Bar Chinois DC

“Great atmosphere, delicious drinks, and excellent service.”

Alex★★★★★

Sean is hands down the best bartender! I stumbled upon this chic, cozy cocktail bar and immediately felt welcomed by Sean and the entire team. We came back just to try the Nimbus Cloud cocktail, and it was incredible. The pistachio and pineapple flavors were refreshing, unique, and easily one of the best cocktails I’ve had. The food was just as impressive, fresh, flavorful, and well-prepared. This is now a must-visit spot every time I’m in town. Highly recommend for great cocktails, delicious food, and a welcoming atmosphere!

Matthew Kinnamon★★★★

Food was pretty solid. We got the Char Siu Chicken Rice and the Lu Rao Fan. Both were very tasty and well plated in the bowl. We also got the happy hour pork dumplings. The skin on 2 of them were a little too moist and fell apart. Others were great. Got the Normandy happy hour drink. Delicious! Service was perfect. Stopped by the table to refill drinks often. Checked on us without being too much. Best bar restaurant service in a long time. Atmosphere was so-so. We arrived at 5 when they opened. Felt like we had to yell too much to talk to people 2ft away. The music speaker was above us and l

Noreen Qamar★★★★★

My Once-a-Week Cheat Day Paradise If you ever wonder where I disappear to on my once-a-week cheat day, look no further — I’m maybe at Bar Chinois, living my best double-life between discipline and delicious chaos. Bar Chinois gives me that low-lit, velvet-smirk energy and whispers: “Baby! Look at me… and, don’t pretend.” Fresh out of my Sweatbox class at VIDA Fitness (because I do try to be good), I walk in with full intentions of behaving… and immediately surrender. It turns into a classy little cheat-day unraveling — and honestly? With a daily Happy Hour from 5–7 PM, it practically sends

Fritz Plinke★★★★★

We visited and ordered the bottomless Dim Sum for lunch. It was delicious - and none of them were bad. We did get a wrong item, but it didn’t matter because we were going to order it during round 2 anyway. It does take a little bit of time for the food to get to you (which is an issue because the bottomless is limited to 2-hours, not quite bottomless, although that is plenty of time to get full), but it was a good time, and we’d happily go back. The seating is a little tight, at least where we were.