News4’s Tommy McFLY checks out the new places to go and things to do around Nationals Park this season.
Baseball season is about to be in full swing. Opening Day is Thursday, March 30, and the Washington Nationals will be home in D.C. facing their NL East rivals, the Atlanta Braves.
Stop by one of these restaurants offering home opener specials.
Opening Day deals and specials in D.C.
All-Purpose Riverfront (opens at 10 a.m.): Celebrate Opening Day with $5 pints of their DC Brau collab before the game.
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Atlas Brew Works: Enjoy happy hour from 4 to 6 p.m. for select $5 drafts. Visit the brewery for Night Trivia with Michael Bolton every Thursday Night at 7 p.m. where you can get $5 core pints from 4 to 9 p.m.
Agua 301: Happy hour deals include $4 Modelo Especial cans, $5 DB Juicy Magic IPA and $6 margaritas. Drink specials will be available until 7 p.m.
Bammy's: Enjoy Caribbean-inspired cuisine on game day and happy hour specials from 4-6 p.m., including $5 Red Stripe beers.
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The Brig Beergarden: From 3 to 7 p.m., and 10 p.m. to close, enjoy their happy hour specials with $4 drafts, rails and house wines. Also, get $2 off all appetizers.
The Bullpen: The Bullpen opens for the 2023 season on Tuesday. Happy hour drinks will be offered for $5 from the 3rd through 7th innings of National home games, including Opening Day.
Chicken + Whiskey (opens at 11 a.m.): Celebrate The Nats home opener at the restaurant’s Pollo Pen. The restaurant will be open for pregame and post-game and will feature a DJ, games, prizes and swag.
District Winery: Specials start two hours before all Nationals home games, then continue for two hours after. Pick up $10 cocktails, $7 wines by the glass and $5 beers. Select bottles of wine will be half-off.
Dukes Grocery: This pub has a new Navy Yard location and will open at 10 a.m. for Opening Day.
Gatsby: Enjoy 90 minutes of unlimited drinks, including beer, wine and certain specialty cocktails, with their bottomless drink program. It costs $38.99 per guest with the purchase of one entree. The entire table must participate.
Kruba Thai and Sushi: Don’t miss happy hour here with $4 appetizers like spring rolls or edamame, $2 sushi, and $5 house wines.
Nicoletta Pizzeria (open 4-9 p.m.): This pizzeria is officially reopening at The Yards just in time for baseball season. In honor of Opening Day, enjoy the limited pizza "Nat's Pie" for just $5. To get the pie deal, you must be wearing Nats gear.
Osteria Morini: Their happy hour from 3 to 6 p.m. features $7 spirits, $11 negronis, and $6 chicken parm or meatball sliders. Additionally, get glasses of wine and draft beers for half price.
Ice Cream Jubilee (March 30): Get the special Opening Day sundae — served in a bowl that looks like a Nats cap — featuring two scoops of any ice cream flavor or sorbet with toppings. Wear your favorite Nationals clothing to get a free sprinkle cookie with your purchase.
Steadfast Supply: Stop by this gift shop located at The Yards dressed in Nationals red and get %10 off your purchase.
Tap99: The self-pour bar across from Nationals Park offers happy hour deals Sunday through Friday from 4 to 7 p.m.
Trouble Bird (March 30, 4:30 p.m.): Check out an Opening Day after-party with drink specials and a DJ at his new neighborhood cocktail bar.
The Yards (March 30 through April 2): Participate in a neighborhood-wide trivia challenge to enter into a raffle to win a gift card to a restaurant of choice at The Yards and two tickets for a Nats home game.
Bonus: Watching in Virginia?
Wilson Hardware: This contemporary American restaurant in Arlington will be offering $20 sangria pitchers for opening day in addition to five-count beer buckets for $25 on Nats game days all season long.
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