Entrepreneur Magazine Names Charlie Palmer Steak DC Best Bar for Politicking

By Kayleigh Kulp
July 2012

The best bar for politicking...Charlie Palmer Steak, Washington, D.C.

You'll have to see for yourself exactly which politicos are wheeling and dealing over their gin martinis at Charlie Palmer Steak--the discreet staffers at the bar, across from the U.S. Capitol, won't name names. But if you come when Charlie Palmer is liveliest, after 5:30 on Tuesday or Wednesday evenings when the Senate is in session, you might just score meet-and-greets with power journalists, lobbyists and congress people--the types of encounters that, especially in an election year, are typically reserved for VIPs.
The best place to network is on a stool right at the bar, a position that lends itself to open conversation. (Casual dressers, beware: You must suit up if you want to be taken seriously.) Show the in-the-know bartenders you're a serious sort (not a schmoozy player) and they may introduce you to fellow patrons and, naturally, encourage you to indulge in Dirty Politics. The signature cocktail, that is.

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