"This people-friendly, 25,000-square-foot dog park includes a beer garden and bars built into converted shipping containers splashed with rainbow-toned murals that spell out spell out “good pups, full cups.” Houston-based Good Boy Brewing Company supplies nonalcoholic beer made for dogs in flavors like “Mailman Malt Licker,” and everything on the premises must be dog-safe. Bark Social took over Barkhaus in Alexandria this year with a menu full of steak flatbread, a bacon-and-egg cheeseburger, wings, and more. There’s also a location in Baltimore, with a Columbia edition coming soon." - Tierney Plumb, Vinciane Ngomsi