For my blog this week I have decided to take a break from writing about resume tips, networking events, salaries and counter-offers and have instead, decided to dip into more of the fun places to go out in and around the DC metro area.
Now that the end of summer is near, everyone is looking to make the most of the beautiful weather with an outdoor happy hour. Here are some of my personal favorites; grab a drink with friends or bond with your co-workers at these local spots in Downtown DC, Chinatown, Dupont Circle, Capitol Hill, Virginia and Maryland:
Downtown DC
1. Barcode
- Location: 1101 17th Street Northwest
- Closest Metro: Farragut North, Farragut West
- Happy Hour: 3pm-7pm
- Half off beer
- Half off wine
- Half off rail drinks
- **Outdoor seating**
2. Hamilton
- Location: 600 14th Street Northwest
- Closest Metro: Metro Center
- Happy Hour: 3pm-6pm
- Half price sushi, sashimi, nigiri
3. 14 K
- Location: 1001 14th St NW
- Closest Metro: McPherson Square
- Happy Hour: 4pm-7pm
- Premium Draft Beer $4
- House Wine $4
- Premium Well Drinks $4
- Lounge Menu Specials
- **Outdoor patio**
Chinatown
1. Bar Louie
- Location: 701 7th St. NW
- Closest Metro: Gallery Place
- Happy Hour: 4pm-7pm
- $3 14oz. Draft Beer
- $5 House Wine
- $7 Martinis
- 1/2 Price App. Selection
2. Gordon Biersch
- Location: 900 F St. NW
- Closest Metro: Gallery Place
- Happy Hour: 4pm-6:30pm
- $1 Off Gordon Biersch Lagers
- $2 Off All Wines By The Glass
- $5 Martinis, Margaritas, and Mojito
- $4.95 Appetizers
3. Ping Pong Dim Sum
- Location: 900 7th St. Nw
- Closest Metro: Gallery Place
- Happy Hour: 4pm-7pm
- $4 Draft
- $5 Select Cocktails
- $3 Featured Dim Sum
- Wine Specials
Dupont Circle
1. Buffalo Billiards
- Location: 1330 19th St. NW
- Closest Metro: Dupont Circle
- Happy Hour: 4pm-7pm
- $2.75 Draft Miller Lite & Coors Light
- $2.75 Miller Lite Bottles & Coors Light Bottles
- $3.50 Batch 19, Sierra Nevada, Heineken, Sam Adams Lager, Sam Seasonal, Sam Adams Light Bottle
- $3.50 Rail Drinks & Glasses of Wine
2. Public Bar
- Location: 1214 18th St. NW
- Closest Metro: Dupont Circle
- Happy Hour: 4pm-8pm
- $3 Domestics
- $4 Imports
- $5 Rail Drinks
- Various food specials
- **Rooftop**
3. The Front Page
- Location: 1333 New Hampshire Ave. NW
- Closest Metro: Dupont Circle
- Happy Hour: 4pm-7pm
- $2.75 House Red and White Wines
- $2.75 Rail Drinks; $2.75 Bud Light, Miller Lite, and Front Page Ale Drafts
- $3 Smirnoff and Smirnoff Flavors
- $4 Captain Morgans
- 1/2 Price Appetizers
- **Outdoor seating**
Capitol Hill
1. 18th Amendment
- Location: 613 Pennsylvania Ave. SE
- Closest Metro: Eastern Market
- Happy Hour: 4pm-7pm
- $3 Bud Lights
- $4 Abita Drafts
- $4 Sobieski & Flavors
- $5 Wines
- 1/2 Price Pizza
- **Outdoor seating**
2. Art and Soul
- Location: 415 New Jersey Ave. NW
- Closest Metro: Union Station
- Happy Hour: 4pm-7pm
- $7 Wines by the Glass
- $4 Regional Tap Beers
- $7 Coctails
- $5 Small Bites Menu
3. Pour House
- Location: 319 Pennsylvania Ave. SE
- Closest Metro: Capitol South
- Happy Hour: 4pm-7pm
- $2.75 Bud Light, Miller Light, Yuengling Drafts
- $4 Rail Cocktails
- $7 Pub Grub Menu
Virginia/Maryland
1. Clarendon Grill
- Location: 1101 N. Highland St., Arlington
- Closest Metro: Clarendon
- Happy Hour: 4pm-8pm
- $1.75 Miller Lite & Bud Lite, $2.25 Foggy Bottom & Old Dominion
- $2.75 Harpoon, Yuengling, & Shiner Hefeweizen
- **Outdoor Seating**
2. Fireworks Pizza
- Location: 2350 Clarendon Blvd., Arlington
- Closest Metro: Courthouse
- Happy Hour: 3pm-6:30pm
- $3 Beer (Abita Purple Haze, Otter Creek Black IPA, Brooklyn Lager, Breckenridge Lucky U IPA)
- $4 Sangria (Blackberry Red or Apricot White)
- $5 Featured Wines by the Glass (Red or White)
- $2 Pork Sliders
- $3-$6 Small Plates
- **Outdoor Seating**
3. Blackfinn
- Location: 4901 Fairmont Ave., Bethesda
- Closest Metro: Bethesda
- Happy Hour: 4pm-8pm
- $1 Off All Drafts
- $4 House Wine
- $5 Martinis
- $5 Flatbread Pizza Menu
4. Flanagan’s Harp and Fiddle
- Location: 4844 Cordell Ave., Bethesda
- Closest Metro: Bethesda
- Happy Hour: 4pm-7pm; 7pm-Close
- $2.50 Domestic Bottles
- $3.50 Import Bottles
- $3 Rail/Well Drinks
- $5 Bud Light & Shock Top Pitchers
- $4 House Martinis
- 30% Off All Draft Beers and House Wines
- Food Specials (4pm-7pm)
- Late Night Specials (7pm-Close)
- **Outdoor Seating**
About Profiles
Profiles is a unique staffing firm specializing in Marketing employment, Creative, and Web & IT jobs. Since 1998, we have served the needs of our Clients and Talent by matching the best candidates with the best companies in the Mid-Atlantic region.
Author Name – Jessica Gundling
Title – Recruiter
Location – Washington, DC
Twitter – @JessGund
Byline – Jessica is new to the recruiting world, and has been learning a tremendous amount about the industry. She is fascinated by the interactive space, and you can find her at different networking events where she is always eager to meet interesting people.
