The Washington Nationals will be welcoming the Los Angeles Dodgers for their home opener this Friday at 1:05 PM. Swing on by (get it?) to these bars and restaurants before or after the game, for more than peanuts and Cracker Jacks.
American Ice Company
917 V St., NW
At 3 PM on April 3, this industrial bar will be celebrating the Nationals’ first home game. Beer and shot combo specials will be $10 and Miller High Life Bucket deals will be five for $23. Two tickets to a Nationals vs. Yankees game will also be raffled off.
Atlas Brew Works Navy Yard Brewery & Tap Room
1201 Half St. SE., Suite 120
Fans can try the Opening Day Lager at Atlas Brew Works, a new beer with lemon, floral, and guava flavors. The brewery’s Bridge District location will offer free shuttle services to the ballpark for weekend home games this April.
The Bullpen
1201 Half St., SE
Stop by at 10 AM on Friday to listen to two local bands, Hathway Brothers before the game, and DCeivers after (which have played every Opening Day here for the past 18 seasons). At the top of the third inning until the end of the seventh, there will be drinks for $7. This special will continue for every Nats home game.
Cantina El Rey Navy Yard
79 Potomac Ave., SE
Reopening this week after winter, this Tex-Mex restaurant will be serving up “$7 at Seven,” offering $7 frozen cocktails and $7 nachos, a special only available after the seventh inning stretch. This special will continue during all Nationals home games.
Dacha Beer Garden Navy Yard
79 Potomac Ave., SE
Starting at 11 AM, Dacha will offer a $15 Game Day burger, beer, and fries deal that will be available all weekend long. Also available just for the game is their $75 Heineken Party Keg, which serves ten pints for the table; for an extra $15, you can try the Sausagefest Party Board.
District Winery
385 Water St., SE
Going to the actual game? Save your ticket! If you show your Nats ticket, you’ll get $10 off a bottle of wine at this restaurant, bar, and winery.
Mission Navy Yard
1221 Van St., SE
Bottomless Brunch for $27.99 starts at 11 AM this Friday for Opening Day, with a two-hour time limit. Enjoy a margarita at one of their four bars and patios, while DJs help celebrate after the game.
Royal Sands Social Club
26 N. St., SE
This Florida-themed bar will open at 11 AM for Opening Day, with a two-hour Bottomless Brunch available for $27.99. There is a patio overlooking the ballpark, along with three bars. The first 25 customers to order food or drink will receive a free “Royal Transfusion” cocktail, made of vodka, grape juice, lime juice, and ginger ale.
The Salt Line
79 Potomac Ave., SE
Happy Hour starts at 11 AM this Friday to celebrate the hometown team. From 3 to 7 PM, DJ Harry Hotter will be performing, while drink specials include $9 Micheladas and $12 Harvey Wallbanger Crushes.
Suzie Q’s
71 Potomac Ave., SE
This bar will be opening at noon to celebrate Opening Day, while two of the owners will be dressed as beer customers at the ballpark entrance, handing out $1 beer vouchers for Montucky Lager. The first ten customers on Friday will also receive a free “It’s a bad day to be a beer at Suzie’s” T-shirt; the shirts will also be available throughout the weekend for purchase. And since it is also Easter weekend, they’ve hidden “Easter eggs” in Navy Yard with prizes inside, including T-shirts and free beer-and-shot combos.
Samantha is an Editorial Fellow at the Washingtonian and a senior at American University, studying Political Science and Women’s, Gender, and Sexualities Studies. She lives in Washington, D.C.
