Bars and Clubs in Washington, DC

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Solly's U Street Tavern
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Party Earth Review There’s no shortage of bars in DC where powerful politicos can drop mad cash on over-priced drinks, but Solly’s U Street Tavern takes a decidedly different approach, offering $3 PBRs at any hour in a bare-bones building that wouldn’t know pretension if it showed up dressed as a wrecking ball. Midweek finds the bottom floor ... read full review of Solly's U Street Tavern
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The Dubliner
20s / 30s / 40s / After Work / Bar Food / Boisterous / Breakfast / Brunch / Burgers / Business Casual / Business Types / Casual / Dinner / Expats / Finger Food / Fish and Chips / Folk / Groups / Hot Dogs / International / Irish / Irish Food / Irish Pub / Irish Restaurant / Jeans / Late 20s / Late Night Food / Live Music / Live Music Venue / Lunch / Outdoor Area / Patio / Politicians / Sandwiches / Shorts / Suits / T-shirts / Tank Tops / Tourists

Party Earth Review Catty-corner to historic Union Station, The Dubliner is a family-owned Irish pub that has been serving up nightly Irish bands, authentic Gaelic grub, and gallons of Guinness since 1974. A large sidewalk patio entices groups of casual tourists or guests at the adjacent Phoenix Park Hotel to fuel up on traditional country ... more
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The Park at Fourteenth
30s / Bottle Service / Button-downs / Celebrities / Chic / Club Kids / Clubwear / Couples / Cover charge / Dinner / DJ / Fashion Types / Good for Groups / Groups / Happy Hour / High Heels / Hip-Hop / International / Jam Packed / Late 20s / Little Black Dress / Long Lines / Patio / Seafood / Socialites / Steak / Stylish / Suits / Top 40 / Tough Door / TVs / Upscale / Urban / Valet Parking / VIP Area / Wings / Bar / Club / Lounge / Restaurant

Party Earth Review Located just blocks from the White House, The Park at Fourteenth is an upscale club that seduces its stylish patrons with four stories of fashionable fun. It is not uncommon to see celebrities and pro athletes waltzing in through the red-carpeted entrance, making their way past stern, unyielding bouncers and block-long ... more
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The Gibson
20s / 30s / 40s / Blouses / Cocktail Bar / Cocktail Lovers / Cocktails / Couples / Creative / Designer Jeans / Dress Code / Electronic / Groups / Intimate / Jazz / Late 20s / Lounge / Mixology / Outdoor Area / Patio / Reggae / Small Plates / Smart Casual / Snack Food / Sophisticated / Soul / Specialty Cocktails / Trendy Casual / Upscale / Young Professionals

Party Earth Review Bartenders in this unmarked lounge like a challenge, and the simple, one-page menu at The Gibson is better regarded as a place to start than the sum of what’s available. The intimate candlelit space is fitted out with a long bar running down the middle of the ground floor with enough room for a few dozen thirsty patrons ... more
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Black Cat
20s / 80s Music / ATM / All Ages / Arcade Games / Artists / Bar / Bohemian / Burgers / Cash Only / Casual / Club / Club Kids / Cover charge / DJ / EDM / Dance Floor / Dancing / Dinner / Diverse / Early 30s / Finger Food / Flannel Shirts / Hip-Hop / Hipster / Hot Dogs / Hot Dogs / Jeans / Jukebox / Live Band / Live Music / Live Music Venue / Mash-ups / Movies / Musicians / Pool (Billiards) / Punks / Restaurant / Sandwiches / Seafood / Skinny Jeans / Sneakers / Steak / Students / T-shirts / Teenagers / Urban / Vegetarian Food / Young Professionals
Party Earth Review A U Street Corridor staple since 1993, Black Cat is a cornerstone of the DC music and nightlife scene, and continues to feature an incredibly diverse mix of nightly acts. Lesser-known bands and DJs perform on the knee-high stage in the Backstage Concert Room, a purple-hued and sparsely decorated ground floor space that ... read full review of Black Cat
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The Wonderland Ballroom
20s / 30s / 80s Music / 90s Music / After Work / Artists / Bar / Bar Food / Blue Collar / Board Games / Bratwurst / Brunch / Budget-friendly / Burgers / Casual / Classic Rock / DJ / Dance Floor / Dive / Diverse / Dog Friendly / Electro / Finger Food / Food Specials / Groups / Grungy / Happy Hour / Hipster / Hot Dogs / Indie / Jerseys / Jukebox / Laid back / Live Music / Locals / Outdoor Area / Party / Patio / Post Grads / Punk / Regulars / Restaurant / Rock / Rowdy / Sandals / Sandwiches / Shorts / Sneakers / Students / T-shirts / Theme Nights / Wings / Young Professionals

Party Earth Review Nestled in a mostly residential neighborhood, The Wonderland Ballroom is both a popular community gathering spot and a nighttime funhouse for the young and reckless of Columbia Heights. Wood-paneled walls covered with vintage beer ads, street signs, stickers, Buddha statues, and movie posters, however, create a flavor that ... more
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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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Mr. Smith's of Georgetown
30s / 40s / Barbeque / Beer / Blazers / Boisterous / Brunch / Budget-friendly / Burgers / Button-downs / Casual / Dinner / Dresses / Drink Specials / Early 20s / Family / Finger Food / Frat Guys / Friendly / Groups / Happy Hour / High Energy / High Heels / Jam Packed / Jeans / Laid back / Live Entertainment / Live Music / Live Piano / Lively / Locals / Locals / Lunch / Martinis / Mexican Food / No cover charge / Party Groups / Piano / Piano Bar / Preppy / Preppy / Regulars / Restaurant / Rowdy / Sandwiches / Seafood / Smart Casual / Steak / Students / TVs / Top 40 / Tourists / Trendy Crowd / Wall to Wall / Wings / Young Professionals

Party Earth Review Young revelers pining for a hopping piano bar, expansive patio, or a simple American menu that won’t break the bank won’t do better in this neck of DC than Mr. Smith’s of Georgetown. A clash between an old diner and a museum in terms of décor, with lots of Tiffany lamps and antique mirrors, the bar’s inconsistent theme ... 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:

Smith Point

Affluent / Bar

Rhino Bar & Pumphouse

Bar Food / Burgers

Sign of the Whale

Bar Food / Blazers

Town Hall

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:

Russia House Restaurant ...

30s / 40s

George

Bar / Button-downs

Eden

18 and over / 20s

ADC

20s / 30s

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:

Busboys and Poets

20s / 30s

Velvet Lounge

20s / 30s

Marvin

20s / 30s

American Ice Company

20s / 30s

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:

New Vegas Lounge

30s / 40s

The Brass Monkey

20s / 30s

La Tasca

20s / Boisterous

Bossa Bistro & Lounge

20s / 30s

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