RAIL
Rail Drink Index
Well liquor — the floor of the DMV drinks market.
Last
$6.00
Spread (middle half)
$5.00–$7.38
Change today
no change
Venues
143
90-day trend
Across the week
Sun
$6.50
30
Mon
$6.00
124
Tue
$6.00
136
Wed
$6.00
136
Thu
$6.00
138
Fri
$6.00
130
Sat
$6.50
32
Cheapest on Mon at $6.00, priciest on Sun at $6.50. The small number under each day is how many venues backed it; days without enough venues show a dash rather than a number a handful of bars could swing.
Every venue behind this index
Every venue behind this index, cheapest first — click any column heading to re-sort. These are the actual listings; click through to check any of them.
| Nellie's Sports Bar | House Cocktails | tue | $3 |
| Mr. Smith's | Rail Mixed Drinks | sun | $3 |
| Solly's U St. Tavern | Well Drinks | mon | $3 |
| Uptown Alley | Well Drinks | mon | $3 |
| The Red Derby | Rail Whiskey or Tequila Shot | sun | $3.50 |
| T.J. Stone's | Rail Liquor Drinks | mon | $3.50 |
| Jojo's Restaurant & Tap House | Well Liquor | sun | $3.75 |
| Mum Mum Restaurant | House Liquor | mon | $4 |
| Tommy Joe's | Rail Drinks | mon | $4 |
| Old Towne Sports Pub | Rail Spirits | mon | $4 |
| Courthaus Social | Rail Drinks | mon | $4 |
| Bistro 1890 | Well Highball | mon | $4 |
| The Branch - Restaurant & Bowling | Rail Liquor Drinks | mon | $4 |
| Daniel O'Connel's | Rail Liquor | mon | $4 |
| City Tavern | Rail Cocktails | mon | $4 |
| Laporta's Restaurant | Rail & Gun Cocktails | sun | $4 |
| Tonic | Rail Drinks | mon | $4 |
| Crystal City Sports Pub | Rail Liquor | mon | $4.50 |
| The Bungalow Lakehouse | Rail Liquors | mon | $4.95 |
| Red Hot & Blue | Rail Cocktails | mon | $4.99 |
| Samuel Beckett's | House Liquor | wed | $5 |
| Firebirds Wood Fired Grill | Well Drinks | wed | $5 |
| Bronson Bierhall | Rail Drinks | mon | $5 |
| Blackwall Hitch | Well Spirits | mon | $5 |
| Dogwood Tavern | House Spirits | mon | $5 |
| Joe Theismann's Restaurant | Well Drinks | mon | $5 |
| Froggy Bottom Pub | Rail Drinks | wed | $5 |
| Thunder Burger & Bar | Rail Drinks | sun | $5 |
| Finnegan's Wake | Rail drinks | mon | $5 |
| The Old Fire Station #3 | House Liquor | tue | $5 |
| Lost and Found | Select Rail Mixed Drinks | mon | $5 |
| Mark's Pub | Rail drinks | mon | $5 |
| DRY 85 | Well Drinks | mon | $5 |
| Rockwood | House Cocktails | mon | $5 |
| The Board Room | Rail Cocktails | sun | $5 |
| The Bottom Line | Rail Drinks | mon | $5 |
| Tony & Joe's Seafood Place | Well liquor drinks | mon | $5 |
| Sakuramen | House Sake | sun | $5 |
| Moreland's Tavern | Rail | mon | $5 |
| Bugsy's Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar | Rail Drinks | mon | $5 |
| Rango's Tex-Mex & Grill | Rail drinks | mon | $5 |
| The Auld Shebeen | House Spirits | mon | $5 |
| SideBar | Rail Spirits | sun | $5 |
| Black Whiskey | Rail Drinks | sun | $5 |
| 801 Restaurant & Bar | Rail | thu | $5 |
| Firebirds Wood Fired Grill | Well Drinks | tue | $5 |
| Bar Bao | Rail Drinks | mon | $5 |
| Nick's Riverside Grill | All Well Drinks | mon | $5 |
| Jackpot Tavern | Rail Drinks | sun | $5 |
| Hamilton's | Rail Drinks | mon | $5 |
| Boundary Stone Public House | Rail Drinks | mon | $5 |
| Boatyard Bar & Grill | Well Drinks | mon | $5 |
| Roofers Union | Rail Spirits | mon | $5 |
| Firebirds Wood Fired Grill | Well Drinks | mon | $5 |
| The Artemis | Rail Drinks | tue | $5 |
| Firebirds Wood Fired Grill | Well Drinks | mon | $5 |
| McFaul's IronHorse Tavern | Rail Drinks | mon | $5 |
| Spider Kelly's | Rail Drinks | mon | $5 |
| The Consortium 201 DC | Rail drinks | thu | $5 |
| Trademark | Well Spirits | mon | $5 |
| The Blaguard | Rail Drinks | mon | $5 |
| Madhatter | Rail Cocktails | mon | $5 |
| JR's Bar & Grill | Rail Liquors | mon | $5 |
| First Down Sports Bar | Rail Drinks | mon | $5.50 |
| Southside 815 | Rail Drinks | mon | $5.50 |
| BlackFinn Ameripub | Well Drinks | mon | $5.50 |
| 2 Silos Brewing Co. | Well Mixed Drinks | fri | $6 |
| Station 4 | Rail Drinks | sun | $6 |
| Bodega Spanish Tapas & Lounge | Rail Cocktails | sun | $6 |
| Trattoria Villagio | Rail Cocktails | mon | $6 |
| Chart House | Well Spirits | mon | $6 |
| Recessions Lounge | Rail Drinks | mon | $6 |
| Free State | Rail Drinks | mon | $6 |
| Liberatore's Ristorante & Catering | Rail Drinks | tue | $6 |
| Salt & Vine | Rail Highball Cocktails | sun | $6 |
| The Commodore | Rail Drinks | mon | $6 |
| Olney Grille | Rail Liquor | mon | $6 |
| McGinty's Public House | Rail Mixed Drinks | mon | $6 |
| Hard Rock Cafe | Well Drinks | mon | $6 |
| Ambar | Rail Mixed Drinks | mon | $6 |
| Busboys and Poets | Rail Drinks | mon | $6 |
| Busboys and Poets | Rail Spirits | mon | $6 |
| The Black Sheep | Rail Mixed Drinks | mon | $6 |
| Rocket Bar | Rail drinks | sun | $6 |
| Clyde's of Chevy Chase | Rail Drinks | sun | $6 |
| St. Arnold's Mussel Bar | Rail Drinks | mon | $6 |
| The Tombs | Rail Drinks | mon | $6 |
| Caddies | Rail Drinks | mon | $6.50 |
| Buck Murphy's Bar | Rail Drinks | mon | $6.50 |
| Don Tito | Rail Drinks | sun | $7 |
| The Delegate | Well Drinks | mon | $7 |
| Dupont Italian Kitchen | Rail Drinks | mon | $7 |
| Bulldog | Rail Liquors | mon | $7 |
| Fontina Grille | Rail Liquor | mon | $7 |
| Crush Dance Bar | Well Liquor | tue | $7 |
| Osteria Morini | House Spirits/Well Cocktails | mon | $7 |
| Clyde's Tower Oaks Lodge | Rail Drinks | mon | $7 |
| Fiorella | House Call Vodka, Rum, Gin, Tequila, Whiskey | mon | $7 |
| Pizzeria Da Marco | Rail Liquors | sun | $7 |
| Crafthouse | House Spirits (Vodka, Rum, Gin, Tequila, Whiskey) | mon | $7 |
| McCormick & Schmick's Harborside at National Harbor | Well Spirits | mon | $7 |
| The Grill From Ipanema | House Liquor | sun | $7 |
| TAKODA | Rail Drinks | sun | $7 |
| Duke's Grocery | Rail Spirits | mon | $7 |
| Dos Amigos | Rail Drinks | mon | $7 |
| Hyde Social | Rail Liquors | mon | $7 |
| Surfside Dupont | Rail Drinks | sun | $7 |
| Annie's Paramount Steak House | House Manhattans | thu | $7.75 |
| Boardwalk Bar & Arcade | Rail Drinks | sun | $7.95 |
| The Choptank | House Spirits | fri | $8 |
| Beau Thai | Rail Drinks | mon | $8 |
| Proper 21 | House Spirits | mon | $8 |
| Kirwan's Irish Pub | Well Drinks | mon | $8 |
| Pisco y Nazca Ceviche Gastrobar | House Liquors | sun | $8 |
| Proper 21 K | House Mixed Drinks | mon | $8 |
| Circa | House Cocktails | mon | $8 |
| Perry's Restaurant | Rail Liquor | sun | $8 |
| Uncle Jalapeno | Rail Drinks | mon | $8 |
| Tag Rooftop Bar at The Ven at Embassy Row | House Select Cocktails | mon | $8 |
| Eighteenth Street Lounge | Well Drinks | sun | $8 |
| The Liberty Tavern | Rail Drinks | sun | $8 |
| Circa | House Cocktails | mon | $8 |
| Circa | House Cocktails | mon | $8 |
| Duke's Grocery | Well Liquors | mon | $8 |
| Godfrey's Bakery and Cafe | Rail Drinks | mon | $8 |
| Red House Tavern | Well Mixed Drinks | mon | $8 |
| Hunter's Bar and Grill | House Highballs | sun | $8.50 |
| Emmy Squared Pizza Shaw | Well Cocktails | mon | $9 |
| Agora | House Cocktails | mon | $9 |
| Red Light | Well+Mixer | fri | $9 |
| St James Modern Caribbean | House Spirits W/ Mixers | tue | $9 |
| Emmy Squared Pizza: Navy Yard | Well Cocktails | mon | $9 |
| Desert 5 Spot | House Cocktails | sun | $9 |
| Zooz Cocktail Garden | House Mixed Drinks | sun | $9 |
| Hank's Oyster Bar | House Vodka | mon | $9 |
| Hank's Oyster Bar | House Spirit + Mixer | mon | $9 |
| Stan's Restaurant | Rail Cocktails | mon | $10 |
| Vermilion | House Old Fashioned | tue | $10 |
| The Irish Inn | Rail Drinks | mon | $10 |
| Takumi Japanese Bistro and Bar | Rail Cocktails | sun | $10 |
| Sababa | Well Highballs | sun | $10 |
| Supra | Select House Cocktails | mon | $12 |
| Il Piatto | Single Mix Rail Drinks | mon | $12 |
Excluded from this index
bounds means the price fell outside what this item can plausibly cost — usually a plate price landing in a per-item index. fence means it sat far outside the range every other venue occupies. If a venue below looks like it belongs, the bound is wrong, not the bar.
| The Fountain Inn | House Cocktails | fence | $14 |
Bounds for this index: $2.00 to $15.00. Venues must have been updated or verified within the last 365 days to be priced.