Off the Record

One of our very favorite spots to get a drink or hit a happy hour.

Off the Record Bar (Hay Adams Hotel)

800 16th St., NW
Washington, DC
Phone: 202-638-6600

Nearby Metro Stops: McPherson Square
Farragut West

Scene: Upscale

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Happy Hours on: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

At 5:30, one round of complimentary hors d'oeuvres.


Don’t look around too obviously once you’ve sunk into the plush seats of the Hay-Adams hotel’s basement bar—there will likely be some high-profile people conversing over a beer or a glass of wine at one of the quiet tables. Across the street from the White House, around the corner from the Treasury, the Old Executive Office Building, and the Chamber of Commerce, power and secrecy radiate from the bar crowd. Drinks are served with simple but addictive bar snacks: bowls of peanuts, wasabi peas, and smoked almonds.

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