Category: Drink

Drinks, Cocktails, and more. These are the insider stories about the best local spots to drink across the Washington DC, Philadelphia, New York, Baltimore and more.

The Best All You Can Eat Deals In And Around D.C.

There’s nothing dignified about the all-you-can-eat deal, and that’s just fine with us. The goal—be it bottomless brunch, Indian buffet lunch, or an endless sushi dinner—is to consume enough to make it worth the money. Here are our favorite places (and some tips on how to enjoy them) when we’re feeling ambitious, and ready to […]

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What Do You Think of a Bar That Doesn’t Carry Vodka on Principle?

Is it ok to take a stand? I was out of town over the weekend. My husband and I visited an ambitious cocktail bar there that we generally liked — a unique, creative menu, a seasonal focus, really well-made drinks. But one thing caught me off guard: the bar doesn’t carry vodka. On principle. I […]

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10 New Bars and Restaurants in DC to Try Now

Alfie’s 3301 Georgia Ave., NW Chef Alex McCoy’s eclectic Thai restaurant takes cues from his travels across Southeast Asia, evidenced on the menu—comforting khao soi curry noodles and sour sausage-fried rice share space with egg-topped Aussie burgers and Singapore sling cocktails. Reservations are taken at the funky, 39-seat space in Park View, but get there quick—McCoy may move […]

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baggataway tavern in Conshohocken PA

Baggataway Tavern – Local watering hole with a warm ambiance

Local watering hole with a warm ambiance & a deck serves American-style dinners & bar food. It only takes a few minutes of sitting at the bar before you realize that you’re in the local neighborhood watering hole. Reminiscent of Mt. Airy’s classic McMenamin’s Tavern, you can see why the people of West Conshohocken, PA […]

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Acqua Al 2 bring fresh Italian food to DC

I’ll admit from the start that I am a bit biased in my review here.  For some time now I have been lamenting the Hill’s lack of a good Italian restaurant that doesn’t suffer from the Olive Garden-tendency to think that pasta should be hidden in large mounds of cream-based sauces and then topped with […]

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The Best Bars in Washington DC

Essential Whiskey Bars around DC

To say D.C. is a whiskey town is putting it mildly. Even the most unassuming of bars has to offer at least a middling selection of bourbon and rye. The city also excels at bars with a particular whiskey niche, whether it be Irish blends or rare Japanese whiskeys. Here are several whiskey destinations that […]

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Don’t Call This New Basement Bar a Speakeasy

When The Armory opens below Rebellion on Feb. 17, it aims to be more sophisticated than its wing-slinging, bourbon-guzzling parent bar upstairs. But despite its steep-stair basement entrance on 18th Street NW, bearded beverage director, and dramatic metal door, the owner wants to strike a buzzword from the conversation: “I don’t want to use the term ‘speakeasy,’ because we’re […]

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Green river Bar Chipping ice

Why Artisan Ice Crafts a Cooler Cocktail

Is fancy ice the ultimate indicator of cocktail snobbery or an essential element that transforms a good cocktail into a great one? Chicago bars are pouring thousands of dollars into elaborate ice programs that ensure every drink is not only cold, but also perfectly diluted and aesthetically pleasing, elevating the lowly ice cube to an […]

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