After serving as one of the District’s main bars and restaurants for 44 years, the Hawk ‘n’ Dove bar, located just a stone’s throw from Capitol Hill, will be temporarily closing its doors on October 2. The momentary shutdown is to make way for incoming owner Xavier Cerveza, who will take over the building’s lease, while the restaurant itself undergoes an overhaul for several months before it reopens next year.
Cerveza already owns a few bars in the area, such as Chesapeake Room, Senart’s Oyster & Chop House and Lola’s Barracks Bar and Grill, and seeks to open more restaurants in the area.
For the past few decades, Hawk ‘n’ Dove served as a common meeting place for lawyers, congressmen, college students and Capitol Hill interns.
Beginning back in 1967, the restaurant opened as a location where pro-Vietnam War “hawks” and their dissenting “dove” counterparts could congregate together. Since then, the bar went on to become its own landmark in the District for more than 40 years.
Terrance Lewis, a resident in Northwest D.C., came to Hawk ‘n’ Dove this past April to celebrate his 21st birthday.
“It was the first time that I had been out to a bar after turning 21 and I had a great time,” Lewis said. “If they do a complete change, I’m glad I at least got to visit the bar before it closes for awhile.”
To celebrate, there will be events leading up to the restaurant’s closing, such as all of the items being auctioned off. Upon hearing this, Lewis stated that he would try to go down for the auction.
“Maybe if they look hard enough,” Lewis commented, “they’ll be able to find the mug I took up with me on the dance floor. Then I can buy it back.”
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