Black Cat

Love the pinball machine here!! Great atmosphere and decent live music shows, reasonable drink prices for the neighborhood, and a good crowd.

weve always loved this place, and i appreciate it NOT CLOSING like so many other venues. i loveit

This is a very dive-y bar, complete with the kind of dark and slightly grimy feel that you very well expect in such a place.  Nevertheless, if you're into live music, I think it's a great venue to check out a new band--and just a short walk from the U Street metro.  There are two stages (a large one upstairs and a tiny one downstairs) which are perfect for watching live music.  There are bars on both levels, though the teetotaler in me can't really comment on the bartenders or what was offered on tap.  All in all though, I'd swing back through this place in the future--if only to check out one of these '80s parties that other Yelpers have enjoyed.