dan's cafe dc

Dan's Cafe

Washington DC

Dive Bar

$$$$

Dan's Cafe is a DC dive bar with a make-your-own cocktail option -- only the cocktails are squirted from repurposed condiment bottle. Things can get pretty rowdy as a result, but that doesn't mean it's a bad time.

2315 18th St NW

Washington, D.C. 20009

Tuesday

7:00 PM - 2:00 AM

Wednesday

7:00 PM - 2:00 AM

Thursday

7:00 PM - 2:00 AM

Friday

7:00 PM - 3:00 AM

Saturday

7:00 PM - 3:00 AM

(202) 265-9241

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Feb 9

The Best Bars to Hit if You’re Single in DC

Dan’s Cafe is the diviest of dive bars with a young and rowdy crowd. It’s perhaps best known for its empty condiment squeeze bottles that you can pay a $5 deposit to get filled up with your liquor of choice. Have a ball squirting said liquor into your friends’ mouths (or perhaps the mouth of a new lover?) before stumbling out to sing karaoke next door at Muzette.

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2315 18th St NW

Washington, D.C. 20009

Tuesday

7:00 PM - 2:00 AM

Wednesday

7:00 PM - 2:00 AM

Thursday

7:00 PM - 2:00 AM

Friday

7:00 PM - 3:00 AM

Saturday

7:00 PM - 3:00 AM

(202) 265-9241

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