Brunch is always a delight, but brunch during Pride is straight up essential. Not to mention, June 9 is also National Rosé Day. So…you know what to do. Here are your picks for treating yourself this weekend in celebration of our lovely Pride.
Saturday
1620 I Street NW, Washington, DC
Distance from Parade: 1.6 miles
Head to Blackfinn for their Pride weekend Drag Brunch hosted by Pandora Mystére. With performances by Erica Chanel, Jack Dahlia, and Laila McQueen from RuPaul’s Drag Race, it’s guaranteed to be a riot. There are different ticket options and even a meet and greet with the performers after the show.
1350 I St NW, Washington, DC
Distance from Pride Concert: 1.3 miles
Distance from Pride Parade: ~1.3 miles
Pride Weekend AND National Rosé Day?! Don’t know how that’s real life but it’s happening and at Pennsylvania 6 you can get $5 glasses of rosé Saturday and Sunday. Do this beautiful stroke of coincidence justice.
2121 P Street NW, Washington, DC
Distance from Pride Parade: ~1.5 miles
Urbana will be bursting with Pride fun on Saturday and that’s no understatement. Their Pride + Shine event will have live music by DJ Trayze, hot dogs, and Mike Hot-Pence. He’ll be in his Pride best wearing hot pants and taking photos while he collects donations benefiting the Trevor Project.
Sunday
1250 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC
Distance from Pride Concert: 2.4 miles
Someone is going all out for Pride, but I won’t name names. Yes I will! It’s City Tap Dupont! They’re rolling out a weekly Sunday Drag Brunch for Pride and they got all the goods. I’m talking $15 bottomless mimosas, steak and eggs, Bloody Marys, crab Benedict, and Ba’Naka as MC. They are not messing around there. On Saturday before you head to the parade, they’ll have a la carte $5 mimosas and their normal brunch offerings to keep you sustained for the day.
At City Tap Dupont and City Tap Penn Quarter, they’ll have Coney Island Brewery’s Pils for Pride on tap for $6.50 a pint. 15 cents from every pint will be donated to The Trevor Project and it’ll be available for happy hour all of June for $5 as well.
1155 14th St NW, Washington, DC
Distance from Pride Concert: 1.6 miles
Everyone’s invited to DNV’s Pride Hangover Pool Party on Sunday if you can handle it. Cocktails, brunch, the pool, the view, music by DJ Hamsey, and rainbow boozy popsicles. $1 from each popsicle will be donated to The Trevor Project, so something good comes from your Pride fun.