Ebbitt

Other good options: The raw bar at P.J. Clarke's; Johnny's Half-Shell; and the tried-and-true Old Ebbitt Grill, where the raw bar is half-price from 3 to 6 p.m.

Going Out Guide: Where to shell out for oysters in D.C. 2011

After a long day rallying on the Mall Saturday, Stephen Colbert still had the energy and agility to clamber to the top of a marble fountain at the Comedy Central after-party at Old Ebbitt Grill.

Stephen Colbert achieves new heights at the Rally to Restore Sanity afterparty The Reliable Source 2010

He was still at it 15 years later, helping to convene a meeting at the Ebbitt Hotel "for the purpose of joining forces in the campaign to make Washington the musical capital of America."

A musical journey into Washington, D.C., history 2010

That may be true, but the Ebbitt has changed hands and moved several times over the years.

D.C.'s oldest bar, oldest hotel? A tricky question 2010

That may be true, but the Ebbitt has changed hands and moved several times over the years.

D.C.'s oldest bar, oldest hotel? A tricky question 2010

He was still at it 15 years later, helping to convene a meeting at the Ebbitt Hotel "for the purpose of joining forces in the campaign to make Washington the musical capital of America."

A musical journey into Washington, D.C., history 2010

Arriving at Old Ebbitt, we are seated in a side room in the front of the restaurant “the slave quarters,” one of the girls calls it.

FLY FISHING WITH DARTH VADER MATT LABASH 2010

Saturday night was the Annual Oyster Riot, which is a big party that Old Ebbitt Grill throws every year.

drbigbeef Diary Entry drbigbeef 2004

"At present he is occupying Captain Lloyd's rooms at Mrs. Lane's boarding house on F Street across from the Ebbitt."

The Lost Despatch Natalie Sumner Lincoln 1908

Turning on his heel, Goddard retraced his steps to the Capitol, but when he reached the building he concluded not to enter, so continued on his way to his boarding house opposite the Ebbitt.

The Lost Despatch Natalie Sumner Lincoln 1908