The ambiance is what you expect in a Hookah (Shisha) Lounge. music was all vibez…read more Our servant was nice and allowed us to stay after closing hours (4AM).

The Sky Lounge is a nice hookah lounge. Ambiance is great, and there is a lot of seating…read more Our hostess, Sara was wonderful and very insightful. They are fairly new so there was not a real food menu, however the Baklava and ice cream was wonderful. We've been assured of a new food menu next month!! Baba, the owner, really sweet! Looking forward to coming back!!

I hosted a birthday event here and the venue was perfect! From the beginning, engaging with the…read moremanager, he was very informative and answered any questions I had. The venue is nicely decorated and even has a small upstairs lounge area. I'd highly recommend hosting an event here! They don't have a kitchen, so no food for purchase. But they do allow you to bring food for your event (with an additional fee).

Stay AWAY! I put a down payment on a private event with the owner of the lounge, Nate. As the event…read moretime grew nearer, Nate stopped responding to calls and text messages. He took the downpayment and then ghosted. Nate also posts fake reviews online--so don't deal with this place.

This is one of the more lively and vibrant lounges on the 9th street corridor. It's a spacious…read morevenue with 2 floors each having a large bar surrounded by some small tables and larger spaces with couches and larger tables to support VIP and bottle service purchases. They've got all the neon signs and photo lighting you could imagine and most nights there's a DJ spinning mostly early 2000's and current hip-hop and r&b music with some afrobeats mixed in. In most of my experiences they are generally well staffed to handle the larger weekend crowds and from management to the servers the staff is typically very pleasant and timely in regard to service. This is probably one of the few spots that opens until 3-4am, if you're looking for something on a late night. They also host a variety of discounted events on a given day whether it be extended happy hours from 4-10pm, free hookah Monday's, or various specials for football game nights. I definitely recommend giving them a try if you're looking for something in-between lounge and club vibes with good hookah and high energy.

Hannah Amazing service... Good smoke & beautiful staff I would highly recommend. DC World Pride…read more2025!!

Came here after dinner on Saturday, 11/23/2024. Arrived around 8:30 PM. It was a small crowd inside…read morebut since my friend was smoking a cigar we could only sit outside under the heaters on the covered portion of the outside sidewalk. Nomad offers no food just liquor and hookah. They also have cigars for sale but you're allowed to bring your own cigars. I had a Mango mint hookah which was considered to be one of their regular flavor options. The hookah was very flavorful and after about an hour - they changed the coals. The menu says that there's a 2 hour limit on the hookah. However my friend kept ordering drinks and therefore they didn't enforce that rule. You are allowed to bring food in and eat it as long as you're drinking. There are TVs inside and outside and there's music playing as well. The servers are attentive and friendly and I would come back.

Nomad is cool for what it is. Not the most glamorous lounge, but not sketchy either. As they do…read morehave an inside lounge, most people enjoy the outside patio area. They offer a nicely priced happy hour, if I remember correctly. They don't serve food. The drinks are pretty standard. I've never been wowed with my service here, but I've never been disappointed either. Nomad is pretty much a local neighborhood hookah spot that is just good enough. Would I go back? Sure I've been plenty of times! But don't expect fancy or glamour.

Is it fair for a regular to comment? Maybe... maybe not...but this is my favorite hookah bar in DC!…read more The service is great - I can note several of the bartenders by name (Yulia, Chrissy, JD, Simca just to name a few) and they recognize me -- so it's a local vibe for regulars, but open to new regulars! That said, there are busy nights (typically on the weekends) so you will need to be a little patient and may need to arrive earlier if you want a seat. That (also) said, I'll ask you - where can you get sushi and hookah? It's like the best combo of bougie and ratchet - I think they call it sophistiratchet. The hookah is consistent and reasonably priced when you consider some of the other spots who outsource their hookah to vendors and charge double the cost. The music is always good - ranging from current hits to afrobeats to oldies. Try it out and see what you think!!

This place almost passed the vibe check on the surface... the DJ was cool. The floor was nasty,…read morechair was wet, and the springs were non existent is the sunken couches. Ordered a hookah the first one the brought had cloudy water and stuff floating in it. The 2nd one was better but burned harsh the whole time. The drinks were terrible. I got a margarita and all I tasted was sour mix. My friend got a lemon drop... again full of sour mix. The service was subpar, the waitress couldn't hear anything we asked and ran the our card without giving us an itemized bill. Didn't even bother with food.

Friends and I came across this place over the weekend and were pleasantly surprised by this spot…read more The HH specials were great, the hookah service was great and the drinks were good. The music was loud and the kind that appeals to a younger crowd. Overall, it's a good vibe.

Y'all my first time at allure was a TIMEEEEEE ! It was a…read moreWednesday or Thursday (karaoke day). I went for happy hour and ended up being there ALL NIGHT. It was very fun, the service was good, the drinks were hitting AND everyone in there was friendly & was just having a good time. I was literally like this is finna be my new spot. I ordered the steak & cheese egg rolls and they were very good! NOW- you might ask .. so why is your rating a 2? I was lowkey always a bit paranoid being at Allure because it's so dark & small little holes in the floor/seating ends. A big a* roach ran by my foot from the couches & it was as big as a water bug but it didn't fly. Then !!!!! My sister and friends went like two weeks after. They was the first ones there for HH guess what ran out? A RAT - a big a* one too. They also said the vibe was a bit different. Too much smoke (cigarettes, weed, hookah) all in one. I really hate that a rat ran by them inside because I would've went back. Now I just can't. To know that I had some of the food there makes me nauseous. If you are not scared of them, go for the drinks. That's all.

- $30 hookie - quick with refills…read more - bottles of water with hookah upon request - fun DJ on. Friday night - open late - they allow ypiu to bring food or order food - we had a hard time getting an uber to come on a Thursday at 4am we did not have that problem on Friday - enjoyed the hookah

It's the cheapest of the 3 hookah lounges on the block, but you get what you pay for. I got their…read morebasic hookah, mango flavor, which was $26. The hookah they brought me was something you'd get for your college dorm. Cheap plastic hose and it tasted NOTHING like mango. I've had much better for less even in the US. I will say though that the service was good. They don't serve food but you can bring it in and there's plenty along the street. After about 10 pm on a Saturday night they play the music LOUD and it's a lot of the trap/thotcore stuff i.e. Megan thee Stallion, Cardi B, Nikki Minaj, City Girls, Drake, DaBaby, that kinda stuff. If you want a cheap-ish place to chill and listen to some hotunes while you watch the game then it's the spot.

I've never done this before. Needed something for sleep and the staff was very knowledgeable and…read morefast. Prices seem reasonable. Not much to compare it to in my experience so I'm tentatively giving a Four out of five only because I don't know how high the standard is. I'll get back with a comparison...

Stopped here after dinner , we sat outside and had a long islands with hookah. The hookah guy was…read moresuper nice and quick. The waitress was good and attentive. It felt so nice outside I was so happy they had outside seating. The Dj inside was good we could hear the music. The security in front were nice and professional. Nice chill spot with good music.

I am writing to formally report an incident that occurred at Rose Bar on Saturday, November 1st,…read morearound 11:48 PM on the second-floor bar (where DJ Ratchet was performing). There were two bartenders working at that time. The bartender in question was not the Asian woman, but rather a woman who appeared to be mixed with Black and White. Her behavior toward me and my husband was extremely unprofessional, inappropriate, and disrespectful. From the moment I approached the bar, she was unfriendly, dismissive, and gave me dirty looks. She then made a highly inappropriate comment toward my husband, stating that she was "out of strawberry Hennessy but sweet enough for him," and later propositioned him for sex in exchange for money. I ordered two drinks -- a Jolly Rancher and a Long Island. My drink had no alcohol in it, despite costing nearly $50 for both drinks. When my husband returned the drink to the bar and mentioned that it lacked alcohol, the bartender laughed and called me a "bitch." This experience left me deeply uncomfortable and disrespected, especially as a married woman. It is unacceptable for staff to engage in such inappropriate and sexually suggestive behavior toward customers. The bartender's actions made me feel unsafe and completely unwelcome, and I will not return to Rose Bar as a result. I am requesting that this matter be investigated immediately and that appropriate action be taken against the bartender involved. I also recommend that management review its employee conduct policies and sexual harassment training to ensure all patrons are treated with dignity and respect. Thank you for your attention to this serious matter. I am available to provide additional details if needed. Date of Incident: Saturday, November 1st Time: Approximately 11:48 PM Location: Second-Floor Bar (where DJ Ratchet was performing)

Rosebar is definitely aesthetically pleasing and the djs are dope. The issue here is the…read morebartenders. They all look the same (light skinned, long black hair, and fake lashes) and all have the same stank ass attitude. Like they aren't on the clock to work. Maybe give them a class on smiling and turning up with the crowd because that's what they should be doing. I used to bartend and I've never had the attitude that these ladies have. All on their phones just standing around annoyed. Additionally, why don't yall take major credit cards here? No American Express, no discover? That will be the reason I won't be back and if it wasn't free to get in, I definitely would have went to one of the parties next door. Lastly, the girl (dark skinned black girl with braids) that was working the front door on Sunday for the white party is a bitch. And I hate to put it that way but she let us go out with the security standing there because we were coming right back, she said it was cool. We come back and she makes me pay $30 to let my husband back in and was making a big deal, yelling with an attitude. Even though we were just inside and had been told by her and security that we could come back in. It was awful.

Just popped in for coffee. Also, my son needed to use the restroom so we had coffee and also use…read morethe restroom. Very pleasant experience, but it seems to be more of a nighttime locale.

I did not have the best experience. Upon arriving, my party of 2 ordered a hookah, which came out…read moreabout 10-15 minutes, which is fine. We also ordered two shots, wings, and chicken tenders. The drinks took about 25 minutes to arrive. We were not checked on for another 40 minutes and had to wave down the waitress who was sitting with her back to us while charging/playing on her cell phone. She seemed amused when we complained about the wait. The food had not yet come out and it had been over an hour since we ordered. We were the first people there (about 30 minutes after they opened) so it was empty; therefore no reason for the spotty service. They finally brought out our food 10 minutes after we asked for our checks to leave (the third time we had to flag her down). Pros: drinks, hookah Cons: service time, parking, the smell of vomit on the floors, wait staff I'd come solely for hookah in the future. Do better, please!