D.C.’s 2025 Eater Award Winners  | Eater DC

"With a curated list of drinks and music to match, this hip subterranean Dupont Circle lounge pairs a vast vinyl library on sleek wooden shelves with themed menus that pay tribute to everything from Oasis to the Great Gatsby playing at nearby National Theatre. Like two sides of an album, the drinks come together in complementary offerings: “Play List,” a four-flight tasting presented tableside and paired with Japanese-leaning bar bites like tempura and refreshing cucumber salad, alongside an ongoing cognac flight, a “Top 40” list of cocktail classics, and a “Devil in a New Dress” riff on a Manhattan. The rectangular bar’s small footprint encourages conversation and questions between bartenders and guests—often industry friends, dates, and spirits connoisseurs—and $12 prices on Saturdays and Sundays are a welcome weekend perk." - Tierney Plumb