Axios D.C. · January 13, 2026

Taste Test: Penn Quarter's new "not a MAGA" Bitcoin bar

Axios D.C.'s Anna Spiegel came in braced for a crypto clubhouse and left won over by $9 Chicago dogs, waffle fries and a turmeric-gin cocktail her skeptical friend didn't want to love. Co-founder Thomas Pacchia explained that we're built for nerds rather than for either party, and she singled out our group-friendly room, open daily at 11 a.m., as the kind of place D.C. is short on.