Downtown DC After Dark: Games, Grit, and Giggles

This isn’t your average DC itinerary—it’s high-energy fun from start to finish. Go from craft cocktails to escape rooms, axe throwing, and a gloriously tipsy Shakespearean finale. Buckle up—Downtown just got rowdy in the best way.

Lunch: Nandos PERi- PERi Penn Quarter | 836 F St NW

  • Metro Station: Gallery Place Chinatown 
  • South African spicy flame-grilled chicken, flavorful sandwiches, refreshing salads and more.

Activity 1: The Escape Game DC Penn Quarter | 950 F St NW, Suite 106

  • From Nando’s PERi PERi
  • Walking: ~1-minute walk (~450 ft)
  • No transit needed
  • Choose your mission and race the clock in an immersive escape room right next door.

Activity 2: Kraken Axes | 840 E St NW

  • From The Escape Game DC
  • Walking: ~5 mins (0.2 miles)
  • No Uber or Metro needed
  • Test your aim and blow off steam at this high-energy axe throwing bar just steps away.

Dinner: Moon Rabbit | 927 F St NW

  • From Kraken Axes 
  • Walking: ~4 mins
  • No Uber or Metro needed
  • Bold, shareable Vietnamese-American plates in a stylish, modern setting. Flavor-packed and perfect for closing out your day.

Activity 3: Drunk Shakespeare | 1100 13th St NW, Suite 105

  • From Moon Rabbit
  • Walking: ~17 mins (0.7 miles)
  • Uber/Lyft: ~$15 (10 mins)
  • Watch Shakespeare get delightfully derailed as actors mix Bard with bourbon—off-script hilarity guaranteed.