BYOB for Under $25
Posted
May 9, 2011 by - Mary Kong-DeVito in
Dining Out
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YOB. For some, it means bring your own baby. For the rest of us, it means bring your own bottle, baby!
A corkage fee is what a restaurant charges for opening and serving a bottle of wine that you bring yourself.
They’ll even provide the crystal.
It’s a great way to complement your dinner with a favorite wine, and some restaurants will allow you to bring beer (but I don’t think they mean a case of Natty Ice.)
Most DC restaurants charge $20-$25 to cork your favorite vino, but some restaurants will do it for nothing. Nada. Zilch.
- Certain restaurants have free corkage only on certain nights.
- Call to confirm corkage fees and bottle limits.
- Confirm that the bottle you’re bringing isn’t already the on restaurant’s wine list.
- Always remember to take care of your server!
$25 Fees
| Acadiana | Corduroy | Westend Bistro |
| Ardeo | DC Coast | Napolean Bistro |
| Art and Soul | Equinox | Obelisk |
| Black Salt | The Source | Poste |
| BLT Steak | Komi | Proof |
| Blue Duck Tavern | La Chaumiere | Rasika |
| Bourbon Steak | Minibar | Siroc |
| Brasserie Beck | Mio | Taberna del Alabardero |
| Café Bonaparte | Montmartre | The Oval Room |
| Cedar (Mondays free) | Ceiba | |
| Central Michel Richard |
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$15-$20 Fees
| 1789 | Cork | Old Ebbitt Grill |
| 2 Amys | Hank’s Oyster Bar | Palena |
| Commissary | Indique | Tabard Inn |
| Buck’s Fishing and Camping | Jaleo | Ris |
| Medium Rare | Johnny’s Half Shell | Sorriso |
| Cashion’s Eat Place | Kaz Sushi Bistro | Sushi-Ko |
| Domku |
Free Corkage
| Asia Nine | Elisir | Kellari Taverna |
| Belga Café | Eola | Mandu |
| Bobby Van’s Steakhouse | Firefly | Morrison-Clark Restaurant |
| Café du Parc | Founding Farmers | Thai X-ing |
| Charlie Palmer Steak | Ici Urban Bistro | Urbana |
| DC Coast | Kababji Grill | Il Canale |
| Dino | Le Grenier (Sundays) |
Photo: Venera Jupiter
About the Author
Founder/Editor-in-Chief. Mary grew up in New York where the food-centric city and her family's restaurants were literally her playground. Instead of eating dirt, she ate duck blood and rotten eggs. You never know what you'll find on the sidewalks.
Mary is a veteran of the hospitality industry who's worked with numerous celebrities such as Barbra Streisand, Patrick Ewing, Vanessa Williams, Michael Stipe and Jane Krakowski. Her writing has appeared in DC Modern Luxury, Washington Post Express, Eater, Scoutmob, Washington Flyer and Washington City Paper.
She eats "normal" stuff too, like cheeseburgers. Kangaroo cheeseburgers.
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Thanks for the round up! This is one of my favorite quirks about dining in DC.
Really random at 8 am, but helpful info.
A must-have list.
Nice work. Great list!
Super helpful list in the land of the DC!
RT @dnannis: Super helpful list in the land of the DC!
RT @GirlMeetsFood: Corkage fees for less than $25. Or better yet, FREE: http://t.co/M8iTefc
Clyde’s has no corkage fee!
Great article on BYOB!
Love this list on DC Corkage fees.
Awesome list to have!
Really hate the picture. Really.
Thanks for this list! Hey @firedancerindc get excited!
News you can really use!!
Wow. Quite the list ~
Important information.
Thank you for the mention !! Hope to have you in soon!
About to be all over that free section!
Does anyone know any good BYOB restaurants here (DC)? Do they exist here? / They sure do! http://t.co/6K2W6mVS
Thai X-ing!
Founding Farmers and Farmers Fishers Bakers is also free!
Corkage fees aside, we should note it’s poor form to bring a bottle the restaurant already offers. #DontBeThatGuy
Cork’s corkage fee is actually $25, just FYI.
Nice comprehensive list!