What people are saying.

  • "Schwarzschild incorporates personal passion into his work - and the bar is even better for that energy."

    — M.K. Koszycki, District Fray Magazine

  • “One of D.C.'s best cocktail bars has an exciting new sibling."

    — Anna Spiegel, Washingtonian

  • "Astoria is a nod to the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York, with its Art Deco sumptuousness and century-plus commitment to the art of the cocktail."

    — Tim Carman, The Washington Post

Awards

Michelin Guide

2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

rd+d Best Bar Design

2021

Winner Best Cocktail bar in DC

2018, 2019

Finalist Best Cocktail bar in DC

2020, 2021

RAMMY Award Nominee for “Best Bar Program”

2020

RAMMY Award Nominee for “Coolest Cocktails & Beverages To Go”

2020

Partners & Projects

Hasim’s Zyt Bar (Bern, Switzerland)

2025

Die Bar (Bern, Switzerland)

2025

Astoria DC (Washington, D.C., USA)

2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

Copycat Co. (Washington, D.C., USA)

2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

Creative Food Group — Vesper, Officina, Philotimo, Le Clou, The Upstairs at the Morrow Hotel, Masseria (Washington, D.C., USA)

2023, 2024

Beuchert’s Saloon (Washington, D.C., USA)

2022, 2023

Mia’s Coffeehouse (Washington, D.C., USA)

2018