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Washington · Cocktail tasting counter · Penn Quarter · Tier II

barmini by José Andrés Washington

José Andrés's cocktail-tasting counter beside Minibar.

barmini by José Andrés Washington · open Tuesday through Saturday · 5pm to 11:30pm

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Per reservation Tier II · Hard

$375 per reservation

The host is expecting you. A confirmed table, held for your party.
Card authorized, charged only on confirmation. Never before.
Refund window: 24 hours before service. After that, non-refundable.

Why this room is hard

It is not an OpenTable problem. It is a counter-only problem.

barmini is the cocktail-tasting room José Andrés runs next to Minibar in Penn Quarter, with a counter format and a menu that runs cocktails as plated courses. The room is small, the menu changes seasonally, and the program is engineered as a tasting experience.

OpenTable opens about a month ahead. Counter seats clear quickly; weeknights stay open longer than weekends. Minibar next door is the team's two-star tasting room and a separate reservation.

Cocktails as courses. One counter. One month out.

The three rules

How we work this room.

Three commitments that apply to every barmini by José Andrés Washington request, every night the kitchen is open. No fine print, no surcharges, no surprises at the door.

Pay when we get you in.

Your card is authorized when you submit the request. We charge it only when we confirm your table. No confirmation, no charge. Ever.

Authorize, do not capture

The host is expecting you.

You walk in to barmini by José Andrés Washington and the table is yours, held for your party at your time.

Confirmed for your party

III

One posted price.

$375 for non-members. $100 for members. One number, every night, every party size. No auctions, no surge, no Friday markup. Whatever the room is doing, the price does not move.

No auctions. No surge.

What to expect

Five steps, start to seated.

You ask.

Tell us the night, the time window, the party size. Two minutes on this page. Card on file, not charged.

We confirm the request.

An operator reviews the request, checks the room, and sends a confirmation that we are working it. Usually within thirty minutes.

We work the room.

We reach the floor manager directly, by phone or by text, depending on the night. We do not refresh Resy. We make a call.

You are confirmed.

We charge the card and send your confirmation — the time and the name to give the host.

You eat.

Walk into barmini by José Andrés Washington, give your name at the host stand, sit down. The room takes it from there. We do not see you again until the next request.

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