La' Shukran
Middle Eastern restaurant · Capital City Market
Alley Entrance, 417 Morse St NE 2nd Floor, Washington, DC 20002
Highlights
Levantine bar with funk, funk, funk, and creative cocktails
Levantine bar with funk, funk, funk, and creative cocktails
"La’ Shukran is its own self-contained world, a place to go when you want to forget you’re in DC and lose yourself in a Levantine salon with exceptional small plates, and the feeling that at any moment a dance party could break out and not end until dawn. Plates of hummus with beef tongue or escargot dot most tables, and an entire menu of cocktails made with arak are churned out from behind the bar. The Arab funk music is loud but never overpowering, and provides the perfect soundtrack for a hang with old friends, or a date night cozied up underneath a shelf of decorative (we think) hookahs. Come as a walk-in, either early in the evening or after 8:00, and try your luck for a spot on the pillow-filled rooftop, where you can have cocktails and small plates from a reduced menu. For the full dinner menu and an indoor table, look for tables up to 30 days in advance." - omnia saed, madeline weinfield, jonathan smith, mekita rivas, allison robicelli, omnia saed, kym backer
"Inside La’ Shukran on a summer night, it feels like a dance party might break out at any moment and not end until dawn. The Levantine restaurant in a Union Market alleyway doesn’t play the traditional hits—and is all the better for it. The hummus comes studded with snails, the Maryland crab is served with whipped labne and a grilled bâtard, and the arak list is longer than your arm. The Arab funk music is loud but never overpowering, and provides the perfect soundtrack for a hang with old friends, or a date night underneath a shelf of hookahs." - madeline weinfield
"Award-winning chef Michael Rafidi’s trendy Levantine hot spot in the Union Market district just debuted its 40-seat terrace for the season. Walk-ins can look forward to vibrant cocktails, anise-flavored arak, or wine alongside a menu featuring everything from hummus to sweet treats." - Vinciane Ngomsi
"La’ Shukran is its own self-contained world, a place to go when you want to forget you’re in DC and lose yourself in a Levantine salon with exceptional small plates, and the feeling that at any moment a dance party could break out and not end until dawn. Plates of hummus with beef tongue or escargot dot most tables, and an entire menu of cocktails made with arak are churned out from behind the bar. The Arab funk music is loud but never overpowering, and provides the perfect soundtrack for a hang with old friends, or a date night cozied up underneath a shelf of decorative (we think) hookahs." - tristiana hinton, omnia saed
"Referenced as a lively rooftop bar recently added to the Union Market offshoot of Yellow, part of Rafidi’s expanding concepts." - Eater Staff
