Lounge entertainment in Washington, DC
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Saki
At first Saki’s basement lounge gives the impression of being a little like a psychiatric institution: low white ceilings, white walls, white floor and tables. But after a while your eyes adjust and you realize that creatively placed rectangular panels are bouncing constantly changing rainbows of light around the room, bathing the trendy couples sipping cocktails at the corner table in a wash of fire-engine red and dusty orange. Light shows aside, Saki is best known for its DJs. The space is small, but locals recommend it for the music, especially on Fridays when you get a mix of old-school funk and electro house. On other nights the DJ music ranges from acid rock to brok…
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Eighteenth Street Lounge
Chandeliers, velvet sofas, antique wallpaper and an attractive dance-loving crowd adorn this multifloored mansion. The DJs here – spinning funk, soul, Brazilian beats – are phenomenal, which is not surprising given Eric Hilton (of Thievery Corporation) is co-owner.
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Marvin
Stylish but unpretentious, Marvin has a low-lit lounge with vaulted ceilings where DJs spin soul and rare grooves to a mixed 14th St crowd. The upstairs roof deck is a draw both on summer nights and in winter, when folks huddle under roaring heat lamps sipping cocktails and Belgian beers. Good bistro fare too.
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Pov
The sky terrace of POV, which sits atop the W Hotel Washington is one of the best spots to watch the sunset on a hot summer night. From the rooftop the entire city stretches out in front of you, and the panoramic view is nothing short of spectacular. The actual drinks are great too (although do you ever pay for them) – there’s a healthy respect for mixology here, and you won’t find the sort of watered-down pre-mixes that occasionally rear their ugly heads in other bars around town.
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Chi-Cha Lounge
Slip through the double-sided mirror door, settle into a low settee and order up a hookah of fruit- flavored tobacco. Amid glowing candles and a backlit bar, the trendy clientele sip tropical cocktails and nosh on Andean-inspired tapas.
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Tabaq Bistro
Ignore the restaurant downstairs and head for the top floors, all frosted glass, good views and a Middle Eastern/Asian/buppie (black professional) crowd getting down to R&B and stiff drinks. This author admits that he’s never been to a super-posh sky club in Beirut, but he imagines that they’d have the look and feel of this sexily swish spot.
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Beacon Martini Sky-Bar
On top of the swank Beacon Hotel, this patio on the roof offers ample sky-high (well, for DC) city views and an opportunity to mingle with new friends over signature martinis. Events are often held here, and while it can get crowded, this is a cool spot to listen to a DJ spin while surveying the greater capital area like the pimp you are.
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Mie N Yu
Georgetown’s most popular lounge-bar is also an Asian-Mediterranean-Middle-Eastern-kitchen-sink fusion restaurant, but we come to see really, really good-looking people sip really, really expensive drinks. It can be a bit pretentious at times, but if you’re into the slick lounge-itini scene, this will be right up your alley.
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Bossa
Dark, intimate, close and sexy – that’s the scene in this Adams-Morgan watering hole. The soundtrack, if you couldn’t guess, grooves: jazz, flamenco and bossa nova played in the candlelit lounge. Come drink mojitos and martinis, and taste the delectable tapas during happy hour.
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