Tiger Fork

"Every day is happy hour until 6 p.m. at this Hong Kong-themed spot’s octagon bar in Blagden Alley. Discounted drinks like baijiu shots and lychee cocktails are $7-$12 and food items range from $8 smashed cucumber salad to $14 chili wontons." - Tierney Plumb, Missy Frederick

"This hip, late-night Hong Kong kitchen in Blagden Alley, led by Chang Chang alum Simon Lam, is known for its eggplant mapo tofu, peanut dan dan noodles, and rotating weekly specials. Saddle up to its hexagon-shaped bar for cocktails from beverage director Ian Fletcher, who’s known to mix in Chinese medicinal ingredients. Reserve a seat online or place takeout or delivery orders daily. Head here on Christmas Eve for its regular menu and Cantonese holiday specials on Christmas Day." - Tierney Plumb, Missy Frederick, Eater Staff

"This sleek addition to Blagden Alley specializes in noodle dishes, Asian barbecue, and Hong Kong-style street food. It also has a late night menu featuring DC Brau beer specials. The alley is also home to sibling bar Calico, an indoor-outdoor happy hour hideaway for fried eggplant and hoagies (look for a tall wooden fence with mural of painted carrots). Go for: A sit-down dinner, drinksDistance from CC: 0.2 miles" - Tim Ebner

"Blagden Alley’s Hong Kong-themed staple recently debuted daily happy hour at its octagonal bar, featuring bar-exclusive dishes, discounted baijiu, cocktails, sake, and beer from opening until 6 p.m. Guests can now enjoy $8 Baijiu shots (with pickleback add-ons), $7 tallboy beers, $10 peach jelly sake, and $12 rotating cocktails. That currently includes a “Victoria Harbor” made with vodka, turmeric, lychee, ginger, elderflower and guajillo. Available at the bar only." - Claudia Rosenbaum, Tierney Plumb, Vinciane Ngomsi

"The “humble plate of chili wontons” at this Blagden Alley hot spot are stuffed with chicken and shrimp, then doused in hot chile oil." - Vinciane Ngomsi, Aparna Krishnamoorthy