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    Carving Room, Bar in Washington DC
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    Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives 2026

    Carving Room

    NoMa, Washington DC

    Bar in Washington DC, United States

    The Read

    Price

    $30–50per person

    Why go

    Carving Room is a smart NoMa pick for casual drinks and a scratch-kitchen meal, especially if the group wants bar energy without a formal restaurant setup. Go for the horseshoe bar, Mediterranean-leaning plates, deli favorites, and an approachable price point that makes it useful for weeknights, low-pressure dates, and small groups.

    About Carving Room

    Carving Room is a casual venue in Washington, D.C. with a price of $35 per person. With only a few planning details available, the safest way to frame it is as an easygoing Washington, D.C. option rather than a formal-occasion choice. That distinction matters for trip planning: the confirmed information points toward a straightforward stop where the main known variables are city, dress code, price, and recognition, not a fully documented experience with every service detail spelled out in advance.

    For broader city planning, keep our full Washington, D.C. restaurants guide and our full Washington, D.C. bars guide handy, especially if your plans may change during the night. In a city where an evening can shift from one plan to another, those wider guides are useful companions to a venue page with a narrower set of confirmed facts.

    What to know about Carving Room

    The basics are direct: Carving Room is in Washington, D.C. the dress code is casual, and the price is $35 per person. It is also recognized as a Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Featured Bar in 2026. Taken together, those details give the venue a clear, if limited, profile: it sits within Washington, D.C. it does not require dressing for a formal setting, and it has a stated per-person planning figure.

    Those details make it easier to plan expectations around price and dress code. For example, the casual dress code is helpful when deciding what to wear, and the $35 per person listing is helpful for rough budgeting, but neither one answers questions about how the room is arranged, how the visit flows, or what will be available at a particular moment.

    Plan around the confirmed basics

    At $35 per person, Carving Room has a clearly listed planning price for a casual Washington, D.C. outing. The casual dress code also means there is no need to plan around formal attire. That can make the venue easier to fold into a flexible day or night out, particularly when the rest of the plan is still taking shape.

    The 2026 Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Featured Bar recognition is useful context, but it should not be read as confirmation of a particular beverage program, menu format, or room layout. Recognition can help explain why a place might be on a traveler’s radar, yet it does not replace the practical details that often determine whether a venue fits a specific outing. The most reliable planning takeaway is simpler: this is a casual Washington, D.C. venue with a $35 per person listed price.

    Quick reference: Carving Room is in Washington, D.C.; the price is $35 per person; the dress code is casual; and it has 2026 Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Featured Bar recognition. Those are the confirmed basics to keep in mind, and they are enough to place the venue in a casual Washington, D.C. category without overstating what is known.

    Also useful for planning: broader Washington, D.C. lodging, dining, and nightlife resources. Use those alongside the confirmed Carving Room details if you are comparing options, building a loose itinerary, or leaving room for the evening to develop as you go.

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    Planning details

    Location
    300 Massachusetts Ave NW
    Reservations
    Book on the venue's website
    Website
    carvingroom.com
    Phone
    202-547-5700

    Venue details

    Ambiance

    Neighborhood scratch kitchen and bar with a relaxed, inviting vibe and a lively bar atmosphere, featuring a 20-seat horseshoe bar and a mix of Mediterranean-influenced plates and deli favorites.

    Tags

    Vibe

    LivelyCozyTrendy

    Best For

    After WorkGroup OutingCasual Hangout

    Experience

    Standalone

    Format

    Seated BarLounge SeatingBooth Seating

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    Street Scene

    At the Bar

    Bar Category
    Lounge
    Late Night
    Closes by Midnight
    Spirits Focus
    Whiskey, Tequila, Rum, Gin
    Opened
    2019

    Signature Pours

    • Seasonal Margarita
    • Seasonal Mule
    • Champagne Cocktail
    • Old Fashioned
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    Know Before You Go

    Getting there
    300 Massachusetts Ave NW

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    Recognition and awards

    Explore Washington DC

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    FAQ

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Is Carving Room good for groups?

    Carving Room is in Washington, D.C., has a casual dress code, and costs about $35 per person.

    Is Carving Room worth the price?

    That depends on what you want from the outing. The confirmed planning price is $35 per person.

    Is the food good at Carving Room?

    The confirmed planning facts are the Washington, D.C. location, $35 per person price, casual dress code, and 2026 Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Featured Bar recognition.

    Is Carving Room good for a date?

    It may fit a casual plan if the $35 per person price and casual dress code suit the occasion.

    What's the crowd like at Carving Room?

    The confirmed details are that Carving Room is in Washington, D.C. has a casual dress code, and costs about $35 per person.