Whether you call it 'cocktail hour' or 'happy hour', you're looking for the same thing: friends, a drink or two (or three), perhaps something to nosh on...somewhere to sit back, relax, & connect. You know the team here at TheListAreYouOnIt.com has been busy compiling a list to make sure that the hour is indeed happy:ala: Weekdays, 2:00 - 6:00 p.m.; 1320 19th Street NW; ala-dc.comAl Dente: Sunday through Thursday, 4:00 - 7:00 p.m.; Friday through Saturday, 4:00 - 6:30 p.m.; 3201 New Mexico Avenue NW; aldentedc.comApero: Tuesday through Thursday ; 3:00 - 10:00 p.m.; apero.comAll Set: Weeknights, starting at 4:00 p.m.; 8630 Fenton Street, Silver Spring, Md; allsetrestaurant.comANJU: Monday through Friday; 1805 18th Street NW; anjurestaurant.comAny Day Now: 2 I Street SE; anydaynowdc.comAssembly: 1700 Moore Street, VA; assembly-va.comApero Caviar: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday; 2622 P Street NW; exploretock.comAtlas Brew Works: Thursday, 4:00 - 9:00 p.m.; 2052 West Virginia Ave NE; atlasbrewworks.comBrookland Pint: Wednesday through Thursday 3:00 - 6:00 p.m. 716 Monroe Street NW; 202.758.2757; brooklandpint.com BLT Steak: Friday from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.; 1625 I Street NW; bltrestaurants.comBresca: Wednesday through Friday; 5:00 - 6:30 p.m.; brescadc.comBistro Du Jour: Monday through Friday from 3:00 - 6:00 p.m.; 99 District Square SW;.bistro-dujour.comChaplin's: Daily 4:00 - 7:00 p.m.; 1501 9th St NW; chaplinsdc.comCharlie Palmer Steakhouse: Monday through Friday; 3:00 - 6:00 p.m.; charliepalmersteak.comCity Swing: 4:00 - 7:00 p.m.; 901 New York Avenue; cityswingdc.comCrooked Run: Daily; 22455 Davis Dr; crookedrunfermentation.comCrane's: Daily from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.; resy.comEllington Park Bistro; Daily 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.; 2033 M St NW; ellingtonparkbistro.coGhostburger: 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. every day and late night on weekends 9:00 p.m. - close; 1250 9th Street NW; 202.827.5237; ghostburgerdc.comThe Fairmont: 2401 M Street NW; 202.457.5019; fairmont.com/washingtonFight Club: Weeknights; 633 Pennsylvania Avenue SE; fightclubdc.comHello Betty: 940 Rose Avenue, North Bethesda, MD; 301.389.5840; hellobettybethesda.com Hi- Lawn: 1309 5th Street NE; hilawndc.comKing Street Oyster Bar: Daily 3:00 - 6:30 p.m.; Multiple locations; kingstreetoysterbar.comJ Hollinger’s: Tuesday through Sunday, 4:00 - 7:00 p.m.; jhollingers.com Il Canale: Weeknights, 3:00 - 6:00 p.m.; 1065 31st Street NW; ilcanale.comThe Imperial: Wednesday through Friday. 2001 18th Street NW; imperialdc.comImmigrant Food: Tuesday through Saturday 3:00 - 7:00 p.m.; immigrantfood.comJOY by Seven Reasons: Daily; 5471 Wisconsin Avenue; joybysevenreasons.comLast Call: Saturday and Sunday noon - 4:00 p.m.; 1301-A 4th Street NE; lastcallbardc.comLupo Verde: Monday through Friday. 1401 T Street NW; lupoverdedc.coThe Majestic: 911 King Street, Alexandria, VA; themajesticva.comMi Vida: 11:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday; 1901 14 Street NW; mividamexico.comMeli: Tuesday through Saturday 4:00 - 7:00 p.m.; 1630 Columbia Rd NW; melidc.comModena: Monday through Friday, various hours; 1199 H Street NW; modenadc.comNama Ko: Weeknights 4:00 - 7:00 p.m.; nama-ko.comNick’s Riverside Grill: Monday through Friday, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. 3050 K Street NW; nicksriversidegrill.comOfficina Cafe: 1615 L Street NW; officinadc.com Opal: Weeknights 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.; 5534 Connecticut Avenue NW; opal-dc.comOpaline: Pet-friendly; Monday-Friday, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.;  806 15th Street NW; opalinedc.comOsteria Morini: Weekdays 3:00 - 6:00 pm; osteriamorini.com Pappe: 1317 14th Street NW; pappedc.comThe Point:  Weeknights, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.; 2100 2nd Street SW; thepointdc.com Puro Gusto: Monday through Wednesday, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.; 1345 F Street NW; purogustocafe.co Queen’s English: 5:00 - 7:00 pm; 3410 11th St NW; queensenglishdc.comRoofer's Union: Tuesday through Saturday, 5:00 - 7:00 pm; 2446 18th St NW; roofersuniondc.comThe Saga: 1190 22nd St NW; .sevenreasonsgroup.comThe Salt Line Navy Yard: Weeknights, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. 79 Potomac Avenue SE; thesaltline.comStable: Wednesday through Friday 5:00 - 7:00 pm; 1324 H Street Northeast; stabledc.comSt. James: Tuesday through Thursday 5:30 - 7:00 pm. 2017 14th Street NW; stjames-dc.comStellina Pizzeria: 399 Morse Street NE; stellinapizzeria.comSeven Reasons: Sunday through Thursday 5:00 - 7:00 pm; sevenreasonsdc.com STK Steakhouse: Daily starting at 3:00 p.m.; stksteakhouse.com Tabla: Various hours, Monday through Friday; 3227 Georgia Avenue NW; tabladc.comEl Tamarindo: Weeknights, 3:00 - 7:00 p.m.; 1785 Florida Avenue NW; eltamarindodc.comThe Tavern at Ivy City Smokehouse: Monday through Friday, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.; 1356 Okie Street NE; tavern.ivycitysmokehouse.com Tiki TNT: Monday 3:00 - 9:00 p.m.; 1120 Maine Avenue SW; tikitnt.comTiger Fork: Monday through Thursday, 5:00 - 6:30 p.m.; 922 N Street NW; tigerforkdc.comTony & Joe’s: Weeknights, 4:00 - 7:00 p.m.; 3000 K Street NW; tonyandjoes.comUnconventional Diner: Weekdays, 3:30 - 6:30 p.m.; 1207 9th Street NW; unconventionaldiner.comWilson Hardware: Weekdays, 3:00 - 7:00 p.m.; 2915 Wilson Boulevard; wilsonhardwareva.comYardbird: 901 New York Avenue NW; runchickenrun.comZeppelin: 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.; 1544 9th Street NW; zeppelindc.com

Read Brianna Crane & Sami Sparber's interview with Nycci, and get all the deets on hosting trends in 2024~Find out more here. Photo: A tablescape by North Carolina-based dinner party wares rental company Canary. Photo: Emily Bennett, courtesy of Beth Nash 

St Patrick's Day is here, and there are so many ways to celebrate! Listen in to Nycci's suggestions, pt 3:

Thanks for joining us again on Industry Night with me — Nycci Nellis. It is patio season in DC and I am so so excited because this month’s show is being taped at Tony & Joe’s right down on the water in Georgetown. If you live in the DMV or have ever visited this city chances are you’ve been here. They have one of the best patios – it looks out on the Potomac with views of the Kennedy Center.Seriously, on a gorgeous day, you want to sit out on that patio with a tray of fresh shucked oysters and a glass of rose and watch the boats go by. Thanks as always to Greg Casten and his whole team for always being such a tremendous supporter of me, this show, and the work that I do.Today, I’ll be chatting with Hugo Mogollon, the Executive Director of Fresh Farm Markets here in the DMV. Before launching The List in 2003, I was already a Fresh Farm supporter. I would schlep all five kids down to Dupont Circle on Sundays, not long after that first market opened in 1997, and we would leave with bags and bags of vegetables, eggs, and fruit. Once in the Industry, I became friendly with the FreshFarm founders, Bernie Prince and Ann Yonkers. They were some of the first guests on Foodie & the Beast. Over the years, FreshFarm Markets have expanded with more than 20 markets, and have created incredible outreach programs that bring fresh food to so many people. AND, FreshFarm has launched many businesses in this area as well. Giving makers an opportunity to R&D, grow and create brick & mortars — Call Your Mother, Red Apron and Gordy’s Pickles comes to mind.But first a little on where I’ve been:- I emceed the Embassy Chefs Challenge and it was amazing- I ate all the things at the Regarding Her Women’s History Month Dinner at Centrolina with Tiffany MacIssac, Amy Brandwein, Ellen Yin, Kimberly Prince and Rochelle Cooper- I also judged a pisco competition at Causa — cause that’s what I do- And, not food but a lil’ culture, took in the Star Power exhibit at the Portrait Gallery. I am a huge George Hurrell fan. As I mentioned, I am a FreshFarm fan and a shopper. In 2019 Hugo Mogollon joined FreshFarm as executive director. Fresfarm merged with Community Foodworks, which Hugo had led for five years, and now FreshFarm is the largest farmers market organization in the Mid-Atlantic. What Freshfarm can now offer as a regional food system is immense, as is their reach and impact. I am ready to get all updated – aren’t you?Listen to the full episode here, and watch it all, here.