CuisineCocktail bar
Price$$$
NeighborhoodPenn Quarter
HoursMon-Fri 16:00-00:00, Sat 13:00-00:00, Sun 16:00-00:00.
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Tip: Mint Julep is the historic order, brought to Washington at this bar by Senator Henry Clay. Late-night small bites Friday and Saturday from 22:00.

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Address: 1401 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004, Washington DC

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Off the Record ★ 4.4

$$$ Penn QuarterDaily 11:30-23:30.

Off the Record below the Hay-Adams across Lafayette Square from the White House pours classic cocktails under red velvet and cartoon-portrait walls of presidents and justices.

TipManhattan and Old Fashioned are the order. Light fare until 22:30; the bar runs daily 11:30-23:30 every night of the week.

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Off the Record ★ 4.4

$$$ Penn QuarterDaily 11:30-23:30.

Off the Record below the Hay-Adams across Lafayette Square from the White House pours classic cocktails under red velvet and cartoon-portrait walls of presidents and justices.

TipManhattan and Old Fashioned are the order. Light fare until 22:30; the bar runs daily 11:30-23:30 every night of the week.

Quill ★ 4.5

$$$$ Dupont CircleDaily 11:30-00:00.

Quill at The Jefferson is the literary cocktail lounge with parquet floors patterned on Monticello and 18th-century maps of Jefferson's wine routes on the walls, walk-in only.

TipFirst-come, first-served seating, no reservations. Bar runs 11:30 to midnight; the kitchen closes 23:00 weekdays.

Black Jack ★ 4.3

$$ Logan CircleWed-Thu 17:00-00:00, Fri 17:00-02:00, Sat 15:00-02:00, Sun 15:00-00:00. Closed Mon-Tue.

Black Jack sits above Pearl Dive Oyster Palace on 14th Street, a pinball-and-cocktail second-floor room with a hidden speakeasy cocktail menu you order by name.

TipAsk the bartender for the speakeasy menu by name; the printed list runs the standard cocktails. Pizza from the wood oven runs through close.

JR's Bar & Grill ★ 4.5

$$ Dupont CircleMon-Thu 16:00-02:00, Fri 16:00-03:00, Sat 13:00-03:00, Sun 13:00-02:00.

JR's on 17th Street has anchored the Dupont LGBTQ block since 1986, a video bar that runs Showtune Sundays, Wednesday karaoke and 4-9 happy hour every day of the week.

TipHappy hour runs 16:00-21:00 every night, the busiest in Dupont. Wednesday karaoke is the standing tradition; arrive before 21:00 for a seat.

Annie's Paramount Steakhouse ★ 4.6

$$ Dupont CircleMon-Thu 11:00-00:00, Fri 11:00-02:00, Sat 00:00-02:00, Sun 11:00-23:00. Open 363 days a year, 24 hours from Friday opening to Sunday closing.

Annie's on 17th Street has welcomed Dupont's LGBTQ community since 1948, the James Beard America's Classics 2019 awardee that became a queer gathering place before there were gay bars.

TipOpen 363 days a year for brunch, lunch and dinner. Reserve for parties of six or more; the bar walks in any hour the kitchen serves.

Number Nine ★ 4.5

$$ Logan CircleMon-Thu 17:00-02:00, Fri 16:00-03:00, Sat 14:00-03:00, Sun 14:00-02:00.

Number Nine on P Street faces Whole Foods in Logan Circle, a two-story indoor-outdoor lounge and video bar open since 2010 with a 2-for-1 happy hour the strip's busiest.

Tip2-for-1 happy hour opens until 20:00 daily, the busiest in DC. Outdoor patio closes at 22:00 weekdays and 23:00 weekends.

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