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The two mainstays of U Street nightlife couldn't make it through the hard time wrought by the pandemic.
23 lip 2021 · In 2017, the Washington Post named Velvet one of the best “true dive bars” in the city. And in 2020, right before the pandemic, City Paper visited Velvet Lounge at last call.
Velvet Lounge has been my go to for over 10+ years, love that place and will miss it. Recently had my first post-COVID bar hopping night two weeks ago on U St, and it was definitely closed. Also - if you have not been on U St lately - it was WILD on a Saturday night.
Comfy, funky and groovy, the Velvet Lounge is a popular, divey kind of place to stop off for a drink. Often the province of local bands and DJs—and their friend.
4 sie 2021 · A good night on U Street started or ended at Velvet Lounge. It just never got old. The downstairs dive bar was a laboratory for DJs and the tiny upstairs concert venue, a place for D.C. artists to showcase their music to an audience akin to family.
26 lip 2021 · 915 U Street, NW. Another painful blow to what once was fell last week. Velvet Lounge posted on IG: “Thank you so much for all the years of love. We are closing the physical establishment for good but we’d just like to say thank you and leave you with this.
Velvet Lounge. 915 U St NWWashington DC, DC20001United States+1 202 462-3213. Hours of Operation : Capacity : About Velvet Lounge. Velvet Lounge is a quaint little two-level spot in the U Street District of Washington DC. Its draw is a diverse mixture of live punk and indie bands both local and from around the country.
