All Souls Bar is a bar in Washington DC.
All Souls Bar in Washington DC is the Shaw T Street cocktail bar from Adam Bernbach and Dean Cottrill since 2014, a 22-seat room with a tight classic.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Food program: Bar snacks
Tip: The bartender's choice is a $14 pour; describe what you like and let the room build. Cash and card both accepted.
Address: 725 T St NW, Washington, DC 20001, Washington DC
Death & Co DC in Washington DC is the New York cocktail institution's fourth outpost in Shaw Blagden Alley since 2023, with a 28-cocktail seasonal menu.
Signature drink: Oaxaca Old Fashioned
Food: Cocktail snacks and small plates
Tip: Walk in before 19:00 on weekdays for the Main Bar; the Garden rooftop only opens Friday and Saturday from 19:00.
Service Bar in Washington DC is Glendon and Chad Hartung's U Street cocktail bar since 2016, the city's busiest neighbourhood cocktail room with a James.
Signature drink: Frozen Painkiller
Food: Fried chicken and bar food
Tip: Cash and card both accepted; the frozen Painkiller and fried chicken combo is the bar's calling-card late-night order.
El Techo in Washington DC is the Shaw Florida Avenue rooftop cocktail bar from Louie Hankins above Rito Loco, a heated 1,100-square-foot deck.
Signature drink: Mezcal paloma
Food: Latin-inspired tapas and entrees
Tip: The rooftop runs heated through winter; reserve a table on the website for sundown on Fridays. The downstairs Rito Loco shares a kitchen ticket.
Allegory in Washington DC is the hidden cocktail bar inside the Eaton DC hotel's Progress Library on K Street, with Ruby-Bridges-as-Alice murals by Erik Thor.
Signature drink: Banned in DC menu cocktail
Food: Bar snacks
Tip: Walk-ins only, no reservations; arrive before 19:00 Monday through Saturday for a counter seat. Closed Sundays.
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.
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.
