From the Mail Bag - Bachelorette Party

"In november 8 of us or so are going to be throwing a bachelorette party for my friend. We're going to the spa during the day, but need ideas for dinner and after dinner fun. The age group is 25+ and really is low key (aka clubs would not work). Do you have any suggestions on good restaurants/bars. We're looking to stay in the nova/dc area"

Well I gotta admit, having never been to a bachelorette party myself, this one is stretching the outer limits of the Life Concierge's knowledge base. However, after having gathered a bit more data about the crowd involved, I do have some thoughts.

The first option, that I'm not as big a fan of, is seperate dinner/fun locations. Cafe du Parc currently has the best casual french bistro fare in the city at prices that won't break the bank, but your going out options are limited around there (Old Ebbitt is an easy walk, but... it doesn't scream bachelorette party to me.)

Darlington House is Dupont is appropriately... girly, but it got panned recently by Tom Sietsema (though I have heard a few tepidly positive reviews firsthand), and then you could do the usual bar crawl in Dupont.

For a more casual option, there is always Pizzeria Paradiso in Georgetown.

But what I'd recommend is: Call the PX Speakeasy, above Restaurant Eve, in Old Town and reserve a room for some pre-dinner drinks. Then head on downstairs and have dinner at the Bistro (unless you make a lot more money than I do and can afford the tasting room), followed by an evening out in Old Town or Tortoise and Hare in Crystal City. You could also reverse this and hit PX after dinner, but that would be a much more low key evening as the PX is more subdued and pricey.

And please, no crowns, no penis necklaces, and for God's sake if you're going to do one of those dumb sweetheart necklaces that guys eat off of, DON'T put on your perfume AFTER you put on the necklace. Its bad enough to have to chew on that sweaty candy covered in other people's saliva, having it taste like perfume is even worse.