Best Martini in DC?

[sunnyand72]

Preferably somewhere near Dupont Circle...

[ciaohound]

Smith & Wollensky, near 19th and M. Excellent and expensive, but quite generous.

[jinet12]

Had some great Martinis at the bar inside the Hay Adams Hotel

[DCDOLL]

That's what what katecm was talking about...it's called Off the Record...and i agree i had one there that was really tasty and the atmosphere is cool. Dinner at the Lafayette room after was the perfect 'nightcap'.

[Elyssa]

Not that I've tried it there but I imagine Russia House would make a good one...anyone had it there before?

[food.fiend]

Have not had one of their "classic" martinis, but the frou-frou ones (yes, what was I thinking) are delicious, large, and well-proportioned (alcohol-content-wise).
Though, the vodka-tasting is much more fun! :o)

[ktmoomau]

Round Robin bar makes good classic drinks. Of course Todd Thrasher is the best bartender in town, but his cocktails you want to be non-traditional. There was someplace my brother who loves martinis, but prefers gin, really liked for a plain dirty martini, it might have been Zola.

[cleveland park]

I'll give my vote to PS7 in gallery place

[Jeserf]

as much as I hate the place, the dirty martinis at 18th St Lounge were, as I remember, REALLY good.

[katecm]

You don't have to stray too, too far from Dupont to get to Off the Record, where the bartenders are excellent and, to be honest, it's a bar where looking around makes you want to drink a martini.

[ktmoomau]

What type of martini, classic, liquor preference, or modern "martini"?

[sunnyand72]

I am hoping not to start a debate about what does and does not constitute a martini, but since drinking gin is like work: Vodka martini, up, cold, olives.