Jane Jane offers the perfect intro to DC, but if it's your first time, know that they do not take reservations. That means, come early to avoid the crowd. For context, my last visit to DC in my teens, I was looking to view DC, in a new light, as an adult. Entering Jane Jane somehow felt like home. The intimate, inclusive, dimly lit bar, decorated to feel both modern and vintage reminded me of my favorite spot in Houston, Nobies. While Nobies offers great food, Jane Jane kills it with their cocktails...and the complimentary bowl of cheese its...perfect bar food I guess? Their legend's menu is just that. Although I came in anticipating ordering one drink, that one turned into two after trying the "A La Playa". I'm not sure I'd sip it on the beach, but the sweet, slightly Smokey, fruity concoctions now lives on my list of favorites drinks. It has the perfect balance of flavors. While a $17 cocktail is not an everyday outing (for me atleast), their drinks are strong, and legends worth trying. The shenanigans on 14th are just a welcome bonus. read more

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I came here with the sole purpose of getting a frozen pina colada because I'd seen it on tiktok. It's hard to get in here as they are always full. There was a folded standing menu on the bar and the first item there said the frozen pina colada was a special for the month so I was happy they still had it. What I got wasn't frozen and tasted awful, then I noticed another person at the bar with a frozen drink and looked up the picture on tiktok and saw that my drink was indeed in the wrong cup. So I asked the bartender (maybe I forgot to say frozen) if this was a regular pina colada and he said "no you ordered drink name xyz" with mezcal (which is why it tasted bad to me) I said no I didn't, I ordered the pina colada and he proceeded to argue with me with an attitude. I'm like dude the music is so loud in here, just admit you didn't hear me. I know what I ordered. I can't make up a drink name for something I don't know exists because I never looked at the flat menus he handed me. I had to take one star off because that just killed the vibe. read more

Loved this bar! Even though it's tiny and gets crowded during happy hour, we still enjoyed our time here! We went before and after our dinner reservations and both times were packed with people! The wait time for two wasn't too long since there's a standing area where you can still be served. We probably waited about 10-15 minutes for a bar seat to open up both times we went. The cocktails were delicious. Daniel was a great bartender! read more

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Small cocktail bar that is cute to catch up with friends over drinks! Great bar service and they offer small snacks for purchase as well read more

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A perfect cocktail bar on 14th street. If you're looking for something in between a pub/sports bar and a classy speak easy, I would say this is it. They give every table a bowl of cheezits to start. Their menu is extensive and they have a little something for everyone in terms of spirits and NA options. They have small bites to share but no large plates of food so keep that mind. Inside space is limited, sometimes you can be standing around the bar when it gets later. If you're looking for something new to try, get their pickled okra! read more

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Five stars for the host and the bartender. Two stars for the server. It's really eclectic place with limited seats. The decor is fun and bright. If there's nowhere to sit, there's standing room where you can order from the bar and wait. Perhaps it's my fault for having too high of hopes but I left feeling underwhelmed by the drink selection. We ordered two crop tops - it's a gin drink with a dash of red wine. We ordered while we were waiting in the standing room...and then we were seated...and we were still waiting...so it took a long while. With tip we paid $44 for two drinks. If there's a happy hour, perhaps that's the better play but I won't be returning. read more

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Fun atmosphere, delicious drinks, and exceptional service! Do not miss this spot if you're on 14th street. read more

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I can't recommend Jane Jane enough! I get why this place has hype. I came on a Saturday night at around 11. It was still extremely packed, so my friend and I went outside to determine our next move. The host came out and let us know there was space which I was so appreciative of! The crop top drink is to die for and the bartenders are personable. It really makes a difference at places like these. The music is impeccable and the decor is cute. I'll easily be back! read more

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Golden hour 5-7pm mon-thurs, $8 wine for all of the first wine under the white, skin contact, and red wine categories. Had a glass of the garzon rosé, which was dry and not too acidic. Quite nice. Loved that they bring you water and cheez-itz when you sit. Didn't have reservations, but grabbed window bar seats when we walked in at 6:50, just in time for golden hour! Really cute and cozy space with interesting cocktails and limited wine selection. read more

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Cute little bar! It's small in here so prepare for a bit of a wait. But we tried several fun drinks and enjoyed all of them!

I went here during the Bilt Close Friends HH, and I had a good time (note: this was a special event, so experience may be different from "normal" operations) I highly enjoyed my drinks here. I'm a fruit-forward person, so I enjoyed the lighter flare of drinks. There are also other types of cocktails that I'm sure others can enjoy. Because it was a private event, the crowd size was ideal. It didn't feel cramped, and the bartenders were not overwhelmed with the amount of people indoors. I will definitely come back and try more drinks! read more

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Bathroom art is weird/ funny? We were able to walk in on a Sunday evening (Labor Day weekend). It's pretty lively and loud overall and workers were nice. They give you a plate of cheese it to snack on while you drink Mimzy's delight - I love tea cocktails, overall this was pretty balanced and lightly sweet 3/5 A la playa - lightly sour, lightly sweet, something mixed slightly strange as the beginning taste is decent but after taste is slightly off. 2.75/5 Alaskan sour - not bad but alcohol forward. Overall pretty clean though. 2.5/5 read more

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Cozy spot for girls night out, date night, or a pre-dinner drink! It's small inside but the vibe is really warm and inviting and the booths are super cute. Their cocktail program is stellar; they make great classics (their Cosmo is wonderful) and have really fun seasonal signature drinks too! The warm drinks they have had during the winter are great and very drink comes with some complimentary cheese it's. The staff is super welcoming and the bartenders give great recommendations! Love it here! read more

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Fab place and love that they give you a mini bowl of cheezits. Cocktails were great and bartenders were so nice read more

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this is a very nice and cozy cocktail bar. The ambience was super nice and everybody was friendly and the waiter and waitresses were super tentative. they do have cheese as a snack, which is nice, but this is mainly for drinks and good vibes. read more

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This is a true cocktail bar: the cocktails are the forefront and they are TASTY. The perfect place to start or end the night, expect a wait for the bar, front counters, booths, or standing room only. Don't worry!! It's worth it just for the unexpected delight of a bowl of CheeseIts arriving to herald the eventual delivery or a world- class drink. They have a spirit for everyone as long as your spirits are as high as their highballs! read more

Loved the early grey martini. Actually got 2 of them because they were so tasty. Would definitely come back for drinks. The matchbooks were cute too. Our server was very friendly. read more

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Jane Jane is a great bar on 18th street, which offers an unparalleled retro ambiance alongside balanced cocktails. The drinks are not insanely adventurous, but they are sufficiently memorable to warrant the $15-18 price tag. Their earl grey martini is a perfect example: mellow hints of your favorite cup of boozy tea. Drinks come with a side of Cheez-Its and you can choose from a short list of other bar snacks. The service has always been good, stopping and explaining their options along the way. read more

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We decided to stop in here on a Saturday night. We got lucky where the space is small but a table just opened up. The place was packed and busy so the service was not the fastest. You get a small bowl of Cheez-Its and an expansive menu of cocktails. I got the should we be bad and I got to try the sluttiest of stone fruit where that one was more enjoyable than the cold brew one. It is probably a fine place for a date but not sure if I would come back since none of the cocktails really jumped out at me. read more

Great place to meet up friends for drinks. You can't make reservations ahead of time, so we got there, put our name on the list & walked around. It was a 30min wait on a Tuesday around 8pm... not too bad. It's small with limited seating but a cool vibe. Free complimentary Cheezits was a fun twist. Limited choice of food but we absolutely loved the pickled okra! The drinks were sooo good! I like spicy drinks and The Remedy hit the spot. The Rachel is apparently one of their popular drink & was exactly how the bartender explained to us... floral & fruity with a kick :-) I would absolutely go back there again! read more

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This spot is small but mighty- we came in around 2:15ish after they opened on Saturday and grabbed a bar spot - by 3 the place had a wait already so come early, especially if in a larger group. They have light bites like a pickled-tray and deviled egg dip, and provide a small thing of cheez-its with drinks. Their cocktail menu is extensive, but the staff is wonderful - we spent a lot of time chatting them up and having them make some off menu cocktails for us. We loved the bourbon and mint drink, along with all the other drinks - everything is very light and refreshing without being way too funky or too basic. Presentation and service was great - definitely will come back again. read more

One of my new favorite cocktail bars! First the people were very friendly. The greeter at the front was very friendly and charismatic, and he checked in a few times throughout the night as well. The bartender was also really friendly and he chatted with us and had some good drink recommendations! I had a rum drink with banana and a whiskey drink (can't remember the names) but they were both excellent. The standout was the homemade French onion dip which was divine. The free cheezits were a nice touch too! Just a heads up we went at 7 on a Thursday and it was packed! I liked how small and intimate it was though, it didn't get too noisy at all. read more

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Spent one girls weekend in DC and this immediately became our favorite spot. The vibes, the drinks, the staff--all amazing. We had the best time catching up on life in a cutie booth with the sweetest waiter. The give complimentary cheeze-its. Bathrooms are clean and cute. And it also has probably some of the best drinks I've ever had. Specially the sunflower and water lily--so damn good. And don't be scared, the abs Warning--the wait will be long! It's such a great spot so obviously popular but not a big space. I highly recommend putting your name in ahead of time, like before your dinner res, then it will probably be about ready once you're done eating. read more

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Came here for the first time tonight and loved it! Jimmy was so nice ever with a huge crowd at the door and we loved that a server took our orders even standing at the bar. Drinks were delicious and unique. Xoxo Caroline read more

Very cute bar that's on 14th street. It's a pretty busy area and when we walked in the bar was PACKED. It was just 2 of us but we didn't have a reservation. Thankfully we found 2 seats at the bar pretty quickly. We both got a cocktail each and a shot. The cocktails weren't the strongest but tasty nonetheless. The shots were delicious though! All in all, it's a great place to grab a drink but it's just a cramped location. read more

This place is just so absolutely fun! I love that they start you off with waters and a light snack. The menus are really fun, inventive, and really speak to every buddies taste buds. The environment is super fun, and I love that they decorated for pride. The service itself is great. There's always someone available to assist and help, and they're always very positive and happy to do so. I really like enjoying this spot. My one grievance is that you can't make reservations, but I understand why. I highly recommend this spot to anyone who would like to grab a fun inventive cocktail. read more

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Such a cute cocktail bar! We went here before attending a party and had a great time. The cocktails are delicious and unique! They do not take reservations, so prepare to wait, especially during busy times when there are alot of people out. We waited about 45 minutes for an outside table. The employees were so friendly! Plenty of drink options and a few snack options. The chips and dip were great. We will definitely return! read more

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Jane Jane is a pretty cramped space with lots of crowds, and it is very loud. Overall, we had a hard time hearing each other because of the blasting music along with everybody around us who were also collectively talking loudly. My friend and I stopped by last week to enjoy some cocktails after dinner. We were given two snack samples: cheez-its and cheese balls. It seems like they are trying to open a new location eventually and they're trying to see if cheese balls would be a good hit. Personally, the two of us enjoyed the cheese balls more! Please note, this review is written by an inexperienced drinker (aka me), so take all of this with a grain for salt. Collectively, we shared the following four cocktails: GIN SOAKED FELON - 15 Very fruity and juicy from the grapefruit and lime. I can see why this one is a lot of people's favorites. MIMZY'S DELIGHT - 16 The honey in this one is nice and I could taste the earl grey notes. Citrusy from the lemon, but not too fruity or juicy. HOLE IN A CUP - 16 This was probably my favorite drink from the night because I like fruity drinks and the pineapple and lime were nice. I also didn't taste the alcohol as much compared to other drinks. I don't typically like cucumber flavors, but this one was fine. MARAVILLA - 16 I wanted to try this one because it had cacao/chocolate flavors, but this cocktail wasn't a good choice for either one of us. It was very bitter and I didn't like that. This one is more like an old-fashioned with some cocoa notes, and I learned that I don't really like this cocktail. Our bartender was nice and was attentive to make sure we had enough water. I'm not the biggest fan of cramp and loud environments, so unfortunately, Jane Jane isn't the spot for me. read more

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Lovely and eclectic bar. Jane Jane is somehow fancy yet casual. You could go in jeans and enjoy an exquisite, artistic cocktail. If you watch the bartenders, you'll be mesmerized by how much focus and detail they put into each drink. If you're going on a weekend, you will probably have to wait a bit. Even just to sit at the bar. And it's a small space without much wiggle room but I suppose cocktail bars are meant to be intimate. This cocktail bar is definitely now on my recommendation list. read more

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I have been twice. The first time was good, but the staff there were so rude to my party the second time that I don't know if I'll ever go back. First time: Met one friend for a cocktail early afternoon on a Sunday. Not crowded, seated immediately at a 2-top in the back. Pleasant server. Good drinks. Prices average for the area. Food menu is basically bar snacks, whatever. Ambiance is kitschy and cool, half tiki, half 50s retro. Loved the bathroom wallpaper. Good time. Second time: It was a Monday night in early June. I had four cousins still in town after my wedding two days earlier and who were leaving the next day. I rarely get to see them so my new husband and me and the four of them agreed to meet at Jane Jane at 9 pm for a party of 6. They don't take reservations and it is a pretty small bar so we knew we were risking it a little but also it was a Monday and there are a lot of other bars nearby so we went for it. We arrived and it was shockingly packed for a Monday, apparently because of Pride-related activities. There were no tables except one vacant two-top in the back and there was only one seat at the bar so obviously they couldn't seat us right away and that was fine. We asked to be on the wait list for 6 people. Herein lies the problem. We were told we would be put on the wait list for a booth. But booths seat 4, tightly. I pointed that out. The hostess said that yes, it would be a squeeze. Noting that there were 3 two-seaters in the back, I asked if we could grab the one currently vacant now and then grab the other two and move them together as they became available. The hostess says she will have to ask her manager because they aren't allowed to move tables. ??? She goes to ask, comes back, and tells me her manager said no and then proceeds to seat two people at the vacant two-top right in front of me, not even offering it in case two of our party, which was there first, might like to sit. Ok hold on. If we had come in as three groups of two, we would have been given that table and then had dibs on the other two tables in the back. But because we were a party of 6 we were like...shunned? I talk to my cousins and I'm like screw this place let's go, but one had already ordered a drink at the bar and we didn't want to rush him so we all chilled standing up while he enjoyed his cocktail. Another server comes to me and asks if we want anything, with a pleasant enough tone and expression. I am candid and say, "Well, actually, I think we're going to go because we don't like how we've been treated." Just like that, calm tone, not yelling. Dude's face changes to this scowl and the he spits out, "Well it's a small bar" and walks away. Ooooook then. So my cousin finishes his one cocktail and we leave and end up barhopping around 14th for the rest of the evening and have a great time. Later in the evening an hour or two later as we're changing venues we pass Jane Jane and now the place is almost completely empty even though they are open for another hour. Because, oh yeah, it's MONDAY. I point it out to my cousins and say we could probably sit together now and all of us simultaneously laugh and keep walking past and instead end the night at Barcelona, which was still quite crowded and lively, and we get sangria and are treated wonderfully until closing time. Fin. read more

Really cool cocktail spot! Vibes are great, service is outstanding, and the drinks are on point. Highly recommend! read more

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I spotted this cocktail bar across the street from Chicken + Whiskey and decided to stop in. I really liked the cute decor, very chic. Pretty hipster to be honest lol. I enjoyed they served cheez-its as a snack at the bar, a very millennial touch. The cocktails are very well made and carefully crafted. The Lions Tail cocktail is highly recommended for my bourbon lovers . Cute vibe, worth a repeat visit. read more

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I absolutely loved Jane Jane! I have been trying to go every time I have been in DC for the past year and a half, but it always has a two hour wait. That being said, I was able to go for a drink Saturday afternoon, And it wasn't nearly as crowded, and being there made me realize it would be worth a two hour wait! The interior was adorable, the drinks were so good, and the stuff was lovely. Bonus points because they even had Jane Jane match books! I lovedthat each table got its own little bowl of Cheez-Its! Jane Jane, it's totally worth the hype! read more

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I finally had the chance to try Jane Jane after hearing so many rave reviews, and it definitely lived up to the hype! I visited around 9 p.m. on a Friday, and surprisingly, my friend and I were seated without much of a wait. The ambiance is cozy and inviting. We sat at the bar, and the bartender was not only funny and personable but also fantastic at recommending cocktails. He kept us entertained all night, making the experience even more enjoyable! I ordered the Earl Grey Martini and the Princess Cup, which were no longer on the menu, but the bartender was still able to make them for me -- both were absolutely delicious. This has officially become my favorite cocktail bar in DC! read more

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Super cute vibe, great service, and good cocktails. The overall atmosphere is very funky but posh NY bar. I ordered the melon slush cocktail and it was really refreshing and good! Will definitely be coming back when I'm in the area. read more

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Great drinks and snacks, pretty cool vibe. Weird and grumpy manager with the glasses kinda ruined the experience Before seating us And when we were leaving. Acted like the place is so exclusive and that he was doing us a favor......it's not and he wasn't. Why so bitter. read more

Mimzys delight was my one and only drink here. It was fine This bar is petite sized I came on a Sunday and it was jam packed. Barely anywhere to relax. They really need to work on their space I won't be back read more

Fun vibes, love the Cheez-its as bar snacks. Loved the drinks too--especially The Adults are Talking! Definitely recommend reservation because it's tiny inside and the main bar fills up fast--expect to wait. But there are other bars/fun spots nearby where you can pass the time. Overall would definitely come back and bring more friends! read more

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Great place for cocktails and ambiance! You can also order a side of their in-house cheez-its that really make the place. All around a great spot! read more

I haven't been to Jane Jane since I strolled in during DC Pride about a year ago. I was in the area recently with friends and we decided to grab a couple drinks before heading to dinner elsewhere. My first drink was the "Everybody on Mute" cocktail. Obviously, I knew it was a Beyonce reference but I totally did not expect a miniature picture of Beyonce to be placed neatly on the top of the egg white foam cocktail! It was so amazing. Optics aside, it also tasted delicious too! For my next drink, I opted for a version of a hot toddy (I can't remember the exact name). It was a little fancier than your usual hot toddy with more herbs added making it really comforting and soothing. It also came in a cute mug. The service was quick and came with plenty of recommendations. The inside is really cute with lots of fun decorations - especially in December with the Christmas lights strung up on the ceiling. Go check it out! read more

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