Bars and Clubs in Washington, DC

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JR.'s Bar & Grill
30s / 40s / Business Types / Couples / Diverse / Drink Specials / Friendly / Gay / Gay Bar / Gay-friendly / Groups / Happy Hour / Jeans / Laid back / Locals / Mid 20s / Pool (Billiards) / Regulars / Shorts / Students / Suits / TVs / Theme Nights / Top 40 / Upbeat / Vodka / Young Professionals
Party Earth Review Rainbow flags don’t blanket the green awning out front, but nobody inside JR.’s Bar & Grill could argue that this place is in the closet – even when it gets as crowded as one. A Dupont institution since the 80s, the narrow two-story venue attracts a diverse mix of young professionals, students, and older regulars with ever ... read full review of JR.'s Bar & Grill
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Old Ebbitt Grill
All Ages / Blazers / Bloody Marys / Breakfast / Brunch / Budget-friendly / Business Casual / Business Types / Casual / Dinner / Family / French Food / Happy Hour / Historic / Historic Bar / Historic Restaurant / Lunch / Politicians / Seafood / Sophisticated / Suits / Suits / Swanky / T-shirts / Tourists / Unpretentious / Valet Parking / Wine / Young Professionals

Party Earth Review Established in 1856, Old Ebbitt Grill has long been popular with everyone from presidents and political insiders to wandering tourists, all attracted by the upscale American menu, the raw bar, and the fun of guessing which table was Theodore Roosevelt’s. A stone’s throw from The White House, the venue sports neoclassical ... more
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Granville Moore's
30s / 50s Music / 60s Music / Alternative Music / Anything goes / Beer Garden / Beer Lovers / Belgian Beer / Boisterous / Brunch / Burgers / Button-downs / Diverse / Edgy / Foodies / Gastropub / Happy Hour / Hipster / Indie / Jukebox / Late Night Food / Late Night Happy Hour / Mid 20s / Patio / Regulars / Sandwiches / Seafood / Skinny Jeans / Steak / T-shirts / Young Professionals

Party Earth Review Hidden in an unassuming row house, Granville Moore’s is a rustic neighborhood gastropub that prepares a thousand pounds of mussels and potatoes every week – all from a kitchen not much bigger than a walk-in closet. The venue also serves an array of sandwiches and steaks to the hungry regulars who flood in every night, but ... more
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Shelly's Back Room
20s / 30s / 40s / Blazers / Blouses / Blue Collar / Burgers / Business Casual / Button-downs / Cigar Bar / Cigars / Designer Jeans / Dinner / International / Laid back / Little Black Dress / Locals / Lunch / Politicians / Regulars / Restaurant / Sandwiches / Seafood / Slacks / Smoking Area / Steak / Suits / TVs / Tourists / Upscale / Whiskey / Whiskey Lovers / White Collar / Wine / Wings / Young Professionals

Party Earth Review Situated just two blocks from the White House and guarded by a saluting five-foot Native American statue, Shelly’s Back Room is one of only a handful of DC establishments where folks can still get together for an indoor smoke without suffering the evil eye from suburban yoga moms and soy milk-drinking herbivores. In fact ... more
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Eighteenth Street Lounge
20s / 30s / 40s / Artists / Bar / Blazers / Brazilian / Button-downs / Chic / Cocktail Dress / Cover charge / DJ / Dancing / Designer Jeans / Designer T-shirts / Dress Code / Fashion Types / Good for Groups / Happy Hour / Hip / Hip-Hop / House / International / International / Jam Band / Jazz / Laid back / Live Band / Live Music / Live Music Venue / Locals / Lounge / Music Industry Professionals / Musicians / No Hats / Outdoor Area / Reggae / Scenester / T-shirts / Trendsetters / Trendy Casual / Young Professionals
Party Earth Review Little of Eighteenth Street Lounge’s façade would attract the attention of an uninitiated passerby, save for the bouncer who plants himself before its unmarked door or the lines that form beneath the neon glow of a “MATTRESS DISCOUNTS” sign on the adjacent building. Inside this three-story lounge, however, DC scenesters ... read full review of Eighteenth Street Lounge
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Café Citron
20s / Button-downs / Casual / Cocktails / Dancing / DJ / Dress Code / Early 30s / Finger Food / Flamenco / Happy Hour / International / Intimate / Laid back / Latin / Latin / Latin Food / Mexican Food / Mid 20s / No cover charge / No Hats / No Jerseys / Rowdy / Salsa Dancing / Seafood / Skirts / Steak / Top 40 / Trendy Casual / VIP Area / Wings / Young Professionals / Bar / Club / Live Music Venue / Restaurant

Party Earth Review Restaurant by day, loud Latin club by night, and a sure spot to grab sugary-sweet cocktails any time, Café Citron is a popular hangout for everyone from salsa lovers to savvy tourists. Young professionals looking to cap their day with plates of plantains or pitchers of minty mojitos stop in for Happy Hour to plop into the ... more
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Habana Village
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Party Earth Review A popular destination for salsa experts and merengue beginners alike, Habana Village is a high-energy hotspot for those in the mood for Cuban cuisine, Latin music, and a slew of signature mojitos. Located in a converted three-story townhouse, the venue draws a sociable and ethnically diverse crowd, all dolled up in flowing ... more
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La Tasca
20s / Boisterous / Business Casual / Button-downs / Couples / Cover Bands / Date Place / Dresses / Expats / Festive / Food Specials / Fun / Fun Restaurant / Fun-loving / Good for Groups / Groups / Happy Hour / Happy Hour / High Energy / High Heels / Intimate / Jeans / Khakis / Latin / Latin Pop / Live Band / Live Entertainment / Lively / Mid 30s / Polos / Sangria / Skirts / Small Plates / Spanish Food / Spanish Restaurant / Students / Suits / Tapas / Tapas / Tapas Bar / Trendy Casual / Trendy Crowd / Trendy Crowd / Unpretentious / Vegetarian Food

Party Earth Review Once patrons step into La Tasca, the hustle and bustle of Chinatown is completely abolished, seamlessly replaced with the hustle and bustle of festive guests devouring tapas and slinging back pitchers of fruity booze. Decorated like an elegant old Spanish estate, the vibrant yellow main room is decked out in spear-studded ... more
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Government may be run by only two parties, but the bars and clubs in Washington, DC are not so limited. Battalions of politicos, staffers, and commuters – who double the city’s population daily – flood the streets and cram into bars all over town to celebrate that most happiest of Happy Hours.

Dupont Circle is well-known for its high-end drinking dens catering to lawyers and lobbyists in need of some swanky nightlife, but at the same time attracts all types to its surplus of sports bars, quaint taverns, spacious pubs, and gay bars.

College kids crush the infamous 18th Street strip in Adams Morgan to go wild, while Georgetown – despite the privileged pedigree of its residents – shelters everything from glitzy bars to timeless saloons. And then there’s the up-and-coming H Street Corridor and ever-popular U Street, both lined with themed haunts, craft brewpubs, and bare-bones dives.

Although visitors will meet people from all walks of life in DC watering holes, the international vibe is even more apparent in the higher end bars and clubs and lounges, with moneyed embassy dignitaries, wealthy diplomat kids, and foreign jet-setters squeezing their way into the most exclusive red-roped venues in Dupont, and powerbrokers dancing to power ballads Downtown or in Georgetown.

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Lucas

Sports? Pub crawls? Rowdy bars? Good beer? Then check out these suggestions from Lucas:

Lucky Bar

20s / After Work

Local 16

30s / Burgers

Smith Point

Affluent / Bar

Ventnor Sports Café

20s / 30s

Lucas Likes: Beer Sports Rowdy Casual Anything goes Bar Flirty
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Adriana

Exclusive hotspots? Chic crowds? Bottle service? Posh shopping? Then check out these suggestions from Adriana:

Cities Restaurant & Lounge

Affluent / Bar

ADC

20s / 30s

P.O.V. Roof Terrace and ...

20s / 30s

George

Bar / Button-downs

Adriana Likes: Exclusive Nightclub Fashion Forward Shopping Jetsetter Lounge Hotel Bar High End / Exclusive
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Jonah

Eclectic crowds? Authentic bars? Live music? Nothing mainstream? Then check out these suggestions from Jonah:

U Street Music Hall

18 and over / 20s

Marvin

20s / 30s

Bohemian Caverns

30s / 40s

Rock & Roll Hotel

20s / Artists

Jonah Likes: Live Music Eclectic Indie Alternative Non-mainstream Laid back Conversational Creative / Art / Music Types
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Emma

Amazing drink deals? Unpretentious crowds? Karaoke with friends? Dancing all night? Then check out these suggestions from Emma:

La Tasca

20s / Boisterous

Kramerbooks & Afterwords...

20s / 30s

New Vegas Lounge

30s / 40s

Bossa Bistro & Lounge

20s / 30s

Emma Likes: Happy Hour Culture Dancing Lively Budget-friendly Sightseeing Party Groups
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