Free State

Fantastic bar and even better bartenders! Great locally sourced cocktails and beers. Would highly recommend if in the Chinatown area.

Free State is a cocktail bar in the basement of a Chinatown building right behind the Capital One Arena. You walk down steep stairs, show the bouncer your I.D., and you're in. The space itself is pretty big for a city like Washington, D.C. There are tables and plenty of bar seating. The menu is large with wine, beer, and unique cocktails. I also appreciated they have a sour ale on tap!

Tracey is the best bartender- friendly and chill and always ready to serve cool drinks. It's hard to go to another bar once you meet Tracey!!

Cozy basement bar, all local drafts and spirits made on the east coast from North Carolina and up. No name brand drinks for the most part besides a few limited staples like patron, black label, jack Daniels, etc. Friendly regulars, small but great staff, good place for happy groups. Beer list constantly changes because they try to rotate a lot of local drafts. Stop in for sure if in DC

Nice place So great cocktail And Taxes are included in a drink Great cocktail

Private party for our staff and the ambiance was beautiful. Perfect spot to rent out. The sandwiches and potato salad was great. Lots of beverage options.

Chill place for drinks, cool interior but the orange crushes were highly disappointing- they were watery, weak and not served with a fresh pressed orange, instead a pre-mix was used. For $10, we expected a more high quality drink.

Feels like a speak easy. Great place to grab a drink before going to Capital One Arena.

The bartender was nice and location was great. Drinks were good and regulars were happy

Bouncer was INCREDIBLY rude, tried to start a confrontation with me because I apparently looked at him too long. Would never go to this bar again, we were so unsettled we left before getting a drink.