Here are some of my favorite places to go to catch up with friends over a glass of wine, a pint of beer, or a fun cocktail:

Glass of wine
Rosario | 2435 18th Street NW
Cork Wine Bar | 1720 14th Street NW
Apero | 2622 P Street NW
Barcelona Wine Bar | 1622 14th Street NW
Proof | 775 G Street NW
Emissary | 2032 P Street NW
ENO Wine Bar | 2810 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Vinoteca | 1940 11th Street NW
Cafe Saint-Ex | 1847 14th Street NW
Central Michel Richard | 1001 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Bar Dupont | 1500 New Hampshire Ave NW
Dirty Habit | 555 8th Street NW

Cocktails & mixed drinks
Room 11 | 3234 11th Street NW
Bar Charley | 1825 18th Street NW
Astoria DC | 1521 17th Street NW
McClellan’s Retreat | 2031 Florida Avenue NW
Provision No. 14 | 2100 14th Street NW
Slipstream | 1333 14th Street NW
Crimson | 627 H Street NW
L’Annexe | 2917 M Street NW
Jack Rose (Whisky)| 2007 18th Street NW
Off the Record | 800 16th Street NW
2 Birds 1 Stone | 1800 14th Street NW
Gaslight Tavern | 2012 – 2014 9th Street NW
Hank’s Oyster Bar | 1624 Q Street NW
PX | 728 King Street, VA
Mission | 1606 20th Street NW
Hank’s Cocktail Bar | 819 Upshur Street NW
Bar Dupont | 1500 New Hampshire Avenue NW
A&D Bar | 1314 9th Street NW
Roofers Union | 2446 18th Street NW

A pint (or two, or three)
Birch & Barley | 1337 14th Street NW
Dacha Beer Garden | 1600 7th Street NW
Brasserie Beck | 1101 K Street NW
ChurchKey | 1337 14th Street NW
American Ice Company | 917 V Street NW
Franklin Hall | 1348 Florida Avenue NW
Sauf Haus Bier Hall | 1216 18th Street NW
Board Room | 1737 Connecticut Avenue NW
Martin’s Tavern | 1264 Wisconsin Avenue NW
Smoke & Barrel | 2471 18th Street NW