Its charm is that, even if you go alone, you're apt to find a friendly face. At this Georgetown establishmet, a piano player lays out lyric sheets so patrons can sing along. And they do. Where there are students, there are bars. The food is good and the prices reasonable.
Few people make it that far, even though there is new lighting and sometimes street parking.
It's worth a look. Hibiscus Cafe, operated by the owners of Fish, Wings, and Things in Adams Morgan, is drenched in warm Caribbean colors and outfitted with angular chairs and metal sculpture. Old Glory plays rockabilly and blues and shows videos by Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and other dinosaurs of rock. Like Cafe Milano, this nouvelle Italian eatery attracts a crowd where posing is an art. At midnight Friday, patrons at this Italien eatery put down their forkfuls of pasta and start to disco on the dance floor .