RAIL
Rail Drink Index
Well liquor — the floor of the DMV drinks market.
Last
$5.00
Spread (middle half)
$5.00–$6.88
Change today
no change
Venues
118
90-day trend
Across the week
Sun
$5.00
24
Mon
$5.00
108
Tue
$5.00
117
Wed
$5.00
115
Thu
$5.00
116
Fri
$5.00
112
Sat
$5.50
28
Cheapest on Sun at $5.00, priciest on Sat at $5.50. 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.
Trading below the 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.
| The Exchange | Rail Drinks | mon | $2 |
| Recessions Lounge | Rail Drinks | mon | $3 |
| Nellie's Sports Bar | House Cocktails | tue | $3 |
| The Fireplace | Rail Liquor | sun | $3 |
| Larry's Lounge | Rail Drinks | sun | $3 |
| Mr. Smith's | Rail Mixed Drinks | sun | $3 |
| Solly's U St. Tavern | Well Drinks | mon | $3 |
| Laporta's Restaurant | Rail Drinks | mon | $3 |
| Philadelphia Tavern | Rail Drinks | mon | $3.25 |
| T.J. Stone's | Rail Liquor Drinks | mon | $3.50 |
| DC9 | Rail Drinks | sun | $4 |
| Tommy Joe's | Rail Drinks | mon | $4 |
| Old Towne Sports Pub | Rail Spirits | mon | $4 |
| Mandu | Sojutinis (House Cocktails with Korean liquor) | sun | $4 |
| Joe Theismann's Restaurant | Rail Drinks | mon | $4 |
| Mum Mum Restaurant | House Liquor | mon | $4 |
| The Elroy | Rail Cocktails | sun | $4 |
| Courthaus Social | Rail Drinks | mon | $4 |
| The Auld Shebeen | Rail Drinks | mon | $4 |
| Burtons Grill and Bar | House Liquors | mon | $4 |
| Tonic | Rail Drinks | wed | $4 |
| Bistro 1890 | Well Highball | mon | $4 |
| Chart House | Well Spirits | mon | $4 |
| The Branch - Restaurant & Bowling | Rail Liquor Drinks | mon | $4 |
| Crystal City Sports Pub | Rail Liquor | mon | $4.50 |
| Moreland's Tavern | Rail | mon | $5 |
| The Board Room | Rail Cocktails | sun | $5 |
| Samuel Beckett's | House Liquor | wed | $5 |
| Hamilton's | Rail Drinks | mon | $5 |
| Dogwood Tavern | House Spirits | mon | $5 |
| The Ale House Columbia | Premium Rail Liquors | mon | $5 |
| Blackwall Hitch | Well Drinks | mon | $5 |
| RedRocks Firebrick Pizzeria | Rail Liquor + Mixer | mon | $5 |
| Trattoria Villagio | Well Cocktails | mon | $5 |
| Red Lounge Bar & Grill | Rail Drinks | mon | $5 |
| Rockwood | House Cocktails | mon | $5 |
| Walters Sports Bar | Rail Drinks | mon | $5 |
| Union Street Public House | Rail Drinks | mon | $5 |
| JR's Bar & Grill | Rail Liquors | mon | $5 |
| Mark's Pub | Rail drinks | mon | $5 |
| Thunder Burger & Bar | Rail Drinks | sun | $5 |
| Elephant & Castle | Well Drinks | mon | $5 |
| Bronson Bierhall | Rail Drinks | mon | $5 |
| The Big Board | Rail Cocktails | mon | $5 |
| Spider Kelly's | Rail Drinks | mon | $5 |
| Jackpot Tavern | Rail Drinks | mon | $5 |
| Bugsy's Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar | Rail Drinks | mon | $5 |
| The Artemis | Rail Drinks | tue | $5 |
| Ben's Next Door | All House Well Selections | sun | $5 |
| Wilson Hardware Kitchen & Bar | Rail Cocktails | tue | $5 |
| Step-Childe Harold | Rail Spirit and Mixer | sun | $5 |
| Firebirds Wood Fired Grill | Well Drinks | mon | $5 |
| The Blaguard | Rail Drinks | mon | $5 |
| Firebirds Wood Fired Grill | Well Drinks | mon | $5 |
| The Bottom Line | Rail Drinks | mon | $5 |
| Trummer's | All Rail Drinks | tue | $5 |
| Black Whiskey | Rail Drinks | sun | $5 |
| Froggy Bottom Pub | Rail Drinks | mon | $5 |
| Firebirds Wood Fired Grill | Well Drinks | mon | $5 |
| Lebanese Taverna | Rail Cocktails | mon | $5 |
| La Malinche | Well Drinks | sun | $5 |
| Madhatter | Rail Cocktails | mon | $5 |
| Firebirds Wood Fired Grill | Well Drinks | mon | $5 |
| Cheesetique | Well Drinks | mon | $5 |
| Boundary Stone Public House | Rail Drinks | mon | $5 |
| Roofers Union | Rail Spirits | mon | $5 |
| First Down Sports Bar | Rail Drinks | mon | $5.50 |
| Southside 815 | Rail Drinks | mon | $5.50 |
| The Black Sheep | Rail Mixed Drinks | mon | $6 |
| Rocket Bar | Rail Drinks | sun | $6 |
| Clyde's Of Chevy Chase | Rail Drinks | sun | $6 |
| 2 Silos Brewing Co. | Well Mixed Drinks | fri | $6 |
| The Tombs | Rail Drinks | mon | $6 |
| Grand Central | Rail Drinks | sun | $6 |
| The Dish & Dram | Rail Mixed Drink | tue | $6 |
| City Tap House | Premium Well Mixed Drinks | mon | $6 |
| Free State | Rail Drinks | mon | $6 |
| Bodega Spanish Tapas & Lounge | Rail Cocktails | sun | $6 |
| Chima Steakhouse | Well Drinks | mon | $6 |
| Nottingham's Tavern | Ultra Premium Well | mon | $6 |
| Busboys and Poets | Rail Drinks | mon | $6 |
| Hard Rock Cafe | Well drinks | mon | $6 |
| Clyde's Tower Oaks Lodge | Rail Drinks | mon | $6 |
| McGinty's Public House | Rail Mixed Drinks | mon | $6 |
| Death Punch | Rail Drinks | mon | $6 |
| St. Arnold's Mussel Bar | 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 |
| Hyde Social | Rail Liquors | mon | $7 |
| Surfside Dupont | Rail Drinks | sun | $7 |
| Crush Dance Bar | Well Liquor | tue | $7 |
| Dos Amigos | Rail Drinks | mon | $7 |
| Dupont Italian Kitchen | Stoli Vodka & Rail Drinks | mon | $7 |
| Fontina Grille | Rail Liquor | mon | $7 |
| Busboys and Poets | Rail Drinks | mon | $7 |
| Persimmon Restaurant | House Cocktails | mon | $7 |
| Osteria Morini | House Spirits/Well Cocktails | mon | $7 |
| Duke's Grocery | Rail Spirits | mon | $7 |
| The Grill From Ipanema | House Liquor | mon | $7 |
| Bulldog | Rail Liquors | mon | $7 |
| Boardwalk Bar & Arcade | Rail Drinks | sun | $7.95 |
| Proper 21 | House Spirits | mon | $8 |
| Red House Tavern | Well Mixed Drinks | fri | $8 |
| Duke's Grocery | Well Liquors | 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 |
| Perry's Restaurant | Rail Liquor | sun | $8 |
| The Liberty Tavern | Rail Drinks | sun | $8 |
| Circa | House Cocktails | mon | $8 |
| Circa | House Cocktails | mon | $8 |
| Hank's Oyster Bar, Old Town | House Vodka | mon | $9 |
| Emmy Squared Pizza Shaw | Well Cocktails | mon | $9 |
| Agora | House Cocktails | mon | $9 |
| Red Light | Well+Mixer | fri | $9 |
| Sababa | Well Highballs | sun | $10 |
| Stan's Restaurant | Rail Cocktails | mon | $10 |
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.
| Cornerstone Grill & Loft | Rail Drinks | bounds | $1 |
| Supra | House Cocktails | fence | $12 |
Bounds for this index: $2.00 to $15.00. Venues must have been updated or verified within 1 year to be priced.