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What tops oysters and booze? Oysters in booze. A couple of new restaurants (plus some old favorites) are offering some new twists on the oyster shooter. Here are five places to slurp and swallow up:
MXDC
600 14th St. NW
Double oysters with tomato, beer, soy, and sweet onion chimichurri, $5
Teddy & The Bully Bar
1200 19th St. NW
Local oyster, Illegal Mezcal, Old Bay red sangrita, $10
Rappahannock Oyster Bar
1309 5th St. NE
Rappahannock—-odka, manzanilla sherry, curaçao, $6
Stingray—-gin, rosemary, honey, lime, $6
Olde Salt—-tequila, orange, grapefruit, grenadine, chili, $6
Hank’s Oyster Bar
Dupont, Capitol Hill, and Alexandria locations
Sake oyster shooter, $4
Old Ebbitt Grill
675 15th St. NW
Choice of any oyster with Absolut Peppar, horseradish, and cocktail sauce, $9
Photo of MXDC’s oyster shooter by Jessica Sidman