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Crazy Aunt Helen’s on Barracks Row just unleashed happy hour at its 26-seat bar.
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More Washingtonians are back at the office, which means the return of a treasured tradition: happy hour. And D.C. has no shortage of standout destinations for a cheap drink with colleagues when the clock strikes 5 p.m.

This map focuses on both fresher and old favorites that recently unveiled or revived discounted deals for post-work camaraderie or weekend drinking. And some hot new bars around D.C. have happy hour specials right out of the gate.

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Note: Restaurants on this map are listed geographically.

Dolce Vita Coastal Mediterranean Cuisine

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Logan Circle’s Mediterranean hotspot unleashes happy hour under its new chef Jose Picazo (weekdays from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.) with $5 beers, $6 reds and whites, $7 bubbles, and $8 rail drinks. For food, there’s $7 bites like Moroccan potatoes, spanakopita, and churros.

1610 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20009
(202) 506-4872
(202) 506-4872
Saddle up to a royal blue seat at Dolce Vita for happy hour.
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Pappe

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The 14th Street NW standby for North Indian fare unleashed an all-new happy hour this month. Daily deals at the bar, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., include chef Sanjay Mandhaiya’s new naan kathi rolls stuffed with lamb, chicken, paneer, or chickpeas (starting at $7). There’s also $10 cocktails like a Ginger Bliss (rum, elderflower liqueur, ginger, and lime), $2 off drafts, and $10 off bottles of wine.

1317 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20005
(202) 888-8220
(202) 888-8220
Naan kathi rolls are new for happy hour (starting at $7).
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Ghostburger

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At Shaw’s month-old, burger-fueled replacement to Espita, drinks stick to happy hour prices all day. Come in anytime for $7 Mojitos and $8 American spritzes (a bitter Italian adult root beer) and a La Carina cocktail (vodka, hibiscus, lime oleo), with a selection of beers starting at $4.

1250 9th St NW, Washington, DC 20001
(202) 827-5237
(202) 827-5237
Ghostburger opened in September with all-day happy hour pricing on cocktails.
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Lady Madison

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The Madison Hotel’s swanky lobby-level lounge downtown unveiled weekday happy hour in September (4 p.m. to 7 p.m.) with $10 Old Fashioneds and margaritas, $6 beers, $8 wines, and $9 bar snacks like wings, hummus or calamari.

1177 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20005
(202) 862-1600
(202) 862-1600
Lady Madison’s stylish bar area.
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bartaco

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Bartaco’s first D.C. outpost debuted a new “High Tide” happy hour in August (weekdays from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.) featuring $8.50 cocktails (Palomas, Mojitos, and Caipirinhas); $7.50 wines by the glass; and Monopolio lagers for $5.50.

1025 5th St NW, Washington, DC 20001
(202) 888-8226
(202) 888-8226
Bartaco serves $8.50 Palomas at happy hour.
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Karma Modern Indian

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Karma Modern Indian debuts Tuesday-to-Friday specials in the bar area (5 p.m. to 6 p.m.) featuring a rotating cocktail of the day for $12; house spirits and glasses of wine for $11; beers for $7; and all kinds of naan starting at $5.

611 I St NW, Washington, DC 20001
(202) 898-0393
(202) 898-0393

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Opaline Bar and Brasserie

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The cozy Parisian brasserie with a dog-friendly patio debuted weekday happy hour this month (4 p.m. to 6 p.m.). Look for $12 cocktails like a chocolate Old Fashioned, turmeric spritz, and Beefeater gin and tonic; $6 beers; $9 wines; and discounted bar bites like $10 truffle fries, $2 Nashville hot chicken wings; and $3 East Coast oysters.

806 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20005
(202) 730-8800
(202) 730-8800
The Sofitel’s chic French bistro Opaline now offers weekday happy hour.
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SUCCOTASH

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The opulent Penn Quarter destination for chef Ed Lee’s Southern comfort foods and bourbon cocktails just extended happy hour hours big time. Food and drink deals now run 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays and starting at 4 p.m. on weekends.

915 F St NW, Washington, DC 20004
(202) 849-6933
(202) 849-6933
A look inside Succotash Prime’s dining room.
A look inside Succotash Prime’s dining room.
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Clarendon Ballroom

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Arlington’s newly reopened nightclub Clarendon Ballroom now offers 5 p.m.-to-8 p.m. deals on its rooftop deck from Wednesdays to Fridays. Look for $5 margaritas, $5 glasses of wine, $3 domestics, $5 seltzers, and $6 rails.

3185 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22201
The neon-lit rooftop bar at Clarendon Ballroom hosts happy hour a few nights a week.
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Crazy Aunt Helen's

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Capitol Hill’s color-soaked diner just debuted a new happy hour at the bar with discounts on comfort food favorites like boiled peanuts, Deviled eggs, and fried green tomatoes, as well as cocktails, house wine, spiked punch, and draft beers ($5-$12). Available Monday and Wednesday to Friday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. There’s also new late-night deals (Thursday, Friday and Saturdays) from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m.

713 8th St SE, Washington, DC 20003
(202) 750-8140
(202) 750-8140
Fried green tomatoes with homemade pimento cheese run $11 at happy hour.
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Dolce Vita Coastal Mediterranean Cuisine

1610 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20009
Saddle up to a royal blue seat at Dolce Vita for happy hour.
Laura Chase De Formigny for Dolce Vita

Logan Circle’s Mediterranean hotspot unleashes happy hour under its new chef Jose Picazo (weekdays from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.) with $5 beers, $6 reds and whites, $7 bubbles, and $8 rail drinks. For food, there’s $7 bites like Moroccan potatoes, spanakopita, and churros.

1610 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20009
(202) 506-4872
(202) 506-4872
Saddle up to a royal blue seat at Dolce Vita for happy hour.
Laura Chase De Formigny for Dolce Vita

Pappe

1317 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20005
Naan kathi rolls are new for happy hour (starting at $7).
Pappe/official photo

The 14th Street NW standby for North Indian fare unleashed an all-new happy hour this month. Daily deals at the bar, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., include chef Sanjay Mandhaiya’s new naan kathi rolls stuffed with lamb, chicken, paneer, or chickpeas (starting at $7). There’s also $10 cocktails like a Ginger Bliss (rum, elderflower liqueur, ginger, and lime), $2 off drafts, and $10 off bottles of wine.

1317 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20005
(202) 888-8220
(202) 888-8220
Naan kathi rolls are new for happy hour (starting at $7).
Pappe/official photo

Ghostburger

1250 9th St NW, Washington, DC 20001
Ghostburger opened in September with all-day happy hour pricing on cocktails.
Josh Phillips/Ghostburger

At Shaw’s month-old, burger-fueled replacement to Espita, drinks stick to happy hour prices all day. Come in anytime for $7 Mojitos and $8 American spritzes (a bitter Italian adult root beer) and a La Carina cocktail (vodka, hibiscus, lime oleo), with a selection of beers starting at $4.

1250 9th St NW, Washington, DC 20001
(202) 827-5237
(202) 827-5237
Ghostburger opened in September with all-day happy hour pricing on cocktails.
Josh Phillips/Ghostburger

Lady Madison

1177 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20005
Lady Madison’s stylish bar area.
Lady Madison/official photo

The Madison Hotel’s swanky lobby-level lounge downtown unveiled weekday happy hour in September (4 p.m. to 7 p.m.) with $10 Old Fashioneds and margaritas, $6 beers, $8 wines, and $9 bar snacks like wings, hummus or calamari.

1177 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20005
(202) 862-1600
(202) 862-1600
Lady Madison’s stylish bar area.
Lady Madison/official photo

bartaco

1025 5th St NW, Washington, DC 20001
Bartaco serves $8.50 Palomas at happy hour.
Tierney Plumb/Eater DC

Bartaco’s first D.C. outpost debuted a new “High Tide” happy hour in August (weekdays from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.) featuring $8.50 cocktails (Palomas, Mojitos, and Caipirinhas); $7.50 wines by the glass; and Monopolio lagers for $5.50.

1025 5th St NW, Washington, DC 20001
(202) 888-8226
(202) 888-8226
Bartaco serves $8.50 Palomas at happy hour.
Tierney Plumb/Eater DC

Karma Modern Indian

611 I St NW, Washington, DC 20001

Karma Modern Indian debuts Tuesday-to-Friday specials in the bar area (5 p.m. to 6 p.m.) featuring a rotating cocktail of the day for $12; house spirits and glasses of wine for $11; beers for $7; and all kinds of naan starting at $5.

611 I St NW, Washington, DC 20001
(202) 898-0393
(202) 898-0393

Opaline Bar and Brasserie

806 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20005
The Sofitel’s chic French bistro Opaline now offers weekday happy hour.
Rey Lopez/Eater DC

The cozy Parisian brasserie with a dog-friendly patio debuted weekday happy hour this month (4 p.m. to 6 p.m.). Look for $12 cocktails like a chocolate Old Fashioned, turmeric spritz, and Beefeater gin and tonic; $6 beers; $9 wines; and discounted bar bites like $10 truffle fries, $2 Nashville hot chicken wings; and $3 East Coast oysters.

806 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20005
(202) 730-8800
(202) 730-8800
The Sofitel’s chic French bistro Opaline now offers weekday happy hour.
Rey Lopez/Eater DC

SUCCOTASH

915 F St NW, Washington, DC 20004
A look inside Succotash Prime’s dining room.
A look inside Succotash Prime’s dining room.
Rey Lopez for Eater DC

The opulent Penn Quarter destination for chef Ed Lee’s Southern comfort foods and bourbon cocktails just extended happy hour hours big time. Food and drink deals now run 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays and starting at 4 p.m. on weekends.

915 F St NW, Washington, DC 20004
(202) 849-6933
(202) 849-6933
A look inside Succotash Prime’s dining room.
A look inside Succotash Prime’s dining room.
Rey Lopez for Eater DC

Clarendon Ballroom

3185 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22201
The neon-lit rooftop bar at Clarendon Ballroom hosts happy hour a few nights a week.
Albert Ting for Clarendon Ballroom

Arlington’s newly reopened nightclub Clarendon Ballroom now offers 5 p.m.-to-8 p.m. deals on its rooftop deck from Wednesdays to Fridays. Look for $5 margaritas, $5 glasses of wine, $3 domestics, $5 seltzers, and $6 rails.

3185 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22201
The neon-lit rooftop bar at Clarendon Ballroom hosts happy hour a few nights a week.
Albert Ting for Clarendon Ballroom

Crazy Aunt Helen's

713 8th St SE, Washington, DC 20003
Fried green tomatoes with homemade pimento cheese run $11 at happy hour.
Crazy Aunt Helen’s

Capitol Hill’s color-soaked diner just debuted a new happy hour at the bar with discounts on comfort food favorites like boiled peanuts, Deviled eggs, and fried green tomatoes, as well as cocktails, house wine, spiked punch, and draft beers ($5-$12). Available Monday and Wednesday to Friday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. There’s also new late-night deals (Thursday, Friday and Saturdays) from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m.

713 8th St SE, Washington, DC 20003
(202) 750-8140
(202) 750-8140
Fried green tomatoes with homemade pimento cheese run $11 at happy hour.
Crazy Aunt Helen’s

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