CuisineCocktail bar
Price$
NeighborhoodCapitol Hill
HoursMon-Thu 08:00-02:00, Fri-Sat 08:00-03:00, Sun 08:00-02:00.
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Tip: Opens 08:00 every day for cheap pints and a greasy breakfast. Voted Best Bar at the 2025 RAMMY Awards by public vote.

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

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Madam's Organ ★ 4.4

$ Adams MorganMon-Thu 18:00-02:00, Fri-Sat 18:00-03:00, Sun 18:00-02:00.

Madam's Organ on 18th Street is Bill Duggan's blues-and-bluegrass dive since 1992, five bars across four floors with a soul-food kitchen and live music every night of the week.

TipLive music nightly from around 21:00. Happy hour 18:00-20:00 daily; Thursday is Ladies Night with no cover for women.

The Pug ★ 4.4

$ H StreetMon-Thu 17:00-02:00, Fri 17:00-03:00, Sat 11:00-03:00, Sun 11:00-02:00.

The Pug on H Street is Tony Tomelden's 2008 anti-Hill dive with red ceilings, wall-to-wall photographs and a beer-can Christmas tree that stays up year-round, plus a ramen kitchen weekdays.

TipNo drink specials by rule, no bomb shots, no political talk. Weekend brunch is the easy entry; weekdays the ramen menu runs from 17:00.

Showtime Lounge ★ 4.4

$ Eckington BloomingdaleMon-Thu 14:00-02:00, Fri-Sat 14:00-03:00, Sun 15:00-02:00.

Showtime on Rhode Island Avenue is Paul Vivari's 2013 living-room dive, the Esquire America's Best Bars pick with a free R&B jukebox compiled by Vivari and the cheapest combos in Bloomingdale.

TipCash only, $5 Natty Boh and shot combo. Live band Granny and the Boys plays regular sets led by the 81-year-old neighbor upstairs.

Solly's U Street Tavern ★ 4.1

$ U StreetMon-Thu 16:00-02:00, Fri 16:00-03:00, Sat 12:00-03:00, Sun 12:00-02:00.

Solly's on the corner of 11th and U is the three-floor U Street dive with karaoke upstairs, a beer garden out back and the cheapest happy hour pour on the strip Tuesday to Friday.

TipKaraoke runs Tuesday and Thursday upstairs from 21:00. Trivia Wednesday is the easier walk-in night; weekends fill at 22:00.

Boundary Stone ★ 4.2

$$ Eckington BloomingdaleTue-Thu 17:00-00:00, Fri 17:00-02:00, Sat 10:30-02:00, Sun 10:30-23:00. Closed Mon.

Boundary Stone on Rhode Island Avenue is the Bloomingdale neighborhood pub that reopened April 2021, a quieter alternative to Showtime two doors down with a long whiskey list and bar food until late.

TipTrivia and bingo nights through the week; the kitchen runs through to last call. Weekend brunch from 10:30 is the easier walk-in slot.

Echostage ★ 4.5

$$$ NomaThu varies by event, Fri-Sat 22:00-04:00, Sun varies by event. Closed Mon-Wed.

Echostage in Northeast DC is the 3,000-capacity electronic dance megaclub that took the #5 spot in DJ Mag's 2025 Top 100 Clubs poll and books headline techno, house and EDM acts on weekends.

TipTickets sell out for the headline parties; buy on the venue site rather than at the door. Coat check is mandatory in winter and the line forms before 22:00.

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