DC Area Nightlife, Entertainment and Recreation
NEW: Boomerang Party Yacht Party buses are so 2011. 2012 is the year of the party yacht, and the Boomerang Tours folks are leading the charge (barge?). Booze cruise it up on a nighttime sail, a sunset cruise, a day party, or our personal favorite—a brunch cruise. Bloody Marys and mimosas aplenty are crucial to… read more »
Each month On Tap takes a look at new restaurants, restaurant news and says good bye to places that have closed their doors. In this issue we spotlight Bistro Bohem, Boqueria, Coffy Cafe and more.
On Tap scouts out the restaurants, bars and clubs that are new to the scene or shaking things up. NEW Boundary Road The vets behind some of DC’s best restaurants and bars—Meridian Pint, Central, Proof—are hoping to make this H Street spot their next success story. The gastropub/tavern hybrid seriously ups its cool quotient with its… read more »
On Tap scouts out the restaurants, bars and clubs that are new to the scene or shaking things up. NEW Boxcar Tavern Xavier Cervera is an ambitious dude. His newest restaurant has opened on Capitol Hill, joining his previous ventures Molly Malone’s, Lola’s Barracks Bar & Grill, and Senart’s Oyster & Chop House. Cervera is… read more »
On Tap scouts out the restaurants, bars and clubs that are new to the scene or shaking things up. NEW The Hamilton Live music and dining go hand in hand at the Hamilton, DC’s newest music hot spot managed by Clyde’s Restaurant Group. The venue is set to play host to big names in the… read more »
On Tap scouts out the restaurants, bars and clubs that are new to the scene or shaking things up. NEW BONMi BONMi—a play on words of traditional Vietnamese bánh mì—brings another lunch option to the busy Golden Triangle area. Each of the eatery’s sandwiches is made with a choice of protein like garlic lemongrass chicken,… read more »
On Tap scouts out the restaurants, bars and clubs that are new to the scene or shaking things up. NEW The Big Board Bumming about the economy? Drown your sorrows—and play the market, so to speak—at Big Board. The H Street spot’s beer program is stock market-inspired; prices will reflect demand, dropping on the faux-stock… read more »
NEW 2100 Prime District residents were undoubtedly saddened upon hearing of the Jockey Club’s closing after 50 years at the Fairfax at Embassy Row. Hoping to perk them up is Mark Timms, the Executive Chef of 2100 Prime, a new American eatery housed in Jockey’s old haunt. Prime’s focus is farm-friendly food paired with affordable… read more »
Who’s new on the restaurant scene? Which chef has landed where? New, Notable, No Longer is our monthly roundup of dining activity.
On Tap scouts out the restaurants, bars and clubs that are new to the scene or shaking things up. NEW Bistrot Le Zinc Sushi Sushi’s gone oui oui: the former raw fish spot has been transformed into a cozy French bistro devoted to dishing out Parisian bites and locally-inspired entrees alike. Brasserie Beck’s former executive… read more »
