This Adams Morgan spot specializes in variations on cocktail classics, including 15 different Manhattan recipes.

As the training ground for the future top chefs of America, the CIA campus in Hyde Park is home to award-winning restaurants where students put their awe-inspiring skills to work.

Mike Isabella's grab 'n go sandwich shop "G" is doing up jaw-dropping meaty hoagies with most of the meat spit roasted next door at Kapnos.

Libertine -- the Parisan-appealing bar in ADMO -- will take you on a globe-trotting absinthe adventure w/ their collection of 30 from around the world, all dripping out of vintage brouilleurs.

Thomas Foolery is an '80s-themed game bar filled w/ Mario Kart, old-school candy, and ridiculous party rules -- antics like dancing "The Carlton" -- for discounts.

Spike Mendelsohn's adding another restaurant to Penn Ave & Cap Hill with Béarnaise: a spinoff of a classic Parisian steak frites w/ a prix fixe menu and decked out w/ globe lights, a black and white tiled floor, and French artwork up on the walls.

From Fiola's James Beard Award-winning Chef Fabio Trabocchi, Casa Luca is an osteria filled with hand-blown glass lamps that honors the cuisine of his upbringing in the Marche region of Italy.

KABIN, in Dupont Circle, is where discotheque meets après-ski chalet.

Chef Mike Isabella's 14th Street Corridor restaurant is a go-to for upscale but reasonably priced Greek food.

The 4200sqft Malmaison is an upscale Parisian cafe with garage door openings that at night turns into a state-of-the-art lounge.

Teddy & The Bully Bar is the second prez-themed bar from the Lincoln folks, w/ this Roughrider going all “robust masculinity”: animal heads, rifle lights, and a menu showcasing wild game.

Celebrity Chef Todd English's Mexican joint MXDC, on 14th St downtown.