PILAR BAR
Eclectic restaurant · U Street
1833 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20009
Highlights
2-story gastropub with modern American fare served in large & small formats in an art-laden setting.
2-story gastropub with modern American fare served in large & small formats in an art-laden setting.
"The Logan Circle mainstay offers a globe-trotting menu inspired by novelist Ernest Hemingway’s travels, from a Thai take on mussels to dan dan tofu noodles to chili hoisin-glazed braised pork belly tacos. Order a well-made daiquiri and soak up its nautical and mermaid decor straight out of Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea. The owners also run Cafe Saint-Ex next door, a resilient neighborhood dive that throws DJ-driven weekend parties in its basement." - Tierney Plumb, Eater Staff
"Pumpkin spice collides with caffeine in this seasonal cocktail, now served at Logan Circle’s Hemingway-loving staple. A traditional espresso martini is infused with pumpkin spice and topped with a coconut tres leches foam." - Kalina Newman
"Logan Circle’s seafaring standby resurfaced with a fresh cast of dishes and drinks that speak to Ernest Hemingway’s worldwide travels, notably his time spent sailing around the Mediterranean and Havana. Weekend brunch starring $25 bottomless mix-and-match bubbly cocktails (noon to 4 p.m.) is listed on the menu near a spot-on quote from the literary legend: “If I have any money, I can’t think of any better way of spending money than on Champagne.”" - Tierney Plumb, Stephanie Carter
"Bar Pilar sailed into 2023 with a fresh cast of dishes and drinks that speak to Ernest Hemingway’s worldwide travels, notably his time spent sailing around the Mediterranean and Havana in the 1900s. Named after the literary legend’s treasured boat, Bar Pilar opened over a decade ago when its now-nightlife strip was pretty desolate. Its longtime executive chef-partner Jesse Miller helped put the Logan Circle gastropub on the map before parting ways in 2019 to open Pennyroyal Station in Mount Rainier, Maryland. Bar Pilar’s latest owners RNJS Hospitality Group turned to talent from downtown’s Eaton hotel to perform a menu makeover and re-energize the nautical destination for comfort foods and strong rum drinks." - Tierney Plumb
"The green tea slushie at the Ernest Hemingway-inspired mainstay riffs on the shot of the summer, built with bourbon, lemonade, and peach schnapps." - Vinciane Ngomsi, Tierney Plumb
