Best bathrooms
Going Out Guide staff | Updated 06/02/2011
What a relief it is to find such a steady stream of splashy restaurant and museum bathrooms in our area! We couldn't pick a favorite, so let's just say they're all number one.
Buddha Bar
Washington, DC
Subtlety is not in Buddha Bar's play book, and a trip to the restroom doesn't offer sanctuary: Etched sink bowls, glossy patterned walls (is that alligator skin?) and designer embossed tiles continue the theme of Asian opulence.
Comet Ping Pong
Washington, DC
Log cabin or commode? You decide! The doors to the stalls are so well-hidden you'll need to feel around a little bit for the entrance.
Current Sushi and Lounge
Washington, DC
The single-door bathrooms at this sushi bar and lounge look risky. The doors are clear when open, but they fog up and turn opaque when locked. A word of caution: If you shut the door and forget to turn the lock, your private business goes on public display.
Lyon Hall
Arlington, VA
Who's that good-looking person in the bathroom mirror? Wait -- that's not a mirror! The bathroom's see-through sink area gives you a chance to awkwardly attempt conversation with the opposite sex while you wash up.
Mie N Yu
Washington, DC
Remember how much fun the unisex bathrooms were on "Ally McBeal"? The concept is alive and well -- with wood-lined flourishes and barrel sinks, no less -- at this trendy, pan-Asian, people-watching spot.
Newseum
Washington, DC
You'll laugh so hard at some of the newspaper headline slip-ups on the wall, you might accidentally ... Oh wait, no, you'll be fine. Because it's a bathroom.
P.J. Clarke's
Washington, DC
In the wide world of bathroom receptacles, we haven't found any wider than the nearly six feet tall, stately slabs of custom-made porcelain in the men's room here.
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