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Happy hours in Shaw & U Street

U Street and Shaw: cocktail bars, a wine garden and ramen-and-cocktail rooms, with happy hours that start the evening early.

8in Shaw & U Street in the app
$6cheapest drink here
2/3run on weekends

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Shaw & U Street happy hours we'd start with

Most of these start around 4 PM and run until about 7 PM. 2 of the 3 also run on the weekend.

Service Bar

U Street · Cocktail bar · $$
Tue–Fri · 5–7 PM
  • $7High Life and a shot
  • $9Old fashioned, daiquiri or pisco punch

One of U Street's best cocktail bars pours three classics at a happy-hour price, plus a beer-and-shot combo. Ask about the featured drink.

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Chaplin's

Shaw · Ramen & cocktails · $$
Today from 4 PM
Daily · 4–7 PM
  • ½ offHouse cocktails
  • ½ offDraft beers

A Shaw ramen and cocktail spot where the house cocktails and drafts go half price every afternoon.

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Lulu's Wine Garden

U Street · Wine garden · $$
Tue–Thu · 5–7 PMFri · 4–6 PMSun · 3–8 PM
  • $6Tecate tallboy
  • $7Local draft pils
  • $9Casa margarita
+ 5 more deals in the app

The garden-patio wine bar off U Street calls its happy hour 'Golden Hour', with specials honored anywhere in the building.

✓ Checked on the venue's own menuTheir menu ↗
Washington, DC Happy Hour · 55 places

5 more Shaw & U Street happy hours in the app

With every deal, the On now filter and the whole of DC on your own map — 55 happy hours in all.

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Getting there

Getting there & when to go

Take the Green or Yellow Line to U Street or Shaw–Howard U; the bars are a few blocks from either.

U Street's bars run along U and 14th Streets, and Shaw's sit around 7th and 9th. It's a late neighborhood with big music venues, so happy hour makes an early first stop before a show.

Also in Shaw & U Street · free in the app
  • 9:30 Club — Legendary DC music venue — the spot that gives a visit actual local nightlife texture.
  • Ben's Chili Bowl — A true U Street institution — the DC half-smoke stop, not fine dining.
  • The Dabney — Mid-Atlantic cooking done with real precision — a restaurant that feels rooted in the region.
  • Chercher — Ethiopian food is essential to DC — this is a strong, approachable place to dig in.
  • Allegory — A stylish cocktail bar with artful, literary design — more interesting than the usual hotel-bar night.
The Whosly app

All 55 DC happy hours, live

This page is a sample. The DC Happy Hour pack in Whosly has every one of the 55 — 299 deals with their prices and times — and tells you which are pouring right now.

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FAQ

Shaw & U Street happy hour questions

What's the best happy hour in Shaw & U Street?
Start with Lulu's Wine Garden ($6 Tecate tallboy, Tue–Thu 5–7 PM). The others on this page — Service Bar and Chaplin's — are just as worth a stop, depending on the night.
What time is happy hour in Shaw & U Street?
Usually from about 4 PM to 7 PM on weekdays. Each listing above shows its exact days and times.
Are there weekend happy hours in Shaw & U Street?
Yes — Chaplin's (daily) and Lulu's Wine Garden (Sun).
How do I get to Shaw & U Street for happy hour?
Take the Green or Yellow Line to U Street or Shaw–Howard U; the bars are a few blocks from either.
What else is there to do in Shaw & U Street?
From Whosly's free Washington, DC Essentials pack: 9:30 Club, Ben's Chili Bowl, The Dabney, Chercher and Allegory. 9:30 Club: Legendary DC music venue — the spot that gives a visit actual local nightlife texture.
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