"While Thirsty Crow isn’t the best bar on this list, this Columbia Heights spot is ideal for hanging out with friends when no one can agree on what to do. There are three pool tables and a shelf littered with board games in the brightly colored basement bar. Grab a seat at the high tops to wait for a pool table while playing a semi-intense game of Monopoly. If you want a quieter place to whoop up on your homies in Connect 4, there’s dining room-style seating with velvety chairs off to the side that is much less crowded than the main bar." - tristiana hinton