Dirty Water
Bar · Near Northeast ·
Boston-themed sports bar with TVs, specials, and rooftop
Boston-themed sports bar with TVs, specials, and rooftop
"Hosting the D.C. chapter of the Young Republicans on H Street and perhaps the only bar openly supporting Trump that night, the venue blasted Fox News on huge TVs across the restaurant and bumped country music during muted ad breaks; smaller TVs behind the bar ran CNN, ABC, and MSNBC without volume. The open‑bar cover was $35, paid to a Young Republican member working the door who said it’s been “insane all night,” and the crowd—full of American flag shirts and “Make America Great Again” hats—roared as North Carolina and later Pennsylvania were called for Trump. Upstairs presented a more somber, suit‑clad watching room; media crews circulated, patrons high‑fived and danced (at one point female bartenders danced on top of the bar to Rednex’s “Cotton Eye Joe”), and the crowd celebrated projected Republican gains in the Senate with ecstatic applause." - Emily Venezky
"At 816 H Street NE, I’d go to Dirty Water, a Boston-themed H Street bar, for a $25 open bar hosted by the DC Young Republicans; doors open at 7 p.m." - Emily Venezky
"A rowdy, Boston-obsessed sports bar on H Street that catered to Patriots and Red Sox fans (and various college alumni) and even delivered contact-free vodka quart cocktails via a bucket on a rope during the pandemic, it suddenly closed after a six-year run." - Tierney Plumb
"D.C. Lottery has installed sports-betting kiosks inside Dirty Water Sports Bar on H Street NE." - Gabe Hiatt
"I found that the H Street sports bar will offer Olympic specials every night: Monday through Friday customers can buy two beers and ciders for $8 to $10, Thursdays will bring $12 quarts of mixed drinks with $9 refills, and from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday an open bar costs $20; weekend deals are forthcoming and will be announced on Instagram." - Chelsea Cirruzzo