Happy Hour

Pearl Dive Oyster Palace / Black Jack

14th Street / Logan Circle · Gulf Coast seafood / raw bar; cocktail bar (Black Jack)

GOOGLE★ 4.61,398 YELP★ 4.21,141 TRIPADVISOR★ 4.5432Google: higher than 72% of venues in Washington, DC

The happy hour

Drinks

$5 draft beer
$6 HH wine
$8 martini or Old Fashioned
$11 mussels

Food

half-price oysters (chef's choice, 12-min.)
$7 wood-grilled oysters
$7 crispy fish bites
$7 crush burger

Pearl Dive Bar: Mon–Thu 4–7 PM, Fri 3–7 PM — $5 draft beer, $6 wine (red/white/rosé/sparkling), $8 martini or Old Fashioned, half-price chef's choice local oysters (12-min.), wood-grilled oysters $7, mussels $11. Black Jack Bar (upstairs): Wed–Fri 5–7 PM, Sat 3–5 PM, Sun all day — same food menu plus cocktails; Sunday all-day deal on full oyster and HH menu.

Confirmed on the venue’s own website.

The space

Photos: Google Maps

The vibe

Michelin Plate designation (Pearl Dive). Perennially cited by Washingtonian and local press as one of DC's best Gulf Coast-style seafood restaurants. Monday 'Oystermania' half-price oysters is one of the most-reviewed deals in the city on OpenTable (4.8, 1,691 reviews). Black Jack above also holds a Michelin Plate. Two connected Michelin-recognized venues sharing one address — Pearl Dive for serious Gulf Coast seafood happy hour and Black Jack for cocktails and pinball-themed speakeasy energy, with the best Monday oyster deal in DC.

Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Cozy
Hip
Good for groups
Known for cocktails
Known for wine
Sports on TV
Google: happy hour drinks
Google: happy hour food
Takes reservations

Is that score good?

Almost everywhere scores 4–5 stars, so each site's score is shown against every venue in the Atlas rated on that site — here in Washington, DC, and across the US. The gold bar is this spot.

GOOGLE ★ 4.6 1,398 ratings ↗

In Washington, DC 105 rated venues Top quarter

4.0 THIS SPOT 4.6 4.9

Rated higher than 72% · tied with 13% · lower than 15% of the others · median ★ 4.5

Across the US 2,042 rated venues Above median

3.1 3.5 4.0 THIS SPOT 4.6 5.0

Rated higher than 56% · tied with 21% · lower than 23% of the others · median ★ 4.5

YELP ★ 4.2 1,141 reviews ↗

In Washington, DC 100 rated venues Above median

3.5 4.0 THIS SPOT 4.2 4.5 4.8

Rated higher than 68% · tied with 10% · lower than 22% of the others · median ★ 4.0

Across the US 1,993 rated venues Above median

2.0 3.0 3.5 THIS SPOT 4.2 4.5 5.0

Rated higher than 51% · tied with 14% · lower than 36% of the others · median ★ 4.1

TRIPADVISOR ★ 4.5 432 reviews ↗

In Washington, DC 84 rated venues Top quarter

3.0 3.5 4.0 THIS SPOT 4.5 5.0

Rated higher than 77% · tied with 7% · lower than 16% of the others · median ★ 4.2

Across the US 1,653 rated venues Top quarter

1.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 THIS SPOT 4.5 5.0

Rated higher than 71% · tied with 11% · lower than 18% of the others · median ★ 4.3

Each bar counts venues at that rating (0.1-star steps), lowest on the left; the curve starts at the lowest score anyone has. Ratings captured October 7, 2026.

Getting there

1612 14th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009

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