Going Out Guide: Dupont Circle


Posted at 05:05 PM ET, 04/24/2013

Which Dupont Circle happy hour has the best food?
By Alex Baldinger | @baldinger
We get dozens of questions from readers during our weekly Got Plans? chats -- more than we can answer in our allotted 60 minutes. Rather than let these queries go unanswered, we're going to start responding to them here. E-mail your questions or tweet them to @goingoutguide using #gotplans.

By Alex Baldinger | @baldinger  |  05:05 PM ET, 04/24/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bars, Dupont Circle, Got Plans?

Posted at 12:31 PM ET, 04/18/2013

GBD's excellent happy hour launches tonight
By Fritz Hahn
The fried chicken and doughnut purveyor unveils its new happy hour, featuring $3 punches and wines by the glass, and a selection of $4 beers.

By Fritz Hahn  |  12:31 PM ET, 04/18/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bars, Dupont Circle, Happy Hour

Posted at 12:24 PM ET, 04/02/2013

GBD to open Friday with doughnuts, fried chicken and homemade mumbo sauce
By Maura Judkis
D.C.'s fried-chicken-and-doughnut craze continues with Kyle Bailey and Tiffany MacIsaac's Dupont eatery.

By Maura Judkis  |  12:24 PM ET, 04/02/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Dupont Circle, Openings, Restaurants

Posted at 12:28 PM ET, 03/21/2013

This Thing You Should Try: The Real Obama at Bub and Pop's
By Fritz Hahn
A new M Street sandwich shop called Bub and Pop's offers Italian hoagies, Philly-style subs and a very delicious import from Chicago.

By Fritz Hahn  |  12:28 PM ET, 03/21/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Dupont Circle, Restaurants, Sandwiches, This Thing You Should Try

Posted at 05:26 PM ET, 03/12/2013

A field guide to the Gryphon, opening March 13
By Maura Judkis
The bar may be trying to emulate its namesake with this combination of creatures.

By Maura Judkis  |  05:26 PM ET, 03/12/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bars, Dupont Circle, Openings, Restaurants

Posted at 03:03 PM ET, 03/01/2013

ArtJamz outgrows its old space
By Maura Judkis
Paint-and-sip art space ArtJamz is upgrading to a large Dupont loft.

By Maura Judkis  |  03:03 PM ET, 03/01/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Art, Dupont Circle, Openings

Posted at 05:22 PM ET, 02/28/2013

C.F. Folks wins an America's Classics Award from the James Beard Foundation
By Tim Carman
Art Carlson's lunchtime institution is now officially one of America's classic restaurants.

By Tim Carman  |  05:22 PM ET, 02/28/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Dupont Circle, Restaurants

Posted at 12:46 PM ET, 02/19/2013

Watch this D.C. Harlem Shake video, and then let us never speak of it again
By Maura Judkis
The Harlem Shake is dead. Good thing everyone in D.C. is finally getting around to making their own videos of it.

By Maura Judkis  |  12:46 PM ET, 02/19/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Dupont Circle, Events, Let Us Never Speak of It Again

Posted at 12:17 PM ET, 02/19/2013

More sports in Dupont Circle at the Gryphon
By Alex Baldinger
The Connecticut Avenue "upscale gastropub" joins a roster that already includes Public Bar, Buffalo Billiards, Lucky Bar and Barcode.

By Alex Baldinger  |  12:17 PM ET, 02/19/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bars, Dupont Circle, Openings

Posted at 02:13 PM ET, 02/12/2013

Brisket and chopped liver at DGS Delicatessen's new happy hour
By Fritz Hahn
There aren't too many local happy hours that feature brisket and chopped liver; the Dupont deli mixes the $5 noshes with $6 wines and $7 cocktails.

By Fritz Hahn  |  02:13 PM ET, 02/12/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bars, Dupont Circle, Happy Hour

Posted at 02:15 PM ET, 02/01/2013

So how do the doughnuts formerly known as "Cool Disco" taste?
By Maura Judkis
After the controversy and name change -- how do those Zeke's D.C. Donutz taste?

By Maura Judkis  |  02:15 PM ET, 02/01/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Doughnuts, Dupont Circle, Openings, Restaurants

Posted at 01:39 PM ET, 02/01/2013

Pizza maker Anthony Pilla flips out at Urbana
By Tom Sietsema
The former Seventh Hill pizza maker is tossing dough in Dupont.

By Tom Sietsema  |  01:39 PM ET, 02/01/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Dupont Circle, Restaurants

Posted at 03:04 PM ET, 01/31/2013

'Potomac Phil' returns to Dupont Circle for Groundhog Day prediction
By Maggie Fazeli Fard
Western Pennsylvania has Punxsutawny Phil; we've got his stuffed "brother."

By Maggie Fazeli Fard  |  03:04 PM ET, 01/31/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Dupont Circle, Events