Olive & Arrow
✨ Vibe
An intimate and transportive basement speakeasy that offers a cozy escape from the city with immersive decor and creative, rotating themes.🍸 Best For
Craft cocktail aficionados, intimate dates, post-work drinks, themed nightlife experiences, bespoke spirit requests.🔥 Highlights
- Immersive Rotating Themes: Every few months, the bar completely transforms its decor and menu to reflect new creative concepts, ranging from pop culture favorites to seasonal celebrations.
- Expert Bespoke Mixology: The owner-operated bar is renowned for high-quality, house-made drinks and the ability to craft exceptional off-menu cocktails tailored to your specific spirit preferences.
- Atmospheric Hidden Gem: Located beneath the streets of Capitol Hill, the venue features unique touches like ambient steam blowers and "smoke" effects to enhance the speakeasy experience.
ℹ️ Need to Know
- This exclusive basement retreat is located down the stairs within Kelly’s Irish Times.
- The venue is owner-operated, ensuring a highly personal level of service and expert knowledge behind every drink served.
Recent Reviews from Google
Came here for drinks after work with a friend. Small cozy speakeasy style bar. It was quiet because the congress critters were in recess. It’s a small operation with the only employee we met being the...
Best cocktails in town!!! I tried some other places, all had limited menu selections & inept bartenders. At Olive & Arrow, I simply gave a spirit request and the bartender did the rest. The service...
One of the best places for cocktails in DC. Great environment and fun place to hang out.
Great basement bar and will be back! Down the stairs in Kelly’s Irish Times is a basement bar with different themes every few months with on-theme cocktails. Owner/bartender is super personable and...
A very chill cocktail bar. The menu was great, off menu options are available too. Whenever I asked for something weird it was made excellently. Can't recommend enough.
