We Rounded Up All 119 BYOB Restaurants in DC (Because We Love You)
Our BYOB scene leaves something to be desired when compared to a city like Philadelphia, where BYOBs abound. However, there are still quite a few options if you’re looking to pop open a special bottle during a date night or, let’s be real, drink more booze for less money. Here are 119 spots where you can bring your own bottle, and some even have free corkage! Let the drinking commence...
(Note: all corkage fees are per 750 mL bottle, and affect wine only unless otherwise specified.)
Georgetown
1789 Restaurant
1226 36th St NW
$20 corkage fee.
Bangkok Joe’s
3000 K St NW
$25 corkage fee.
Bourbon Steak
2800 Pennsylvania Ave NW
$35 corkage fee; two-bottle limit.
Café Bonaparte
1522 Wisconsin Ave NW
$25 corkage fee.
Cafe Milano
3251 Prospect St NW
$25 corkage fee.
Farmers Fishers Bakers
3000 K St NW
No corkage fee for the first bottle; $25 for each additional bottle.
La Chaumière
2813 M St NW
$35 corkage fee; two-bottle limit.
The Grill Room
1050 31st St NW
$50 corkage fee.
The Sovereign
1206 Wisconsin Ave NW
$25 corkage fee.
Via Umbria
1525 Wisconsin Ave NW
$10 corkage fee on Fridays and Saturdays for outside bottles; no corkage fee on Fridays if you buy from their wine shop.
Shaw
Dino’s Grotto
1914 9th St NW
No corkage fee Sundays through Wednesdays; $7.50 per person on other days, no bottle limit.
Espita
1250 9th St NW
$20 corkage fee.
Hazel
808 V St NW
$25 corkage fee; one-bottle limit.
Kyirisan
1924 8th St NW, Suite 140
$25 corkage fee.
Table
903 N St NW
$25 corkage fee.
Thai X-ing
2020 9th St NW
$5 corkage fee.
Logan Circle
B Too
1324 14th St NW
$35 corkage fee.
Birch & Barley
1337 14th St NW
$25 corkage fee.
Commissary
1443 P St NW
$15 corkage fee.
Estadio
1520 14th St NW
$30 corkage fee; two-bottle limit; bottle cannot be on wine list.
Logan Tavern
1423 P St NW
$15 corkage fee.
The Pig
1320 14th St NW
$15 corkage fee.
Dupont Circle
Grillfish
1200 New Hampshire Ave NW
$25 corkage fee.
Hank’s Oyster Bar
1624 Q St NW
$20 corkage fee.
Iron Gate
1734 N St NW
$25 corkage fee on the patio; one-bottle limit.
Komi
1509 17th St NW
$50 corkage fee; two-bottle limit.
Obelisk
2029 P St NW
$40 corkage fee; two-bottle limit; bottle cannot be on wine list.
Sette Osteria
1666 Connecticut Ave NW
$15 corkage fee; one-bottle limit.
Urbana
2121 P St NW
$25 corkage fee; two-bottle limit; bottle cannot be on wine list.
14th Street/U Street
Cork Wine Bar
1720 14th St NW
$25 corkage fee; three-bottle limit.
doi moi
1800 14th St NW
$25 corkage fee; two-bottle limit; bottle cannot be on wine list.
Lupo Verde
1401 T St NW
$25 corkage fee; one bottle limit; $20 corkage fee per bottle for beer.
Mandu
1805 18th St NW
No corkage fee for the first bottle; $25 per additional bottle; three-bottle limit; no large format bottles.
Marvin
2007 14th St NW
$25 corkage fee.
Masa 14
1825 14th St NW
$15 corkage fee; bottle cannot be on wine list.
Pearl Dive
1612 14th St NW
$25 corkage fee.
Sette Osteria
1634 14th St NW
$15 corkage fee; one-bottle limit.
The Fainting Goat
1330 U St NW
$15 corkage fee.
Vinoteca
1940 11th St NW
$30 corkage fee; two-bottle limit.
Penn Quarter
701 Restaurant
701 Pennsylvania Ave NW
$25 corkage fee; two-bottle limit.
Bibiana
1100 New York Ave NW
$25 corkage fee; two-bottle limit; bottle cannot be on wine list.
Carmine’s
425 7th St NW
$25 corkage fee; bottle cannot be on wine list; no magnum bottles.
Cedar
822 E St NW
$25 corkage fee.
Central Michel Richard
1001 Pennsylvania Ave NW
$25 corkage fee; two-bottle limit; bottle cannot be on wine list.
Centrolina
974 Palmer Alley NW
$25 corkage fee.
Co Co. Sala
929 F St NW
$25 corkage fee; two-bottle limit.
DBGB Kitchen and Bar
931 H St NW
No corkage fee on Mondays; $40 corkage fee on other days for special circumstances if requested in advance.
Del Campo
777 I St NW
$25 corkage fee; three-bottle limit; bottle cannot be on wine list.
Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse
950 I St NW
$40 corkage fee per 750 mL bottle, two-bottle limit; $80 corkage fee per magnum bottle, one-bottle limit.
Fogo de Chão
1101 Pennsylvania Ave NW
$25 corkage fee.
Jaleo
480 7th St NW
$25 corkage fee; two-bottle limit; bottle cannot be on wine list.
minibar
855 E St NW
$25 corkage fee; two-bottle limit; bottle cannot be on wine list.
nopa
800 F St NW
$25 corkage fee; two-bottle limit.
Proof
775 G St NW
$40 corkage fee; two-bottle limit; bottle cannot be on wine list.
Rasika
633 D St NW
$25 corkage fee; two-bottle limit.
The Partisan
709 D St NW
$25 corkage fee; one-bottle limit.
The Source
575 Pennsylvania Ave NW
$35 corkage fee.
Tosca
1112 F St NW
$30 corkage fee; two-bottle limit.
Zengo
781 7th St NW
$25 corkage fee.
Bloomingdale
The Red Hen
1822 1st St NW
$20 corkage fee; two-bottle limit; bottle cannot be on wine list.
Downtown
14K Restaurant
1001 14th St NW
$25 corkage fee.
Acadiana
901 New York Ave NW
$25 corkage fee.
All-Purpose Pizzeria
1250 9th St NW
$20 corkage fee; two-bottle limit; bottle cannot be on wine list.
BLT Steak
1625 I St NW
$35 corkage fee.
Brasserie Beck
1101 K St NW
$35 corkage fee; two-bottle limit.
Café du Parc
1401 Pennsylvania Ave NW
$25 corkage fee.
Corduroy
1122 9th St NW
$35 corkage fee; one-bottle limit; no magnum or oversized bottles.
Equinox
818 Connecticut Ave NW
$25 corkage fee.
Founding Farmers
1924 Pennsylvania Ave NW
No corkage fee for the first bottle; $25 for each additional bottle; bottle cannot be on wine list.
KAZ Sushi Bistro
1915 I St NW
$20 corkage fee.
Old Ebbitt Grill
675 15th St NW
$20 corkage fee; bottle cannot be on wine list.
The Oval Room
800 Connecticut Ave NW
$25 corkage fee; bottle cannot be on wine list.
Rasoi Indian Kitchen
1810 K St NW
$15 corkage fee.
Rural Society
1177 15th St NW
$25 corkage fee; two-bottle limit.
Siroc Restaurant
915 15th St NW
$35 corkage fee.
Taberna del Alabardero
1776 I St NW
$25 corkage fee.
The Bombay Club
815 Connecticut Ave NW
$25 corkage fee; two-bottle limit.
The Hamilton
600 14th St NW
$20 corkage fee; bottle cannot be on wine list; $20 corkage fee per bottle for beer.
The Lafayette
800 16th St NW
$25 corkage fee; bottle cannot be on wine list.
The Prime Rib
2020 K St NW
$35 corkage fee.
Toro Toro
1300 I St NW
$30 corkage fee.
Vidalia
1990 M St NW
$25 corkage fee; two-bottle limit; bottle cannot be on wine list.
Navy Yard
Bluejacket
300 Tingey St SE
$25 corkage fee.
Osteria Morini
301 Water St SE #109
$25 corkage fee; two-bottle limit.
Scarlet Oak
909 New Jersey Ave SE
$20 corkage fee.
Station 4
1101 4th St SW
$25 corkage fee.
Capitol Hill
Ambar
523 8th St SE
$25 corkage fee; two-bottle limit.
Belga Café
514 8th St SE
$25 corkage fee.
Beuchert’s Saloon
623 Pennsylvania Ave SE
$25 corkage fee.
Bistro Cacao
320 Massachusetts Ave NE
$25 corkage fee.
Hank’s Oyster Bar
633 Pennsylvania Ave SE
$25 corkage fee.
Montmartre
327 7th St SE
$35 corkage fee.
Cleveland Park
2Amys
3715 Macomb St
$25 corkage fee.
Ardeo + Bardeo
3311 Connecticut Ave NW
$25 corkage fee.
Indique
3512-14 Connecticut Ave NW
$20 corkage fee.
Ripple
3417 Connecticut Ave NW
$20 corkage fee; two-bottle limit (or one magnum bottle); bottle cannot be on wine list; no corkage fee if bottle is purchased from Weygandt Wines down the street.
Sorriso
3518 Connecticut Ave NW
$15 corkage fee Tuesdays through Thursdays; $25 corkage fee on weekends.
Chevy Chase
Macon Bistro & Larder
5520 Connecticut Ave NW
$20 corkage fee; three-bottle limit.
NoMa
Mandu
453 K St NW
No corkage fee for the first bottle; $25 per additional bottle; three-bottle limit; no large format bottles.
Masseria
1340 4th St NE
$50 corkage fee; two-bottle limit.
Ottoman Taverna
425 I St NW
$20 corkage fee.
Palisades
BlackSalt Fish Market & Restaurant
4883 MacArthur Blvd
$25 corkage fee.
Et Voila!
5120 MacArthur Blvd NW
No corkage fee on Mondays; $25 per bottle on other days.
Foggy Bottom
Circle Bistro
1 Washington Cir NW
$25 corkage fee.
District Commons
2200 Pennsylvania Ave NW
$25 corkage fee; two-bottle limit.
Marcel’s
2401 Pennsylvania Ave NW
$50 corkage fee.
West End
Blue Duck Tavern
1201 24th St NW
$35 corkage fee; two-bottle limit.
Rasika
1190 New Hampshire Ave NW
$25 corkage fee; two-bottle limit.
RIS
2275 L St NW
$25 corkage fee.
Friendship Heights
Buck’s Fishing and Camping
5031 Connecticut Ave NW
$20 corkage fee.
Cafe of India
4909 Wisconsin Ave NW
No corkage fee.
Le Chat Noir
4907 Wisconsin Ave NW
No corkage fee on Mondays; $15 per bottle on other days.
H Street
Le Grenier
502 H St NE
No corkage fee on Sundays; $15 per bottle on other days.
Woodley Park
Medaterra
2614 Connecticut Ave NW
No corkage fee.
Adams Morgan
Mezè
2437 18th St NW
$20 corkage fee.
Southern Hospitality
1815 Adams Mill Rd NW
$25 corkage fee.
Columbia Heights
Creme Restaurant and Bar
2436 14th St NW
No corkage fee Wednesday through Saturday; reservations required; entire party must purchase dinner.
East End
Bistro Bis
15 E St NW
$25 corkage fee.
Charlie Palmer Steak
101 Constitution Ave NW
No corkage fee daily for domestic bottles, two-bottle limit; no corkage fee on Fridays for domestic or imported bottles, six-bottle limit.
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