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Upstairs from the elegant 219, you'll find a small room with great live jazz and a crowd of older, turtleneck-wearing sophisticates.

A Southern-style boozer that seems out of sorts on King Street.

Bugsy's is a rarity in Washington -- a hockey-centric sports bar.

The Hotel Monaco's restaurant offers a light take on Southern dishes and a bar stocked with bourbon cocktails.

A divey, neighborhood sort of joint.

A congenial gathering spot offers good food (a cut above pub grub) at a good price; 15 beers on tap.

There's no sign outside, but when the pirate flag flies and the blue light is on, the "speakeasy" above Eamonn's restaurant is hopping with folks enjoying exquisite retro-style cocktails.

"Restaurant" comes before "pub" in the name, and the bar only seats 14, but the Guinness still flows freely at this Irish haunt.

Lowbrow and proud of it, the Rock It Grill attracts a mixed crowd of townies, college students and bikers for pool and karaoke.

More than 250 different types of ales, lagers, ciders and stouts are on the beer menu at this neighborhood spot. The artery-clogging food menu could use some work, though.