The LGBTQ bar opened May 16 with elegant 1920s-inspired décor created by local DC talents Diego Gonzalez-Zuniga and Timur Tugberk, including mahogany paneling, a seemingly endless 60-foot marble bar, chandeliers and a temperature-controlled glass-enclosed wine cellar as well as orchids.ĭespite the beautiful interior, Tom Johnson, Managing Partner of the Hill Restaurant Group, said the establishment never took off. SE) was quietly closed Tuesday, August 13 after a little more than a year on Barracks Row. A bartender pauses to chat with guests at Orchid, Barracks Row's newest night spot, on opening night May 16, 2018.
