HAPPY HOUR ATLAS
Bar Chinois (National Landing / Crystal City)
Photo: Google Maps

Daily Happy Hour

Bar Chinois (National Landing / Crystal City)

Arlington (VA) · Arlington · Chinese-French Fusion

GOOGLE★ 4.285YELP★ 4.449TRIPADVISOR★ 41Google: higher than 3% of venues in Washington, DC
Chef-Driven

The happy hour

Mon–Sat4–7 PM

Drinks

  • Half-off all cocktails (ranging $14–$17 regular price)
  • $7 Chinois Mule (vodka, Crème de Cassis, berry shrub, lime, ginger beer)
  • $8 Iron Goddess (IG Tea-infused Wild Turkey, Montenegro, Pimento Dram, cherry vanilla bitters, egg white)
  • $8 Coco Marseille
  • $8 Humble Cobbler

Food

  • $1 dumplings (pork, chicken, or veggie; minimum 4)
  • $4 per dumpling (regular price half off)
  • Bar snacks

Michelin Guide recognized. Daily happy hour including weekends is rare for this caliber. Also has a DC Penn Quarter location. $1 dumplings are exceptional value.

Deal last verified June 2026 (QA). Confirmed on the venue’s own website.

The space

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Photos: Google Maps

The vibe

A Michelin Guide-recognized Chinese-French fusion restaurant that brings an unexpected collision of Sichuan flavors and French technique to National Landing. The sleek, elegant interior with Chinese lacquer accents and French ceramics signals a serious culinary ambition, while daily happy hour with half-off cocktails and $1 dumplings makes fine dining approachable. A Crystal City anchor.

  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Hip
  • Good for groups
  • Known for cocktails
  • Google: happy hour drinks
  • Outdoor seating

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 ★ 4.2 85 ratings ↗
In Washington, DC 105 rated venues Bottom quarter

Rated higher than 3% · tied with 8% · lower than 89% of the others · median ★ 4.5

Across the US 2,042 rated venues Bottom quarter

Rated higher than 4% · tied with 5% · lower than 92% of the others · median ★ 4.5

YELP ★ 4.4 49 reviews ↗
In Washington, DC 100 rated venues Top 10%

Rated higher than 87% · tied with 6% · lower than 7% of the others · median ★ 4.0

Across the US 1,993 rated venues Top quarter

Rated higher than 76% · tied with 11% · lower than 13% of the others · median ★ 4.1

TRIPADVISOR ★ 4 1 reviews ↗
In Washington, DC 84 rated venues Below median

Rated higher than 24% · tied with 12% · lower than 64% of the others · median ★ 4.2

Across the US 1,653 rated venues Bottom quarter

Rated higher than 17% · tied with 8% · lower than 75% 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

244 19th Court S #105, Arlington, VA 22202 · (703) 553-9996

Directions ↗ Reserve on opentable ↗ Menu ↗ Website ↗ Open in the live Atlas ✎ Report a change

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