Best Irish Bar: Fado Irish Pub

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WITH SEVERAL DISTINCT rooms — a cottage area, a Victorian section, a Dublin-style pub — Fado tries to emulate as many aspects of Ireland as it can. And if you visit the nationwide chain's D.C. location during a European soccer or rugby match, it'll feel like it, especially if England is playing Ireland. "That's when the pub really comes alive," says owner Greg Algie.

You Probably Didn't Know: Fado was designed and built in Ireland, then shipped to Washington in pieces. Talk about authentic.

» Fado Irish Pub, 808 7th St. NW; 202-789-0066; Fadoirishpub.com

» Explore a full list of the year's winners at the Best of 2009 index.

Photo by Tyler Mallory for The Washington Post