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The Raven Grill Editors' Pick

3125 Mt. Pleasant Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20010 | 202-387-9274
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Neighborhood:

Columbia Heights/Mount Pleasant

Metro:

Columbia Heights (Green Line)

Bar Feature:

Bar, Low-key, Dive Bar

hours:

Daily 12:00pm- 1:30am

Quick Take

An urban dive where hipsters go to hang. Patsy Cline and Hank Williams are on the jukebox, pictures of James Dean and the Declaration of Independence hang on the walls.

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Editorial Review

The Raven is a true dive, but in the best possible sense of the word. If more than 20 people filled this place, there wouldn't be enough air to breathe.

Located on Mount Pleasant Avenue, behind 16th Street, the Raven is not too far away from where the Mt. Pleasant riots. The neighborhood has changed dramatically, and now the Raven, like the area around it, is frequented mostly by young urban hipsters who make Mt. Pleasant and Adams-Morgan their roost.

This watering hole looks like a beaten-down malt shop from the '50s, with pictures of Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe and James Dean and other icons of an era before most of its patrons were even born. The Raven offers a decent selection of draft beer, cold bottles and cocktails; just don't expect a fancy microbrew or a Chilean Merlot.

This is a real neighborhood bar -- an endangered species in Washington to be sure -- but still thriving and very much alive.

-- Dwight Thompson

 
 
 
 
 

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what you see is what you get

Posted by estancul | Feb 02, 2009 | Mark as Inappropriate

Unpretentious, uncomplicated, cash-only. Most of the clientele, locals, yuppies, local yuppies, is friendly and welcoming, more often than not willing to share one of the prized booths and make new friends -- but beware of Friday and Saturday nights, when large numbers and a sense of entitlement can overwhelm.

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