar, as the jeans-and-t-shirt contingent takes over rows of simple wooden tables to catch the game on a couple of nearby TVs.

A second upstairs bar and dining area, dotted with thick square pillars and generous skylights, gets packed to the brim during weekend champagne brunch, when a smart-casual crowd donning anything from Georgetown University sweaters and flip-flops to button-downs and slacks slurps down bottomless flutes of champagne with their steak and eggs.

With a long-standing reputation for hearty American fare and cheap drinks, Chadwicks is a classic “come-as-you-are” bar in the heart of Georgetown.