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A Discreet Penn Quarter Bitcoin Bar Will Serve Tallow-Fried Bar Fare | Eater DC

"Part cabin-themed dive bar, part high-tech “media haus” with a huge stage and bitcoin think tank offices, this 12,000-square-foot newcomer in the former Hill Country Barbecue space scales up the Greenwich Village original sixfold, with room for 250-person events and an opening set for Friday, December 19. Dan Kablaoui frames the concept as the same as New York but larger, anchoring bigger bitcoin and tech-policy conversations on a stage behind a round bar and, with the in-house Bitcoin Policy Institute “stumping on the hill,” aiming for the back to feel more like an embassy than a restaurant. The laid-back rear lounges—antique carpets, leather-clad couches, meeting rooms that double as private karaoke, and a glass-encased podcast studio that can broadcast live across the bar—pair with a payments setup that encourages bitcoin via QR code and even Square to skip the usual 3–4 percent fee. Up front, it reads like a dark, wood-paneled neighborhood bar serving hefty burgers, half-smokes, and a chopped cheese nodding to NYC; look closer and the Spaghett (Miller High Life cocktail) is rechristened the Pleb ($8), there’s an over-the-top tiki drink, the Orange Pill Whale ($100), that’s bitcoin-only, and the fryers run on Snake River Farms tallow. The plan is an approachable local vibe with late-night deals for industry folks and Capital One attendees, plus lunchtime plates like bone-in ribeyes, pork chops, crispy crab cakes, and oysters from former Espita chef Alexis Samayoa, with hours from 11 a.m. daily till 1 a.m. Sunday–Tuesday and 2 a.m. Wednesday–Saturday." - Emily Venezky