Price$$
Price range$18 cocktails, casual chic
NeighborhoodPenn Quarter
HoursMon-Thu 17:00-22:00, Fri-Sat 17:00-02:00. Closed Sun.
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Tip: Walk in Monday to Thursday from 17:00. Friday and Saturday the rooftop hosts live DJs; reservations help for groups over six.

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Allegory ★ 4.6

$$$ Penn QuarterMon-Thu 17:00-23:30, Fri-Sat 17:00-01:30. Closed Sun.

Allegory hides behind an unmarked door in Eaton DC's Progress Library, with an Erik Thor Sandberg mural retelling Lewis Carroll's Alice through the eyes of Ruby Bridges.

TipWalk-in only, no reservations, wait up to two or three hours on weekends. Eight to a party max; bigger groups must book the full buyout.

Silver Lyan ★ 4.6

$$$ Penn QuarterTue-Thu 17:00-00:00, Fri 17:00-01:00, Sat 16:00-01:00, Sun 17:00-23:00. Closed Mon.

Silver Lyan sits in the former Riggs National Bank vault below Riggs Washington DC, Ryan Chetiyawardana's first U.S. bar, with the hidden Dishonesty Bar tucked deeper inside.

TipReserve through SevenRooms; valid 21+ ID after 19:00. The Dishonesty Bar runs three seatings Friday and Saturday at 18:00, 20:00 and 22:00.

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Whiskey Charlie ★ 4.3

$$$ $22 cocktails, upscale casual, 21+Navy YardMon-Thu 17:00-23:00, Fri 17:00-01:00, Sat 14:00-01:00, Sun 14:00-23:00.

Whiskey Charlie on the 10th floor of the Canopy Wharf hotel pairs an outdoor deck with an indoor lounge called The Cabin, with marina-line views of the Potomac and the city's monument cluster.

TipStrict 21+ door. Weeknights are the easier walk-in; reserve via OpenTable for weekend sunset windows on the deck.

12 Stories ★ 4.4

$$$ $24 cocktails, smart casualNavy YardMon-Wed 16:00-23:00, Thu 16:00-00:00, Fri 16:00-01:00, Sat 14:00-01:00, Sun 14:00-23:00.

12 Stories tops the InterContinental at The Wharf with a near 360-degree view of the Potomac, the Kennedy Center and the monument core, run by Gerber Group out of New York.

TipReserve a window seat through the Gerber Group site for sunset; the bar walks in easier Monday to Thursday before 19:00.

Officina Terrazza ★ 4.5

$$$ $22 cocktails, Champagne by the glass, smart casualNavy YardMon-Thu 17:00-23:00, Fri 17:00-00:00, Sat 12:00-00:00, Sun 12:00-22:00.

Officina Terrazza is Nick Stefanelli's third-floor Rome-style rooftop at The Wharf, with fire pits, an indoor and outdoor flow, an expansive Champagne list and Italian small plates.

TipYear-round terrazza; the indoor side stays warm in winter. Reserve via OpenTable for the river-view tables on weekend nights.

Allegory ★ 4.6

$$$ Penn QuarterMon-Thu 17:00-23:30, Fri-Sat 17:00-01:30. Closed Sun.

Allegory hides behind an unmarked door in Eaton DC's Progress Library, with an Erik Thor Sandberg mural retelling Lewis Carroll's Alice through the eyes of Ruby Bridges.

TipWalk-in only, no reservations, wait up to two or three hours on weekends. Eight to a party max; bigger groups must book the full buyout.

Silver Lyan ★ 4.6

$$$ Penn QuarterTue-Thu 17:00-00:00, Fri 17:00-01:00, Sat 16:00-01:00, Sun 17:00-23:00. Closed Mon.

Silver Lyan sits in the former Riggs National Bank vault below Riggs Washington DC, Ryan Chetiyawardana's first U.S. bar, with the hidden Dishonesty Bar tucked deeper inside.

TipReserve through SevenRooms; valid 21+ ID after 19:00. The Dishonesty Bar runs three seatings Friday and Saturday at 18:00, 20:00 and 22:00.

Death & Co ★ 4.7

$$$ ShawMon-Wed 17:00-00:00, Thu 17:00-01:00, Fri-Sat 17:00-02:00, Sun 16:00-22:00.

Death & Co's DC outpost opened 2023 in the former Columbia Room space inside Blagden Alley, the New York bar group's third location with a back-garden patio and a multi-level main bar.

TipReserve through SevenRooms or walk in to the main bar. The Garden patio runs Friday and Saturday from 19:00, first-come-first-served only.

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