🍹 Best Bars & Cocktails in Washington DC
204 bars & cocktails spots in Washington DC, scored and ranked for 2026.
🍽️ Open Interactive GuideTop 10 Bars & Cocktails Spots
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Pisco y Nazca
Pisco y Nazca is a Peruvian gastrobar on Woodmont Avenue in downtown Bethesda, part of a small group with locations across Florida and Virginia. The kitchen builds around ceviche and Nikkei plates, wi...
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2
Six Ways to Sunday
A Sino-Siamese gastropub and highball bar in downtown Bethesda, Six Ways to Sunday draws on the late-night food culture of Bangkok with progressive share-plates and artisan cocktails. The concept come...
91
3
Segreto DC
A speakeasy-style cocktail bar tucked behind Minya's Pizza on 9th Street NW in Shaw, Segreto runs a rotating menu of named house cocktails — Obsidian with activated charcoal and honey, or the whiskey-...
91
4
Toro Bar
A billiards hall and bar on 14th Street NW in Petworth, built around pool tables and a casual neighborhood drinking crowd. It is set up for a game and a round rather than a dining destination.
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5
Snappy's Small Bar
Snappy's Small Bar is a tiny Petworth dive with an outsized personality, tucked up on the second floor above Georgia Avenue. It leans hard into the neighborhood-bar spirit — friendly bartenders, a com...
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6
Kbird
Kbird is a cocktail bar tucked inside Studio Theatre on P Street NW, sharing its space with Slipstream Coffee by day and turning to creative cocktails and classics by night. Weekly trivia, screenings,...
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7
Gold Clover Bar
Gold Clover Bar is a bar on Florida Avenue NW in Northwest Washington, near the Bloomingdale and Truxton Circle edges. It's a neighborhood spot for drinks along a fast-changing stretch of the city.
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8
Red Lantern DC
A late-night bar on the third floor of a building along the H Street NE corridor. Open Wednesday through Sunday, it runs deep into the night — 3 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays — in Near Northeast DC.
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9
Jula's on the Potomac
Jula's on the Potomac is a chef-driven waterfront restaurant at Canal Center Plaza in Alexandria's Old Town North, with a Riverfront Dining Room overlooking the water. The kitchen pairs an innovative ...
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10
Providencia
A Salvadoran-Taiwanese bar tucked off Linden Court in the H Street NE corridor, Providencia crosses two cuisines that rarely share a kitchen. The menu mingles the masa-and-chile traditions of El Salva...
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All 204 Bars & Cocktails Spots in Washington DC
Prost DC
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Eatopia Eatery
90
barmini
90
Sushi Sato
90
JINYA Ramen Bar - Georgetown
90
OKPB
90
Mallard
90
Sinners and Saints
90
CIVIC. On Eighth
90
No Kisses Bar
90
The Craft DC
90
Silver Lyan
89
Press Club
88
Service Bar
88
Allegory
88
The Little Grand
88
Baan Mae
88
Seven Reasons
88
Chef Geoff's West End
88
Binge Bar
88
Licht Cafe
88
Nice & Easy
88
Pubkey
88
Alice Comfort Cocktail
88
GameOn Bar+Arcade
88
Tom's Watch Bar - Navy Yard
87
Death & Co
86
Apéro
86
Ted's Bulletin
86
Hawkers Asian Street Food
86
BT's Bethesda
86
Matt & Tony's All Day Kitchen + Bar
86
Grand Duchess
86
Copycat Co.
86
Off the Record
86
The Crown & Crow
86
as you are.
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Trusty's
86
Code Red
86
The Haymaker Bar
86
The Alchemist DC
86
Bistro du Jour
86
Vin Sur Vingt Wine Bar
86
Marshall's Bar & Grille
86
Easy Tiger Tavern
86
Le Bar à Vin at Chez Billy Sud
86
Pop Fizz Bar
86
El Presidente
86
Florería Atlántico and Brasero Atlántico
85
Cana
85
Walter's Sports Bar and Restaurant
85
12 Stories
85
Casamara
85
Cork Wine Bar & Market
84
Palette 22
84
Buena Vida Gastrolounge
84
BARCA Pier & Wine Bar
84
Lyon Hall
84
The Light Horse
84
Josephine
84
The Fountain Inn DC
84
La Bonne Vache
84
Federalist Pig
84
Jack Rose Dining Saloon
84
Hen Quarter Prime
84
Retrobottega
84
Buddy's DC
84
The Front Porch
84
Her Diner
84
Colada Shop
84
Bar Charley
84
Jackpot
84
Denson Liquor Bar
84
Exiles Bar
84
Sudhouse DC
84
Little Miss Whiskey's Golden Dollar
84
Captain Gregory's
84
McClellan's Retreat
84
San Lorenzo
84
Jane Jane
84
Free State
84
The Blaguard
84
Kingfisher
84
Bonne Vie Café & Bistro
84
Cynthia Bar and Bistro
84
The Golden Age
84
Jake's Tavern
84
Casa Luna Bar
84
Reynold's
84
Maison Bar à Vins
83
The Sovereign
83
Chez Billy Sud
83
Altitude
83
Cielo
83
Vola’s Dockside Grill
82
Fire Works Pizza
82
Barrel & Crow
82
La Famosa
82
Trouble Bird
82
Nido Wine Shop & Market
82
Stillwater & Stone
82
Café Monet
82
Good Fortune
82
Chaplin's
82
Vola’s Dockside Grill & Hi-Tide Lounge
82
Doi Moi
82
Nellie's Sports Bar
82
The Bottom Line
82
Tune Inn Restaurant & Bar
82
Solly's
82
Bar Angie
82
All Souls Bar
82
Billy Hicks
82
Quadrant Bar & Lounge
82
Lobby Bar
82
The Next Whisky Bar
82
The Betsy
82
King's Ransom
82
Bar Betsie
82
Allure Bar & Lounge
82
The Lounge at Bourbon Steak
82
Fitzgerald's
82
Breadsoda Bar, Deli & Billiards
82
Dan's Cafe
81
Whiskey Charlie
81
Gogi Yogi
81
Donahue
81
Bluejacket Brewery
81
Gatsby
81
Room 11
81
The Green Zone
81
Lucky Buns
81
San Matteo
81
St. Vincent Wine
81
Kathmandu
81
Westover Taco
81
Silver and Sons
81
Old Hat Bar
81
The People's Drug
81
BRÜT Champagne & Wine Bar
81
Lucky Danger
81
The Urban Winery of Silver Spring
81
Wingo's Glover Park
81
The Wonderland Ballroom
80
600 T
80
Zeppelin
80
Maxwell Park
80
Buffalo & Bergen
80
The Wells
80
The Smith - Penn Quarter
80
The Tombs
80
Mission - Navy Yard
80
Tiki on 18th
80
El Tamarindo
80
Cinder BBQ
80
The Society Restaurant & Lounge
80
Hook Hall
80
Zeba Bar
80
1799 Prime Steak & Seafood
80
Tryst
80
Penn Quarter Sports Tavern
80
Crimson Whiskey Bar
80
Chicken + Whiskey
80
Madam's Organ
80
Hawk N Dove
80
Mr. Smith's of Georgetown
80
Stoney's on P Street
80
Proper 21 - K Street
80
Hive Bar
80
Qui Qui DC
80
Lost & Found
80
Lola's A Neighborhood Bar
80
L'Annexe
80
Last Call Bar
80
The Artemis
80
Lapop
80
Surfside
80
Hamilton's Bar & Grill
80
Ivy and Coney
79
Problem Child
79
Tap99
79
Lyman's Tavern
79
Red Derby
79
Raven Grill
79
Slash Run
79
Seventh State Restaurant & Lounge
78
Electric Cool-Aid
78
TallBoy
78
The Bullpen at Half Street Fairgrounds
78
Looking Glass Lounge
78
Firefly
78
Blackwall Hitch
78
Roofers Union
78
Whitlow's on U Street
78
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