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Inauguration Day, January 21, is fast approaching and past the break below find a list of restaurants (or fast eats) that will be open that day in downtown or Penn Quarter. If you plan to be out early to gain access to the secure area, don’t underestimate how dehydrated and/or hungry you can get standing around outside. The gates to the secure zone open at 6:30 am.
We’re starting with the Downtown BID’s compilation of restaurants open on Inauguration Day, checking in with the Penn Quarter Neighborhood Association (PQNA), calling a few extra restaurants, and then sorting them by opening times so you know which ones you can migrate to for warmth, food, and drink especially early in the morning.
Breakfast (Early Morning Start)
5 am – Café du Parc (limited menu)
6 am – 14K Restaurant, Le Pain Quotidien, Morrison-Clark Inn, Potbelly (555 12th St), Starbucks (Grand Hyatt)
6:30 am – Paul Bakery, Art & Soul (The Liaison), Avenue Grill (JW Marriott), Fire & Sage (Marriott Metro Ctr), Grand Café (Grand Hyatt), Harriet’s
7 am – Cedar Restaurant, Carmine’s, Protein Bar, Pitango Gelato, Poste Brasserie, Amorini Panini, Cedar Restaurant, Carmine’s, Café du Parc (full service), Poste Brasserie, Potbelly (13th & E – Warner Bldg), The Tavern (Henley Park), Zephyr Deli (Grand Hyatt)
7:30 am – Teaism
8 am – Hill Country, Matchbox, Lincoln Restaurant, Austin Grill, Gordon Biersch, Woodward Table
9 am – Potbelly (637 Indiana Ave)
9:30 am – Potbelly (726 7th St)
10 am – CoCo Sala, Jaleo, Harry’s, District Chophouse
10:30 am – Oyamel, Zaytinya, Cuba Libre
Lunch (Midday Go Tos)
11 am – Clyde’s (Gallery Place), Fado Irish Pub, 901 Restaurant, Merzi, The Hamilton, Asia Nine, Capitol City Brewing Company, Cure, Ella’s Wood Fired Pizza, Hard Rock Cafe, La Tasca, McCormick & Schmick’s, Redline
11:30 am – Sei, Oya, Tosca, Tuscana West, Social Reform Kitchen & Bar (fka Caucus Room), Acadiana, Aria, Finemondo, M&S Grill, Rasika, The Source, 1331 Lounge (JW Marriott), Zengo, National Press Club’s Fourth Estate
12 pm – Penn Social
Dinner (Evening Fun)
5 pm – Capital Grille
5:30 pm – Elisir, Fiola, Proof, 701 Restaurant
6 pm – Sax
6:30 pm – Central
7 pm – Old Ebbitt Grill
Closed (Don’t Even Try)
Private Function – Del Frisco’s Grille
** Check each restaurant’s website for menus, inauguration specials, and to confirm opening/closing times. Many restaurants will have altered and/or extended hours compared to their regular schedule. These times represent the first time they are open on Inauguration Day. Many will stay open throughout the day but some may close and then reopen for subsequent service. **
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Luke’s Lobster will be open