Vol. XXIIIDC Metro Bar Guide

In this town, happy hour is policy.

The DC happy hour guide that’s actually current. Hundreds of bars across DC, Maryland, and Virginia — updated by people who actually go out, with a rewards program that pays them to fix what’s stale.

Live right now
  • Running happy hour
    936 bars todayof 2019 listed across the region
  • Flash deals
    Just rolled outFirst ones coming this week
  • Last check-in
    Zaytinya25d ago
01 — Going out

Four moves nothing else in DC makes.

Filters and favorites are table stakes. These four are the reasons you’d open us instead of Google Maps on a Friday at 6 PM.

On the fly

Flash Deals

Bars drop short-window deals — $5 oysters, next 90 minutes — that go live the second they hit save and auto-expire when time's up. Built for the last-minute pivot.

$5 OYSTERS
Old Ebbitt Grill
⏱ 23:14 remaining
Nobody else in DC has this

Bartender Follow Graph

See who's working tonight across every bar they pour at. When they're on shift, they can drop a live 'come see me tonight, here's what's on' update straight from their phone.

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Sam · On shift
The Royal · until 11 PM
One link, no signup

Group Plans

Pick a bar, pick a time, drop one link in the group chat. Friends tap Yes / Maybe / No — no account needed to RSVP. Like Partiful, but built around the bar.

✓ Yes · 6? Maybe · 2✗ No · 1— Pending · 3
2–5 stops, timed

Bar Crawls

Build a walkable route, time it to each bar's happy hour window, save it, share it, turn it into a plan with RSVPs.

1Duke's Grocery↓
2The Royal↓
3McClellan's Retreat
Plus everything you’d expect
Smart filtersNear-me searchDay & time filteringMetro line + stationNeighborhood filtersMap viewLive crowd heatmapFavoritesReviews + ratingsCrowdsourced correctionsRewards points250 pts = $25 gift cardThursday email digestBrunch hours tooPhone-firstDark mode
02 — For operators

Run a bar in DC?

Claim your listing in five minutes. Edit hours, specials, photos, socials yourself — no email-the-admin loop. Free. Ads are a separate (also free to request) tier.

Claim & control

Prove you run the place. Edit hours, specials, photos, socials. Self-serve.

Manager dashboard

A focused editor at /account/manage. Update as often as you want.

Post flash deals

Drop 30-min to few-hour windows. Goes live on save. Auto-expires.

Bartender follow graph

Tag your team. Their followers see when they're on. Live shift posts welcome.

See your reach

Views, click-throughs, check-ins. Know when we're sending you traffic.

Run ads

Promoted slots on home, area, listing pages. DC-only reach. Admin reviews creative.

Claim your barRun an adFree to claim · 5-minute setup
03 — How we got here
2003

A spreadsheet

One of us got sick of paying full price during happy hour and started keeping a list of who had actual deals. The list got passed around. The list got requests.

2013

Thousands of listings

Bars, ratings, neighborhoods, a search box that actually worked. Powered DC happy hour for a decade and counting.

2026

The full rewrite

New stack. New design. AI freshness checks. A rewards program that pays users to fix what's stale. Bartender follow graph. Group plans. Live check-ins.

Help out

Keep it honest.

Spot we’re missing? Drop it in.

Something outdated? Hit “Suggest a correction” on any listing — you get rewards points for keeping it fresh.

Got thoughts on the site itself? Hit us up or drop a note on the feedback form.