Bohemian Caverns

U Street Corridor, Washington, DC –

It’s easy to see where this intimate music venue gets its name – the performance area quite literally looks like a cave – and while the three-story complex is also home to a separate restaurant and dance club, it’s the basement jazz that has made Bohemian Caverns an historical institution.

Music lovers tunnel down into a subterranean space completely covered in faux rock, with a small center stage that has been graced by Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Miles Davis, and many other jazz giants.

As musicians pipe their notes through the cave, a devoted crowd of young professionals, students, and jive junkies sip wine and cocktails at candlelit tables around the stage, or dine on soul food from the Tap & Parlour upstairs.

The Tap itself features a long marble bar and a massive chalkboard touting the upcoming schedule in the Caverns below, while plush couches near the floor-to-ceiling windows provide a place for dapper couples looking to people-watch, catch the game, or enjoy a quiet dinner by the corner fireplace.

A legendary jazz haunt with a full restaurant right upstairs, Bohemian Caverns is a great choice for patrons looking for left hand rootless voicing and half-diminished chords…or just a crab cake sandwich.