The Tombs

A converted 19th-century townhouse situated on the edge of Georgetown University's campus in Washington DC, The Tombs is a neighborhood bar restaurant by day and a popular gathering place by night.

Another one of the Clyde’s Restaurant Group’s famed restaurants, The Tombs is all about college crowds, sporting events (crew, in particular) and casual eats at almost any hour, even into the wee hours of the morning. Parents, professors, students (Georgetown U. is nearby) and area residents crowd into its brick-lined, cave-like rooms. In true college style, some patrons even have carved...

This longtime favorite Georgetown restaurant and bar is as crucial to the University as the campus itself; catch a Hoya game, grab brunch after mass or go for the cheap afternoon and late evening...

Housed in a converted 19th-century Federal-style home, the Tombs, which opened in 1962, is a favorite hangout for students and faculty of nearby Georgetown University. (Bill Clinton came here during his college years.) They tend to congregate at the central bar and surrounding tables, while local residents head for "the Sweeps," the room that lies down a few steps and has red-leather...

A converted 19th-century townhouse situated on the edge of Georgetown University’s campus in Washington DC, The Tombs is a neighborhood bar restaurant by day and a popular gathering place by night.