, whose Proper Burger is consistently ranked as one of the , is opening a restaurant near Nationals Park in D.C.鈥檚 Navy Yard.
The Navy Yard location, at 1201 Half St. SE, on the street level of JBG Smith鈥檚 Half West residential building, will have a huge garage door that connects the inside with outside patio seating along Half Street. It will have what it says will be by far the biggest bar and the most video screens of any Duke鈥檚 location.
It will open sometime this fall.
鈥漈his is going to be a drinks-heavy operation, and the Duke鈥檚 staples we are known for,鈥� said Daniel Kramer, managing partner of Dukes鈥檚 owner Duo Group.
Kramer said there will be a dozen draft beers, 鈥渟tiff鈥� specialty cocktails and a robust wine list.
The Navy Yard location will have what might be the longest happy hours in town 鈥� from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. 鈥� and bottomless brunch.
Duke鈥檚 calls its , some of which changes daily, East London pub-inspired food.
鈥淥ur goal everywhere we operate is to be your 鈥榣ocal鈥� type of place where you come for late night drinks, weekday lunch, birthday parties and everything in between, 鈥淜ramer said.
The original Duke鈥檚 Grocery opened Dupont Circle on 17th Street NW in 2013. It opened an outpost called Duke鈥檚 Counter in Woodley Park in 2016, and a Duke鈥檚 Grocery location in Foggy Bottom in 2019.
In addition to Duke鈥檚, Duo Group鈥檚 other restaurants include in Shaw and the soon-to-open year-round outdoor Chesapeake Crab Shack and Bar on U Street NW.
