Eighteenth Street Lounge
Lounges
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With antique sofas, candlelight, an outdoor patio, there's plenty of intimate space for resting your dancing shoes and having a conversation, making ESL different than other premiere house parties. Each of the different rooms hosts a different sound, a different tone: Gold Room, Main Room, Jazz Bar, Studio Bar, and Deck Bar.
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Marvin
Lounges
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DC's native son, Marvin Gaye, is an important American figure to all. The menu blends his roots with his two year (self-imposed) exile to Belgium. Go upstairs for the lounge and bar area, where Motown and soul lovers can get down with local DJs, especially on Mondays which are exclusive for the cause.
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El Centro D.F. 14th Street
Restaurants
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Whether you want a hearty Mexican meal, drinks at the bar with some guacamole, or you're hosting a larger party, El Centro is always loud and happening. Taco Tuesdays for happy hour are especially popular. There are often groups for birthday and bachelorettes as well.
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Echostage
Lounges
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Echostage is clubbing in the truest sense--a music experience. With handheld LED lights for sale, a VIP balcony with two of its own bars and table service, and a ground floor area with bars, bodies, and fist-pumping, the loud music and big lights experience is at the ready. DC music aficionados especially love the German-imported sound-system.
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Tryst
Bars
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The list of handcrafted caffeinated drinks is longwinded. For summer, there are frozen coffee drinks, smoothies, thai iced tea, and mexican coffee. For tea drinkers there are teas and tisanes. A list of house-blend drip coffees as well as a list of single origin coffees. And this doesn't even include brunch, baked goods, booze, paninis, etc.
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The Howard Theatre
Bars
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The Howard Theatre is a leader in entertainment. With a spectrum of shows ranging from DC famous 90s cover band, to national headliners, the theatre maintains its diverse roots in music. Though you might only go for a show, the efforts to reclaim the space as a proper supper club translate well on the menu for normal dinner hours and late night.
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W Washington D.C. P.O.V. Lounge
Lounges
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POV is great for all seasons! In the winter time, cozy up inside with large glass windows overlooking the city, and still get a glimpse of the balcony terrace with heaters and plastic covers. It's perfect in the summertime when the plastic opens up to expose the view-- and realize that you are overlooking into the president's backyard!
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Rock & Roll Hotel
Bars
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Rock & Roll Hotel boasts three levels of fun: a basement level performance stage for live music, a DJ dancefloor for bumping and grinding, and a roof deck clad with bar. The also host some off the beaten path nights, like DC Bear Happy Hour. They also have a small menu of bar food to pad those stomachs before a night of drinking and dancing.
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Madam's Organ Blues Bar
Restaurants
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With live music seven nights a week, Madam's Organ has as many regular patrons as they do regular musicians. With local features of indie and blues, it's easy to get a sense of the more artsy comrades in this part of town on any given night of the week.
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Jack Rose Dining Saloon
Lounges
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Jack Rose hosts a dining saloon, open-air terrace, balcony room, and a tiki bar. Each space has a distinct air about it. If you want to feel exclusive, the dining saloon is the spot that feels the most intimately like a boys club. You'll be surrounded by more whiskeys/bourbons/Scotches than you'll ever be able to taste in a lifetime.
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Town Danceboutique
Lounges
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From drag to dance, this is a space for gay men of all ages and vibes. Bears and queens welcome, especially for Bear Happy Hour and drag shows every Friday and Saturday (at a minimum). If you need a break from all the excitement, the patio is about 4,000 square feet. It has a gorgeous fence making it private and intimate. There are heat lamps too.
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Tropicalia
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Primarily, Tropicalia features DJs and live music with a Rio Funk/AfroHouse sound. Besides amazing music and art installations in every corner of the design, Tropicalia has an eclectic cocktail menu with flavors from the southern hemisphere (spiced rums, cachaca, caipirinha...). This is an intimate, underground (physically and existentially) venue.
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Flash
Lounges
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Whether there's a DJ you love spinning, or you just want to groove all night with others, Flash is the perfect, intimate setting for you. Especially during the warm weather and on a week day, there's always a down-to-earth party happening and one of the best rooftops in town. The modern industrial feel will have you grooving all night.
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Room 11
Lounges
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Whether you're looking for a romantic night out, or some bites and booze with friends, Room 11 is an indie/hipster, high-end dream. During warm weather, they also boast an outdoor patio. They don't take reservations so you'll have to show up in the knick of time, like a proper regular. It's a great vibe for nights, and a great menu for brunch.
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Zeba
Lounges
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Zeba starts it off right with a daily happy hour from 5pm-8pm, getting everyone relaxed after a long day at work, then dancing, then mingling. Happy hour includes half off of their hookahs as well as food and drink deals. Zeba Bar is a true catch-all in this neighborhood, with a little something to feed into your inner vice, no matter who you are.
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