Restaurants and bars

Bars, kitchens and one counter

We buy locally where it is genuinely better and say so plainly where it is not.

Coastal · $$$$

Station

Chesapeake crab, rockfish and oysters, cooked plainly and very well indeed.

Beer hall · $$

Long tables, forty taps, and a room loud enough that nobody minds children in it.

Cocktails · $$$

Up in the tower, teal and brass, with a list of ten and a view of everything.

All day · $

Named without irony. Big plates, fair prices, open early and late.

Raw bar · $$

Twelve Virginia oysters on the list at any time, shucked at the counter in front of you.

Practical

Every kitchen keeps an allergen matrix at the pass and every menu is available in large print. Tell whoever seats you and they will tell the kitchen.

Welcome everywhere except the gaming floor and the bars after 8 PM. There is a proper children's menu rather than three fried things.

Full vegetarian and vegan options at every venue, not a single substitution, and gluten-free bread made rather than bought in.

There is no dress code anywhere. We ask for smart dress in one room late in the evening and we ask it kindly.