Showtime Lounge
Category: Dive Bars, Neighborhood Bars, Live Music Venues
Neighborhood: NoMa
Price: $
Address: 506 V St NW, Washington, DC 20001
✨ Vibe
An intimate, quirky neighborhood dive with a soulful 1980s aesthetic, celebrated for its vinyl-driven soundtrack and inclusive, high-energy atmosphere.
🍸 Best For
Live funk and soul music, budget-friendly "combos," vinyl lovers, and authentic neighborhood socializing.
🔥 Highlights
- Iconic Sunday Residency: Experience the legendary Granny & The Boys, a beloved house band that has been bringing high-energy funk and soul to the lounge for over two decades.
- Award-Winning Reputation: Recently featured as one of the best hole-in-the-wall bars in the U.S. and previously recognized by Esquire as one of the top bars in America.
- Signature Value: Famous for its $5 "combos"—a perfectly paired beer and shot—served in a charming, converted barbershop setting with a curated soul and funk jukebox.
ℹ️ Need to Know
- Showtime is a classic cash-only establishment, though an ATM is available inside for your convenience.
- Visit on Sundays and Mondays to enjoy delicious tacos alongside your drinks.
Recent Reviews from Google
Band is great, simple set up with a lot of unique art. Great vibe with a diverse audience of all ages too. Drinks were very simple and easygoing like the atmosphere. I would love to come back.
Cash bar for cheap drinks is where it is at. Friendly atmosphere. Here in DC they call it "a combo" but in Philly we call it a city wide where you get a side car of some booze with your beer. The...
A great neighborhood bar with great neighbors in a great neighborhood 👍 👌 😀 😄 😎 😁. Please remember it's a "CASH ONLY" bar.....and come thirsty. Let them know that Flaco sent you.
Nice little Latino boozer. Sells Tacos on Sundays and Mondays (I think they were the days, defo Sunday). Only takes cash but has an ATM inside.
Always love coming to this place. Great music. Great vibes
