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Signature drink
Banned in DC menu cocktail
Editor tip
Walk-ins only, no reservations; arrive before 19:00 Monday through Saturday for a counter seat. Closed Sundays.
CuisineCocktail bar
TypeCocktail bar
Price$$$
HoursTue-Thu 17:00-22:00, Fri-Sat 17:00-02:00
Signature drinkBanned in DC menu cocktail
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Food program: Bar snacks

Tip: Walk-ins only, no reservations; arrive before 19:00 Monday through Saturday for a counter seat. Closed Sundays.

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Address: 1201 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20005, Washington DC

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Off the Record ★ 4.4

Cocktail barHotel bar$$$Daily 11:30-23:30

Off the Record in Washington DC is the Hay-Adams Hotel basement bar across Lafayette Square from the White House, with political-caricature coasters.

Signature drink: Political-caricature cocktail

Food: Hotel bar snacks

Tip: Steal the caricature coasters; the bartenders expect it. The bar takes hotel-guest seating overflow first.

800 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20006

Round Robin Bar ★ 4.3

Cocktail barHistoric hotel bar$$$Sun-Fri 16:00-00:00, Sat 13:00-00:00

Round Robin Bar in Washington DC is the Willard InterContinental Hotel's circular Pennsylvania Avenue bar, the bar where Henry Clay introduced the mint julep.

Signature drink: Mint julep (the bar's original)

Food: Bar snacks

Tip: Order the original mint julep; the bartender will recite the Clay-1850 introduction story while building it.

1401 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004

Tune Inn ★ 4.0

Cocktail barDive bar$$$Mon-Thu 08:00-02:00, Fri-Sat 08:00-03:00, Sun 08:00-02:00

Tune Inn in Washington DC is the Capitol Hill Pennsylvania Avenue dive bar since 1947, a four-generation family-owned room with a deer-head wall.

Signature drink: Bud Light and a shot

Food: Diner-grade American food

Tip: Cash makes the night faster; the diner kitchen runs the same menu past midnight and is the Hill's late-night staple.

331 1/2 Pennsylvania Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20003

Denson Liquor Bar ★ 4.2

Cocktail barCocktail bar$$$Tue-Thu 16:30-01:00, Fri-Sat 16:30-02:00

Denson Liquor Bar in Washington DC is the F Street Penn Quarter cocktail bar from the EatWell group, a narrow speakeasy-style room with a James.

Signature drink: Variety of New York-style cocktails

Food: Bar snacks and burgers

Tip: Walk in before 19:00 for a counter seat; the bar fills with theatre-goers from the Shakespeare Theatre across the street.

600 F St NW, Washington, DC 20004

The Green Zone ★ 4.5

Cocktail barCocktail bar$$$Tue-Thu 17:00-02:00, Fri 17:00-03:00, Sat 14:00-03:00, Sun 14:00-02:00

The Green Zone in Washington DC is Chris Hassaan Francke's Adams Morgan 18th Street Middle Eastern cocktail bar, with arak-based drinks. At 2226 18th St NW.

Signature drink: Arak-based Middle Eastern cocktails

Food: Middle Eastern small plates

Tip: The Bedouin Punch sharing bowl for two is the bar's editorial signature; sit at the bar for the build show.

2226 18th St NW, Washington, DC 20009

Hank's Cocktail Bar ★ 4.4

Cocktail barCocktail bar$$$Mon-Thu 16:00-21:00, Fri 16:00-22:00, Sat 11:00-22:00, Sun 11:00-21:00

Hank's Cocktail Bar in Washington DC is the Dupont Circle Q Street upstairs cocktail room above Hank's Oyster Bar, with a tight classic-cocktail list.

Signature drink: Hank's classic Manhattan

Food: Oyster bar from the Hank's group

Tip: The upstairs room takes walk-ins; the downstairs Hank's needs a reservation for the oyster bar.

1624 Q St NW, Washington, DC 20009

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