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Bar Chinois

Name: Bar Chinois
Address: 455 I St NW, Washington, DC, United States, 20001-3054
Telephone: (202) 838-9633
Price range: $30 and under
Rating: 4.6

4.6

577 Reviews

$30 and under

Chinese

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2 people

Oct 12, 2024

7:00 PM

Booked 35 times today

Experiences are available.

Great for creative cocktails
Great for happy hour
Lively

Bar Chinois is recognized for its constantly-evolving Chinese menu and French-inspired cocktail and wine program. Recent accolades include being listed in the Michelin Dining Guide USA, the Washington Post Fall Dining Guide, Modern Luxury DC Best of the City and 2024 RAMMY Award Winner for Best Bar in DC.

Located in Mount Vernon Triangle, Bar Chinois is a short walk from the Washington Convention Center, Capital One Arena, National Mall and Union Station. We offer happy hour specials Tuesday-Sunday from 5 pm-7 pm and a bottomless brunch on weekends.

If you are looking for an energetic Washington, DC dining experience with great food, drink and service, we would love to host you!

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Dining areas

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Chinese, Cantonese
Hours of operation
Bar Tue–Thu 5:00 pm–1:00 am Fri, Sat 11:00 am–2:00 am Sun 11:00 am–12:00 am Brunch Sat, Sun 11:00 am–5:00 pm Dinner Tue–Thu, Sun 5:00 pm–11:00 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–12:00 am
Phone number
(202) 838-9633
Website
http://www.barchinoisdc.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive chef
Chef Satang Ruangsangwatana

Location
455 I St NW, Washington, DC 20001-3054
Award-winning
1. MICHELIN Plate 2022
Neighborhood
Shaw
Cross street
5th and I Streets NW
Parking details
Metered street parking. Numerous parking garages and lots within a three block radius.
Public transit
Closest metro stations are Chinatown, Mt. Vernon Square/Convention Center, Judiciary Square and Union Station. DC Circulator bus stops on Massachusetts Ave. NW and 5th Street NW and a number of other bus stops nearby.
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Dog Friendly, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Late Night, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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Experiences

Drag Brunch with Cake Pop!
$35.00 per person
Prepaid
Nov 3, 2024 only
Come party with us at Bar Chinois for our monthly Drag Brunch hosted by Cake Pop! Tickets are $35. Food and beverage are a la carte. We also have a bottomless drinks option for $30 before and during the show which includes bottomless mimosas and select beers until 3:00pm. All reservations can be seated as early as 12pm and the show begins at 1pm. Tickets are non-refundable and adults age 21+ only. Don't forget to bring cash for tipping entertainers!

Wonton Soup$8.00
Pork & shrimp wontons, shiitake mushrooms, chicken bone broth, spinach, garlic
Marinated Cucumbers$9.00
English cucumbers, sesame, chili flakes, soy
Roasted Mushroom Salad$11.00
Shiitake mushrooms, bean sprouts, harissa, black vinegar, confit garlic, scallions
Red Chili Wontons$11.00
Pork & shrimp wontons, garlic, chili-oil, scallions, soy vinaigrette
Har Gow$10.00
Crystal prawn dumplings, bamboo shoots, toasted sesame, Chef's soy
Chili Karaage$11.00
Chinois-style fried chicken, spicy chili & garlic sauce, shaoxing wine, toasted sesame seeds, arugula (Gluten Free available)
Salt & Pepper Shrimp$12.00
Garlic, ginger, scallions, Szechuan peppercorn, shaoxing wine (Gluten Free available)
Crab Rangoon$10.00
Fried crab & cream cheese wontons, homemade apricot duck sauce, toasted sesame
Gyoza de Boeuf$11.00
French onion beef gyoza, gruyere, swiss, pickled onions, cilantro aioli
Steamed Shumai$10.00
Chicken & shrimp, water chestnut, fried garlic, scallions, Chef's soy
Pork Belly Bao$15.00
Homemade tian-mian bean sauce, mustard, cucumber, spring onions
Lu Rao Fan$17.00
Slow braised 5-Spice pork belly bits on rice, soy egg, scallions, ginger, arugula salad
Char Siu Chicken Rice$18.00
Hong Kong Style BBQ Chicken, red soy, swiss chard, soy egg, ginger chimichurri
1970's Garlic Noodles$16.00
Egg noodles, shiitake, spinach, garlic butter, parmesan, Chef's soy
Zi-Char Chili Garlic Fish$18.00
Singaporean fried fish with spicy chili & garlic sauce, shaoxing wine, jasmine rice. Gluten Free available. Substitute tofu or shrimp

Desserts

Matcha Crème Brûlée$7.00
Chocolate Cheesecake$7.00
French Vanilla Profiteroles$9.00

What 577 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.6

4.6 based on recent ratings

4.6Food
4.6Service
4.5Ambience
4.5Value

Noise • Moderate

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Washington, D.C. Area
Lively
District of Columbia
Hot spot
District of Columbia
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577 Reviews

L
Lubna
Washington DC
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined 5 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great food & wine, impeccable customer service. The staff went the extra mile for my reunion with good friends, making it a memorable night. We’ll be back.
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Peter
Toronto
4 reviews
2.0
4 reviews
Dined on October 4, 2024
1. Overall 2
2. Food 1
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
I was very disappointed in the food. the menu looked very interesting and the reviews were really good. But it was shocking how bad the food was. I don’t like to put negative comments out in the world, but this is for the business owners. You got a produce better food. Also, when you offer something called shumai, that literally means pork dumpling. When you put it in your menu but your ingredients are chicken that is not Siu Mai. The soup dumplings were very good. The duck spring rolls were awful as were the hoisin ribs. Our waiter was great and I really like the place.
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Walt
Washington DC
4 reviews
vip
4.0
4 reviews
Dined on October 3, 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Very fun. Loud, but quieted down after happy hour. Recommended.
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Tatiana
Washington DC
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on September 28, 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
Nice concept. But déjà-vu! (-)Food lacks flavor. Wine bottles have grape varieties or house names that look fake. (+)The service and location are nice.
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NeilB
Richmond
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on September 25, 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Great food although the happy hour specials were very limited. We had a very nice sever who seemed overworked because of the full place an only a handful of servers. The food was great and came out quickly.
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LaTriece
Philadelphia
7 reviews
5.0
7 reviews
Dined on September 24, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Everything was amazing!!!! Mia was stellar and provided me with suggestions. Checked in on me and was very kind while doing it! Everyone was great! The food was so good!!!!! I was dancing lol.
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Lauren
Washington DC
10 reviews
4.0
10 reviews
Dined on September 18, 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
Excellent food and service but they didn’t have their AC on and it was 80+ degrees inside. Pretty uncomfortable. I’ve been before and this hasn’t been the case so I’m hoping it was just a fluke?
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Hope
St. Louis
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 18, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
First time dining and had an amazing meal! From the drinks to dessert - everything was delicious, well-balanced and worth the price point.
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Sam
Washington DC
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on September 13, 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Great food and a very cool ambiance to the restaurant and bar. Quite loud though so a first date night might not be the best idea unless you want to be shouting across the table to each other
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Marian
Raleigh
3 reviews
vip
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on September 12, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
Dollar dumplings and half priced drinks is a steal for happy hour! All the food we had was delicious and both of my drinks were amazing!
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FAQs

Bar Chinois does offer delivery in partnership with Uber Eats. Bar Chinois also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (202) 838-9633.

Bar Chinois is rated 4.6 stars by 577 OpenTable diners.

Bar Chinois does offer gift cards which you can purchase here.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

Oct 12, 2024

7:00 PM

Booked 35 times today

Experiences are available.

Order delivery or takeout

455 I St NW, Washington, DC 20001-3054

Dining areas

Additional information

Award-winning
1. MICHELIN Plate 2022
Cross street
5th and I Streets NW
Neighborhood
Shaw
Hours of operation
Bar Tue–Thu 5:00 pm–1:00 am Fri, Sat 11:00 am–2:00 am Sun 11:00 am–12:00 am Brunch Sat, Sun 11:00 am–5:00 pm Dinner Tue–Thu, Sun 5:00 pm–11:00 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–12:00 am
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Chinese, Cantonese
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Metered street parking. Numerous parking garages and lots within a three block radius.
Public transit
Closest metro stations are Chinatown, Mt. Vernon Square/Convention Center, Judiciary Square and Union Station. DC Circulator bus stops on Massachusetts Ave. NW and 5th Street NW and a number of other bus stops nearby.
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Chef Satang Ruangsangwatana
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Dog Friendly, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Late Night, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.barchinoisdc.com/
Phone number
(202) 838-9633

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Bar Chinois

Make a reservation

Order delivery or takeout

Dining areas

Additional information

12 Washington, DC restaurants that our local editor loves

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Drag Brunch with Cake Pop!

Main

Wonton Soup$8.00

Marinated Cucumbers$9.00

Roasted Mushroom Salad$11.00

Red Chili Wontons$11.00

Har Gow$10.00

Chili Karaage$11.00

Salt & Pepper Shrimp$12.00

Crab Rangoon$10.00

Gyoza de Boeuf$11.00

Steamed Shumai$10.00

Pork Belly Bao$15.00

Lu Rao Fan$17.00

Char Siu Chicken Rice$18.00

1970's Garlic Noodles$16.00

Zi-Char Chili Garlic Fish$18.00

Desserts

Matcha Crème Brûlée$7.00

Chocolate Cheesecake$7.00

French Vanilla Profiteroles$9.00

Overall ratings and reviews

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FAQs

Does Bar Chinois offer delivery through OpenTable or takeout?

How is Bar Chinois restaurant rated?

Does Bar Chinois offer gift cards?

Is Bar Chinois currently accepting reservations?

Make a reservation

Order delivery or takeout

Dining areas

Additional information

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