Tortoise and Hare

I'm gonna be perfectly honest, I'm not a huge fan of Northern Virginia. I mean, I live in Maryland, it's sort of a requirement that we dislike the land across the river (though Tysons seems to be exempt...) Despite this, I've found myself increasingly out in Virginia lately, and one of the best places I've found to go out is at Tortoise and Hare on 23rd street in Crystal City.

First of all, I'm a huge fan of their slogan: You Hop In, You Crawl Out. Get it? Geeeeeeet it? (this has rang surprisingly true on my visits). Most Fridays and Saturdays, T&H has live music, and they seem to favor 80's music pretty heavily, which, for this white boy that can't dance but likes to, is perfect. It's a good crowd, not divey without being pretentious, and has a pretty good bar staff. So if you're in the area, I'd suggest you stop by the Crystal City Sports Pub for some steak bites, and then head next door to shake your groove thang at one of the few bars in NoVa that I really enjoy.