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A 14th Street / Logan Circle Bar Crawl

Four stops, one evening. Cocktail DC's indie heart.

This is a working bar crawl through 14th Street / Logan Circle, Washington Dc's most concentrated drinking neighbourhood. Cocktail DC's indie heart. Four stops, one evening, mapped by editors who actually drink here on Friday nights.

The order matters. Start polished, peak in the middle, end somewhere quieter. Every room listed below is within a 10-minute walk of the next one — that's the value of a neighbourhood crawl.

Total time: about five hours. Total spend: depends on you, but plan £60-£100 per person. Save this page, send it to whoever you're meeting, and let 14th Street / Logan Circle take care of the rest.

The Route

Four stops, ranked

Walking distance: under 1km between stops. Treat the timings as guidance, not gospel.

No. 01
Stop 1 — 18:00 Aperitif
9:30 Club Bar
U Street · $$ · Cocktail Bars
9:30 Club Bar draws a steady local crowd in U Street. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
Start at the most refined cocktail room in the area. One drink. You're warming up.
No. 02
Stop 2 — 19:30 First proper cocktail
El Techo Rooftop
U Street · $$$ · Rooftop Bars
El Techo Rooftop draws a steady local crowd in U Street. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
Move to the room you'd take a first date to. Sit at the bar, talk to the bartender, order a house special.
No. 03
Stop 3 — 21:30 The destination
Allegory at Eaton Hotel
Downtown · $$$$ · Cocktail Bars
Allegory at Eaton Hotel draws a steady local crowd in Downtown. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
The bar that defines the neighbourhood. Reservations help. Stay an hour.
No. 04
Stop 4 — 23:30 Last drink
Allegory Washington DC
Local · $$$$ · Cocktail Bars
Allegory is the Shaw speakeasy hidden inside the Eaton Hotel — push past the unmarked door, into a candle-lit Alice-in-Wonderland-themed room with painted-mural
End somewhere unhurried — a wine bar, a music room, or a quiet hotel bar. One simple drink.
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Photos via Google Places. Editorial selection by Bars for Kings editors. Source