Donahue
Permanently Closed
Champagne, caviar, seafood towers, creative cocktails
Champagne, caviar, seafood towers, creative cocktails
"Georgetown’s late night scene is pretty pitiful, but thankfully, there’s Donahue. The lounge, which is open until 2am on Friday and Saturday, feels like a place where you’ll meet a mysterious stranger who is an international spy. The crowd is looking for something more laidback than Martin’s Tavern—the other major late night player—so the jazz music is the loudest thing happening. Huddle with your friends at the bar while trying a few cocktails, like the Bay of Bengal that’s served in a flowered tea cup, or the Sakura, which tastes like a vesper martini served in a sake glass." - joe brantlinger, tristiana hinton, omnia saed
"Sometimes, a boozy night out is an affair straight out of a black-and-white movie that’ll have you feeling like you should be twirling (real) pearls while taking a drag from a (metaphorical) skinny cigarette. Donahue, a lounge in Georgetown, is the fancy bar from your Humphrey Bogart dream. The signature cocktails are equal parts delicious and showy, like the Bay of Bengal served in a floral teacup. And the tapas like the tender braised short ribs, which are served all night, are way more elevated than your average bar food, so you can keep the classy illusion going as you soak up your drinks." - tristiana hinton
"This Georgetown lounge is an excellent way to wrap a long day of shopping and meandering along the C&O Canal. The inventive cocktail menu includes drinks like the Bay of Bengal, served in a flowered tea cup, or the Sakura, which tastes like a vesper martini served in a sake glass. It’s open until 1am during the week and 2am on the weekends, and feels like a place where you’ll meet a mysterious stranger who is an international spy. Make this the last stop of the night when you’re ready to wind down." - tristiana hinton
"Georgetown's late night scene is pretty pitiful these days. Thankfully, there’s Donahue. The lounge, which is open until 2am on the weekends, feels like a place where you’ll meet a mysterious stranger who is an international spy (we did not). The crowd is looking for something more laidback than Martin’s Tavern—the other major late night player—so the jazz music is the loudest thing happening. Huddle with your friends at the bar while trying inventive cocktails like the Bay of Bengal, served in a flowered tea cup, or the Sakura, which tastes like a vesper martini served in a sake glass." - Tristiaña Hinton
