It’s finally time for you track them down. The 36-seat bar, named for the year that Union Street opened, is open Wednesday through Saturday. From a church-themed bar to a magic shop tucked above a historic theater, these secret spots in D.C. “The Irish Brigade” mixes cold-brewed chamomile tea and Luxardo with a vanilla-infused Jameson and, for a departure from the ordinary, the “Border War” adds sweet vermouth and ancho reyes to rye and tequila. This backroom bar devoted to all things whiskey opened inside Union Street Public House at the end of 2017, rounding out the options in a walkable corridor of Old Town.Ĭozy up to the long, copper-hued bar for a taste of more than three dozen whiskeys and bourbons on the menu, or opt for a signature cocktail. McDermott says Captain Gregory’s owners, who recently opened Nocturne in D.C., have plans to open another Northern Virginia speakeasy in 2019. The Cellar Bar reopens in the candle-lit basement of the groups. If you’re in the mood to sip on fancy cocktails in an intimate setting, search out these speakeasies and other hard-to-find bars in DC. Patrons can also order fresh donuts from next-door from their seats. 2001 18th Street NW Washington, DC 20009. There’s something alluring about finding mysterious, hidden bars and secret watering holes. We were “not the first or last to show up in that attire,” says Brandon McDermott, Captain Gregory’s executive chef, who recommends reservations to get in.Īlongside a rotation of some 300 original cocktails, such as the “Benedict Cucumberbatch” (Macchu Pisco, cucumber, lime, egg white), Captain Gregory’s offers a lineup of heavy hors d’oeuvres (from smoked pork belly in mustard-studded sauce to corn nuts). A wood-paneled wall slides open to reveal an intimate bar setting where our gown-and-bow-tie garb (we were headed to a holiday party) nearly blended in one evening last month. Step inside the Sugar Shack Donuts on North Henry Street and pull the flag to the right to access this entirely hidden speakeasy, named after the man behind the donut hole. That said, the low-key bar in the basement of a Shaw rowhouse now. Chase away the winter cold with a signature Hot Toddy or cocktails like the “Feel Better and Get Well,” a mix of Rhum Barbancourt, Irish whiskey, Thrasher’s own falernum and lime bitters. 600 T Shaw This is perhaps the most inconspicuous bar in DC, despite the fact that its name is just its street address. Reservations are recommended to guarantee a seat amid the soft-seat cushions and dark-wood interior that harkens to the 1920s. Add to Old Town’s offerings a new whiskey-devoted bar that opened late last year, and you’ve got three places to drink well - without the long lines of the District’s latest pop-up bar.Īt Alexandria’s Bar PX - an upscale hideaway managed by one of the region’s best bartenders, Todd Thrasher - a blue light above Eamonn’s A Dublin Chipper glows when the doors are open. That's the idea behind a pair of speakeasies in Alexandria, where Prohibition-era vibes add a certain je ne sais quoi to an evening’s libations. If you’re going to pay $15 for a cocktail, you might as well feel like you’re breaking the law.
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