Old Ebbitt Grill
7 people recommendvia r/washingtondc9 comments cited below
What people say, in short
Old Ebbitt Grill is a downtown restaurant whose main bar commenters recommend. One mentions its happy hour, one suggests the bar for martinis and oysters, one praises its roomy bar area for chatting with strangers, and one suggests the main bar for its interesting regulars and late-night food. One says to avoid it as a downtown bar, and one notes fewer twenty-somethings go there.
Address
Old Ebbitt Grill, 675 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20005
The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/SeanInDC in r/washingtondc · Feb 2026
Names it as a pick and mentions its happy hour.
- Recommendsu/AManHasNoShame in r/washingtondc · Oct 2025ambience
Suggests the main bar for its interesting regulars and late-night food.
- Mixedu/skratchpikl202 in r/washingtondc · Oct 2025
Says to avoid it as a downtown bar, but credits its late-night food.
- Mixedu/toorigged2fail in r/washingtondc · Dec 2025ambience
Offered as an option, though fewer twenty-somethings are there.
- Recommendsu/FalconNew3958 in r/washingtondc · May 2026
Lists this as a good option for a drink, with no further detail.
- Recommendsu/iLikeGreenTea in r/washingtondc · May 2026
Suggests this as another bar to hang out at, not a hotel bar.
- Recommendsu/Background-League405 in r/washingtondc · May 2026taste
Recommends this spot for martinis and oysters.
- Recommendsu/RedditDude156 in r/washingtondc · Dec 2024
Suggests Old Ebbitt, a downtown spot, as a stop after a Mall walk.
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- Recommendsu/WeeLittleParties in r/washingtondc · Dec 2025ambience
Good for chatting with strangers thanks to a roomy bar area; notes some tourist traffic.
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Details last checked 14 Nov 2026. Recommendations reflect what people said at the time; confirm current details before you go.