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Back in the office? Here’s where to go when it’s quitting time
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.
Read MoreAt D.C.’s new Mi Vida, sample the modern Mexican restaurant’s most popular snacks at once with a platter of chicken taquitos, shrimp cocktail, steak skewers, empanadas, and chicharrones ($35 for three; $47 for four; and $59 for five). Chicken wings also go for $2 each, taquitos are $6, and queso fundido is $8. Tequila cocktails start at $7, wine is $7, and beers are $5. For Taco Tuesday, get two for $9 during happy hour. Deals run 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays.
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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.
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The surprise new Northeast wine bar from Stellina Pizzeria’s Italian-born restaurateurs Antonio Matarazzo and Matteo Venini starts aperitivo hour this week (3 p.m. to 6 p.m.). Get a drink, cheese and meats board, stuffed fried olives, warm focaccia, and more for $25. An Italian sushi board filled with crudo, salmon, mozzarella, and anchovies is $10 more. Any other drink after the first is $8.
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.
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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.
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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.
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Chef Matt Baker’s lobby-level restaurant at the Eaton hotel riffs on the McDonald’s value meal every Monday. A $30 all-night special includes a koji-cured double smash burger with fries and beer-and-shot combo. Supersize the meal with an apple hand pie and scoop of vanilla bourbon ice cream. (And daily happy hour — 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and starting at 3 p.m. on weekends — includes $2 off dishes like crawfish hushpuppies and ceviche and $10 cocktails and wines.)
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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At D.C.’s new Mi Vida, sample the modern Mexican restaurant’s most popular snacks at once with a platter of chicken taquitos, shrimp cocktail, steak skewers, empanadas, and chicharrones ($35 for three; $47 for four; and $59 for five). Chicken wings also go for $2 each, taquitos are $6, and queso fundido is $8. Tequila cocktails start at $7, wine is $7, and beers are $5. For Taco Tuesday, get two for $9 during happy hour. Deals run 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays.
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.
The surprise new Northeast wine bar from Stellina Pizzeria’s Italian-born restaurateurs Antonio Matarazzo and Matteo Venini starts aperitivo hour this week (3 p.m. to 6 p.m.). Get a drink, cheese and meats board, stuffed fried olives, warm focaccia, and more for $25. An Italian sushi board filled with crudo, salmon, mozzarella, and anchovies is $10 more. Any other drink after the first is $8.
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.
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.
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.
Chef Matt Baker’s lobby-level restaurant at the Eaton hotel riffs on the McDonald’s value meal every Monday. A $30 all-night special includes a koji-cured double smash burger with fries and beer-and-shot combo. Supersize the meal with an apple hand pie and scoop of vanilla bourbon ice cream. (And daily happy hour — 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and starting at 3 p.m. on weekends — includes $2 off dishes like crawfish hushpuppies and ceviche and $10 cocktails and wines.)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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