When: Thursdays from 5 to 10 p.m.
The Imperial’s “classic happy hour,” offered Wednesday through Friday, includes $2 oysters, $18 lobster rolls, $11 glasses of wine and a quartet of $12 cocktails, which, to be honest, is a little on the high side for happy hour drinks. Thursday, however, is a different story. The “Up Top, Down Low” happy hour — so named because the Adams Morgan bar’s rooftop is split into two sections, with a large, tented terrace up a few steps from the long bar area — knocks half price off all cocktails on the menu, so you’re paying $6.50 to $9 for any of the dozen drinks, including a ginger-forward mule accented with rhubarb and bright pineapple; the fresh, floral Bloom Goes the Dynamite, which stars watermelon, basil, rum and shochu; and a gin and tonic with housemade tonic and a punch of grapefruit. Reservations are strongly recommended for the upstairs tables, which are best for groups of four or more; the bar seats are first-come, first-served. (Be warned that if you’re asked to wait at the downstairs bar for seats to become available, you’ll be ordering from that menu, not the one with half-price deals.)
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