Washington, DC Lounges

Good Drinks

1. Degrees Bar & Lounge…

Neighborhood: Georgetown

even when I've stayed for hours without ordering drink after drink.  Four stars, instead of five, because the drinks here are pricey.  $12.50 for a martini, even a good one, causes some sticker shock...

2. Russia House

smoking shisha earlier in the evening(at Guapo in Arlington), and we had a few drinks beforehand.  We were headed to Atomic Billiards and frankly, we both wanted to see some good looking girls before we...

3. Tryst Coffee House…

Neighborhood: Adams Morgan

The goods -- Cool, funky drink selection.  Tasty everything.  Friendly staff.  Neat decor, furniture, live music, free Internet.  The bads -- Crowded, sometimes the service can be (painfully) slow...

4. Eleventh Street…

?) and on Thursdays the small plates are marked down, making this place truly dirt cheap. And the drink specials are pretty damn good too.  All in all, Eleventh Street Lounge may not know what it's doing...

5. Fox and Hounds…

Neighborhood: Dupont Circle

at the bar on strong, affordable drinks.  We had a good time just chatting and sitting at the bar -- and isn't that what bars are for?  I give it a 3 though, just like I would give Zack's on Penn. Ave...

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Nice Bartenders

1. Round Robin Bar

them DC is safe, clean, and nice d) are wearing pleated trousers e) are a young attractive girl looking for client 9.  Otherwise, save your money, it's just an expensive hotel bar that is rather "meh"....

2. Science Club

off. 1 star for good wine.  And 2 stars for the nice vibe.  It wasn't an unnecessarily "beautiful people" vibe....just good music, nice/unpretentious people (wth the exception of the bartender...

3. Looking Glass Lounge

Neighborhood: Park View

on!  It would have been nice to get $75 (not a typo) off our tab!  We did however win favorite team name (as judged by the bartender who's bootie we kissed up to).  We earned $15 off our bar tab, plus...

4. Degrees Bar & Lounge…

Neighborhood: Georgetown

the bartender and he recommended the house drink, the Zentini. It is basically a Cosmo, but instead of vodka they use saki. It has a nice tang, and with one sip it was sayonara wedding stress!  In the winter...

5. Asylum

Neighborhood: Adams Morgan

to a sour start when the bartender said, "come on in and sit wherever!" so we headed toward a seat, and then the waitress screamed, "don't sit down yet! the hostess has to seat you! wait there!!!" in quite...

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