Fancy D.C. bars are suddenly pouring $10 martinis

Driving the news: Union Market hotspot Minetta Tavern launches a $10 martini happy hour Monday.

• It runs Sunday through Thursday, 4:30–6:30pm, at the bar.
• All eight martinis (usually $19) drop to $10 — classic, espresso, vesper, cosmo and more.
• Two martini-and-burger combos go for $17–$19: full-size drinks, slightly smaller burgers, plus crispy fries.

Shake up: Fiola Mare — the splashy Georgetown waterfront spot with $55 specialty martinis (really) — just rolled out a daily sunset hour (3–6pm).

• Think $12 martinis, spritzes and luxe bites like lobster doughnuts.

🍸 The intrigue: D.C.'s newer, high-style bars are leaning hard into daily martini happy hours.

• Bar Angie (Dupont): Half-off martinis daily, 3:30–5:30pm. Plus, lord save our livers, bottomless martini brunch ($45).
• Lobby Bar (Capitol Hill): $11 dirties, 3–6pm, and a martini-slider-fries combo for $16.
• Reynold's (Sixty DC, Dupont): A vibe-y spot with 10 cocktails for $10, including several martinis, daily 4–6pm.

The bottom line: We're stirred — not shaken — by these prices.