The Tombs
American restaurant · Georgetown ·
Historic college bar serving comfort fare, brews, and pub grub
Historic college bar serving comfort fare, brews, and pub grub
"Lined with stone, preppy rowing memorabilia, and handsome wood, this old-school underground bar has been a timeless Georgetown hangout for well-executed American fare, late-night revelry, and cheap drafts since 1962, with engraved plaques honoring its “99 Days Club,” an iconic location near the Exorcist stairs, and even a role in 1985’s St. Elmo’s Fire. Perennially packed, it introduced a $5 weekend cover at the start of the fall semester to offset after-10 p.m. nightclub costs like heightened security and hiring a DJ, a move that spurred petitions, an Instagram boycott account, and an op-ed; management has since revoked the fee for now while weighing whether to reinstate it or revert to a traditional restaurant model on weekend nights without the DJ component." - Tierney Plumb
"Lined with stones and collegiate sports memorabilia, Clyde’s Restaurant Group’s long-running underground bar and Georgetown student hangout is the spot for well-executed American fare (try the turkey BLT). Clyde’s also runs fancier neighborhood sibling Fitzgerald’s, serving up cocktails and Korean chicken wings in a very preppy lounge. The same row home’s fine-dining fixture 1789 offers dressed-up dishes like brioche-crusted halibut." - Tierney Plumb
"For brunch in old-school Georgetown I go to the subterranean, stone-clad mainstay the Tombs, framed with Ivy League rowing oars and sports memorabilia, where tradition lives on with draft beers and pub grub like Reubens and chili." - Tierney Plumb
"Clyde’s Restaurant Group’s iconic underground hangout fuels up Georgetown college crowds with a meaty BLT engineered with a hefty helping of turkey and applewood-smoked bacon, plus Bibb lettuce, tomato, and mayo. The $17 order comes with a side of mixed greens or Old Bay-tossed fries." - Tierney Plumb
"The Georgetown basement hangout resumed dinner service seven nights a week, with weekend brunch returning as reservation-only practice sessions and continued late-night hours." - Tierney Plumb
