Another snow day, another round-up of food and drink deals. Consult this guide to all-day happy hour, early brunches, and special menu items as the flakes pile up. Send details on additional deals to hungry@washingtoncitypaper.com, and we’ll update the list.
D.C.
ADAMS MORGAN
The Black Squirrel
2427 18th St. NW
Burger Night starts at noon with half-priced burgers.
Bourbon
2321 18th St. NW
Happy hour until 7 p.m.
Jack Rose Dining Saloon
2007 18th St. NW
Hot cocktails—including mulled wine and a Scotch-spiked hot chocolate with Ancho Reyes chili liqueur— are $6 from 5 to 7:30 p.m.
Mintwood Place
1813 Columbia Road NW
If there’s five inches of snow, look out for an all-night happy hour on the entire menu. Here’s a look at the snow day menu.
Pop’s SeaBar
1817 Columbia Road NW
The bar opens at noon with MillerCoors “Banquet Beer” and shot of Irish whiskey for $10.
BLOOMINGDALE
Boundary Stone
116 Rhode Island Ave. NW
It’s open at 11 a.m. for brunch.
El Camino
108 Rhode Island Ave. NW
The Mexican restaurant opens at 5 p.m. today with its regular happy hour until 7 p.m., including $5 Camino margaritas, $5 Negra Modelo drafts, $5 red or white wines, $5 rail drinks, $3 Tecate tall boys, and $1 chips and salsa. Late night tacos start at 10:30 p.m.
CAPITOL HILL
Capitol Lounge
231 Pennsylvania Ave. SE
Find $13 domestic pitchers all day.
Hank’s Oyster Bar
633 Pennsylvania Ave. SE
All day deals include $1.25 James River and Chincoteague oysters, $5 punch, $4 Narragansett pounder cans, plus a $12 shrimp and grits lunch special.
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
Meridian Pint
3400 11th St. NW
The brunch menu will be available from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
CLEVELAND PARK
La Piquette
3714 Macomb St. NW
Happy hour lasts all day, lunch and dinner.
DOWNTOWN
BLT Steak
1625 I St. NW
Half-priced hot cocktails are available at the bar all night, including a Hennessy hot toddy ($6, usually $12), made with Early Grey tea-infused Hennessy VS, gingered honey, lemon juice, and hot water garnished with a freshly-charred lemon wheel.
Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab
750 15th St. NW
It’s cocktail hour all day in the Banking Hall with half-priced oysters and half-priced draft beers (among other deals).
Mio Restaurant
1110 Vermont Ave. NW
Happy hour all day includes $5 for select house drinks, house wines, and draft beers.
DUPONT CIRCLE
Bar Dupont
1500 New Hampshire Ave. NW
The outdoor snow bar is back with hot cocktails and Veuve Clicquot before, during, and after the 5:30 p.m. snowball fight in Dupont Circle. Hot cocktails include mulled wine, Irish coffees, coconut rum hot chocolates, and a drink called the Nutty Van Gogh made with caramel Van Gogh vodka, frangelico, and Nutella hot chocolate.
Duke’s Grocery
1513 17th St. NW
Happy Hour lasts from 12 to 7 p.m. with specials on select craft beers, wines, and all rail cocktails. Hot toddies and Irish coffees are $7 all day long.
Firefly
1310 New Hampshire Ave. NW
Get a Cadillac grilled cheese and soup of the day for $5 plus and Bulleit (bourbon or rye) your way plus a draft beer (all draft) for $10 in the bar and lounge beginning at 4 p.m. and throughout the evening.
Grillfish
1200 New Hampshire Ave. NW
will have happy hour $6 draft beers and $1 local oysters available all day until 7:00pm.
McClellan’s Retreat
2031 Florida Ave. NW
Opens at 4 p.m. with $5 select beers, $5 shots of rye, a $5 punch, and $7 hot toddies.
Scion
2100 P St. NW
Beer and whiskey combos (Old Overholt and Union Anthem or Founders All Day cans) are $9, whiskey shots are $5, and certain beers are $1 off.
STK
1250 Connecticut Ave. NW
Stop in during the snow for a complimentary glass of bubbly.
Urbana
2121 P St. NW
All pizza are $5 pizzas and two snow day cocktails—a spiked hot chocolate and an amaro punch—are both $7.
FRIENDSHIP HEIGHTS
Range
5335 Wisconsin Ave. NW
All day, get pizzas for $8 plus half-off shellfish platters and Items from the salumeria.
GEORGETOWN/GLOVER PARK
Arcuri
2400 Wisconsin Ave. NW
$3 house-made “cello” shots available all day. Seasonal flavors include currant, artichoke and lemon, chocolate and orange, and more.
Bistrot Lepic & Wine Bar
1736 Wisconsin Ave. NW
Cheese fondue is on the menu tonight for $25 per person with a two person minimum.
Chez Billy Sud
1039 31st St. NW
For $6, get a Calvados hot toddy with Busnel Reserve Calvados, spiced honey syrup, lemon, and orange.
Eno Wine Bar
2810 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Happy Hour extends from 5 to 8 p.m. with $5 wine on tap and $5 beers. All wines by the glass are half-off from 7 to 8 p.m.
J. Paul’s
3218 M St. NW
The American dining saloon is offering happy hour all day, including $5 appetizers and 23-ounce draft beers.
Old Glory
3139 M St. NW
Half-priced chili is available all day.
Slate Wine Bar
2404 Wisconsin Ave. NW
One snack plus one drink is $10 from 12 to 7 p.m. It’s $15 from 7 to 10 p.m.
H STREET NE
The Pug
1234 H St. NE
Give any donation to Habitat for Humanity from 2 to 4 p.m. and Genny Cream Ale cans are $1. From 8 to 10 p.m., a $20 donation gets you unlimited Union Anthem and Narragansett Stout draft beers.
LOGAN CIRCLE/ 14TH STREET NW
Bar Pilar
1833 14th St. NW
The bar will open at 2 p.m. with happy hour prices until 7 p.m.
Cafe Saint-Ex
1847 14th St NW
It’s open for lunch today with Irish coffee on special and happy hour prices at the bar until 7 p.m.
Commissary
1443 P St. NW
Movies will play on the projector all day. (Check their Facebook page for what’s playing.) In addition, all hot cocktails are half-off, spike hot chocolates are $4, Natty Boh with a shot of whiskey is $4, and veggie or beef burgers are $5.
Cork Market & Tasting Room
1805 14th St. NW
Get 10 percent off select bottles of sparkling wine. Also, buy two bottles of any wine and get 15 percent off.
El Centro D.F.
1819 14th St. NW
All day happy hour on drinks at the bar only.
Kapnos
2201 14th St. NW
Happy Hour at the bar from 6pm to close
Logan Tavern
1423 P St NW
Happy hour goes all day at the bar and community table.
Masa 14
1825 14th St NW
All day happy hour on drinks at the bar only.
The Pig
1320 14th St. NW
Stop in for $5 bourbon flights (normally $8), $4 pours for any of the bourbons featured in the flight, and $6 burgers.
MT. VERNON TRIANGLE
Alba Osteria
425 I St. NW
Stop by after 5 p.m. for all-night happy hour and complimentary small bites.
NAVY YARD
Agua 301
301 Water St. SE
All day deals include $2.50 tacos, $5 margaritas (frozen or on the rocks), and $3.50 Corona drafts.
Gordon Biersch
100 M St. SE
House beers are $3 all day long.
PENN QUARTER/CHINATOWN
China Chilcano
418 7th St. NW
The restaurant’s namesake cocktail made with green apple-macerated pisco, lime juice, and Fever Tree ginger ale is free to anyone who mentions “snow day specials.”
Central
1001 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Open for lunch with half-priced draft beers.
City Tap House
901 9th St. NW
Happy hour all day includes $5 select craft beers, $6 house wines, or a shot and a beer for $7. Snacks ($7 to $8) range from duck fat fries with truffle aioli to soft pretzel with smoked gouda fondue.
Graffiato
707 6th St. NW
Happy hour specials are available all day at the bar.
Hill Country Barbecue Market
410 7th St. NW
All day drink specials include $3 Heineken, Peg Leg, Bud, and Shiner Birthday Beer, $5 well drinks, and $4 house wines.
Jaleo
480 7th St. NW
Hot chocolate with Inés Rosales olive oil tortas is $5.
Oyamel
401 7th St NW
The Flaco margarita, sopa tarasca estilo pátzcuaro (black bean soup with avocado leaves, light Mexican cream, and aged cotija cheese), and Mexican hot chocolate are $12.
Poste Moderne Brasserie
700 F St. NW
Anytime it snows, Veuve Clicquot is $15 a glass.
Zaytinya
701 9th St. NW
Half-priced bottles of wine for anyone who mentions “snow day specials”
PETWORTH/PARK VIEW
Chez Billy
3815 Georgia Ave. NW
The restaurant opens at 2 p.m. with happy hour until 7 p.m., including $10 Royale with cheese and $6 French onion soup.
DC Reynolds
3628 Georgia Ave. NW
Happy Hour starts at 11 a.m. All drinks are buy one, get one free.
SHAW
Dino’s Grotto
1914 9th St. NW
The restaurant opens at 5 p.m. with happy hour all night long. Diners also get a free mug of soup and a ginger, lemon, and Old Grand Dad hot toddy goes for $6.
U STREET NW
American Ice Co.
917 V St. NW
It’s open at 1 p.m. with $5 draft beers, $3 Astra and Bell’s Winter White, or $5 for Astra or Winter White with a shot. The deal goes until 5 p.m.
Brixton
901 U St. NW
It’s open at 1 p.m. with happy hour drinks and food until 7 p.m., including $5 mulled wine and $5 Maker’s Mark punch.
Fainting Goat
1330 U St. NW
The restaurant opens at 3 p.m. with early happy hour, including $5 drafts, wines by the glass, and more. The bar will serve Burgers & Boards (meat and cheese boards) until 5 p.m., with the regular menu available after that. And Happy Hour starts at 3pm, with
Marvin
2007 14th St NW
The rooftop opens at 1 p.m. with specials until 7:30 p.m., including $4 Stellas, $6 wines, $5 rail drinks, and half-off burgers.
Vinoteca
1940 11th St. NW
Happy hour extends all night with 20 wines for $5 plus $5 beer and discounted bar snacks. The regular menu will not be available, just the bar menu.
VIRGINIA
ALEXANDRIA
Bastille
606 North Fayette Street
Happy hour all evening includes half-priced wine, craft brews, and cocktails. Bar nibbles include escargots beignets and frog wings with roquefort dip.
Brabo Tasting Room
1600 King St.
It’s “Magnum Hour” happy hour all day. Each week, the restaurant taps a new magnum-sized wine at a special price.
Jackson 20
480 King St.
Brunch is available from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and happy hour begins at 11 a.m.
Restaurant Eve
110 S. Pitt Street
The number of inches of fallen snow on the ground will determine how many dollars the restaurant will take off your tab. The deal can’t be combined with other promotions or the lickity split special. It applies to any snow day this week.
BALLSTON
Kapnos Taverna
4000 Wilson Blvd., Arlington
Happy Hour specials available all day at the bar.
Pizza Vinoteca
800 N Glebe Road, Arlington
Mention “snow day” and get 15 percent off any dine-in check (alcohol not included).
SER
1110 N Glebe Road, Arlington
The new Spanish restaurant officially opens today—snow or not. Guests get 20 percent off food through March 11.
CRYSTAL CITY
Jaleo
2250 Crystal Drive, Arlington
Get a complimentary grilled cheese flauta with the purchase of a draft beer.
TYSONS CORNER
America Eats Tavern
1700 Tysons Blvd.
Get a complimentary butternut squash or cream of mushroom soup with the purchase of any sandwich.
MARYLAND
BESTHESDA
Jaleo
7271 Woodmont Ave.
Buy one lunch sandwich special, get one free. Bottles of wine are also half-priced.
SILVER SPRING
Scion
1200 East-West Highway
Beer and whiskey combos (Old Overholt plus Sierra Nevada Nooner or Flying Dog Snake Dog cans) are $9, whiskey shots are $5, and featured beers are $1 off.
UPDATE: This listing initially included Carmine’s and DC Harvest, but the restaurants have decided to close today.
Photo by Jessica Sidman