Bar Angie
Restaurant · West End
2300 N St NW, Washington, DC 20037
Highlights
Chic day-to-night bistro with live music, martinis, and hearty dishes
Chic day-to-night bistro with live music, martinis, and hearty dishes
"A West End bistro that even produced a matchbook bearing the influencer's namesake; Angie (known online as @phoebeindc) has built a base of tens of thousands of social media followers by sharing her vintage-y home decor and a growing collection of matchbooks. She situates the hobby culturally: "Collecting matchbooks is part of a larger trend that is actively rejecting the lifeless, minimal decor that has been in style for the last decade and a half," Angie tells Eater. She also links the objects to offline social life: "Most people my age that I know are actively trying to reduce our screen time because we recognize how addictive our phones are," and, "When I see a matchbook in my home, I can relive that memory of a night when I went out with my friends or my husband and had an amazing meal and laughed around the table for hours, no screen time required." - Hannah Yasharoff
"A New York–styled sibling concept that debuted in April in the West End; the small-format location is part of a brand expansion that will include a much larger outpost in Arlington, Virginia." - Tierney Plumb
"Bar Angie is an upscale brasserie in the West End from the owners of Balos. The menu at the moody space—intended to bring to mind bistros in New York—includes a raw bar, pasta, burgers, and steaks, with highlights like lobster frites, blue crab rangoon, a wagyu French dip, and an entire section of the menu devoted to martinis." - omnia saed
"A trio of native New Yorkers behind Dupont’s perennially packed Greek restaurant Balos expanded in Northwest with the mid-April opening of Bar Angie, a lively new bistro with European flair and jazz music several nights a week. Hearty dishes that remind the partners of home include wagyu French dip, Bolognese blanc rigatoni, and Caesar salads topped with fried cream-cheese croutons. Martinis are a huge focus here, as seen in the vodka-or-gin “Angie’s Dirty Duo” with blue cheese olives, an extra-generous pour on the side, and extra garnishes. NY-based For Five Coffee Roasters, which is also operated by Balos Estiatorio Restaurant Group, fuels its espresso martini." - Eater Staff
"Reminiscent of The Polo Bar in New York City, the team behind Balos in Dupont bring this martini-focused lounge to West End. Must-try plates on its inviting patio framed in green include steak tartare, shrimp Caesar salad, blue crab Rangoon, and lobster frites." - Vinciane Ngomsi
