Restaurants & Bars

Ambar Clarendon Scares Up Halloween With Cocktails, Costume Contest

Ambar Clarendon is celebrating Halloween with a costume contest, speciality cocktails and Top 40 tunes on Thursday, Oct. 26.

Vampire Kiss with vodka is one of the speciality cocktails Ambar Clarendon is serving from Oct. 28 to Nov. 3. Each cocktail will be served with a spooky note on the side.
Vampire Kiss with vodka is one of the speciality cocktails Ambar Clarendon is serving from Oct. 28 to Nov. 3. Each cocktail will be served with a spooky note on the side. (Ambar Clarendon)

ARLINGTON, VA — Ambar Clarendon is inviting all of Arington’s ghouls and goblins to help celebrate Halloween on Thursday, Oct. 31.

The celebration kicks off at 9 p.m., in the restaurant’s lower level, where guests can enjoy the eerie decor, sip specialty cocktails and reveal your spooky attire in a costume contest. From 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., DJ ALVAMP will entertain the spirits with Top 40 tracks. This free event is open to the public, but guests are encouraged to register online.

The winner of the Halloween costume contest will receive a $200 gift certificate to dine at Ambar Clarendon or one of Street Guys Hospitality’s sister restaurants.

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“Ambar Clarendon will also be showcasing four signature cocktails during all meal periods, from Monday, October 28 through Sunday, November 3,” according to a restaurant release. “Cocktails are priced from $14 to $15 each and include the Vampire Kiss with vodka, Chambord, orange bitters and lime juice; Midnight Berry Elixir with gin, honey, rosemary syrup and blackberries; Blood Moon Margarita with tequila, lime juice, simple syrup, triple sec and red wine, as well as Baba’s Spiced Spell with bourbon, pumpkin syrup and orange bitters. Each cocktail will be served with a spooky note on the side."

Ambar Clarendon is located at 2901 Wilson Blvd., which is a short walk away from the Clarendon Metro station and accessible on the Orange and Silver Lines. For more information or reservations call 703-875-9663 or visit http://www.ambarrestaurant.com.

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