Thursday, June 4, 2020

Mr. Smith’s – open!

Bar wear


Champagne brunch! Piano bar! Specials! Tuesdays are half off burger days!

Seal in the gallery states Mr. Smith’s has been open since 1965. It’s a regular saloon type place, lots of hardwood and backless barstools.

Yelp not as helpful, averaging 3 stars. Patrons do share a little bit more backstory. Back in the 70s, this was on M Street, but has since relocated to K Street. This is where a place called Chadwick’s used to be in the 80s, which figured prominently in a few political scandals. Oddly enough, the poster said he was grateful the fresh fruit daiquaris stayed on the menu – don’t mess with success!

Eater article from 2014 has lots on the history of the bar:

Mr. Smith's is well-known as a piano bar with nightly sing-alongs, an outdoor garden adorned with Tiffany lamps, statues and water fountains, and drink specials popular with Georgetown students, out-of-town visitors and even a few celebrities — Robin Williams secretly dined here two years ago, Mick Jagger has posted up at the bar and the singer-songwriter Tori Amos had one of her first performances at Mr. Smith's.


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