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Is Tune Inn Restaurant Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 10 Washington, District of Columbia

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Tune Inn Restaurant is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 21, 2026.

What the source shows: Re-checked 2026-09-21: tuneinndc.com is live, confirms the address at 331 1/2 Pennsylvania Ave SE, and now notes "WE ARE NOW OPEN AT 8AM DAILY" — consistent with prior open status. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Tune Inn in the 2010-09-09 episode "Tried and True" (S10E2), highlighting the bar's unpretentious all-American fare, including omelettes and a beer-battered burger. Tune Inn has operated at 331 1/2 Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast in Washington, D.C.'s Capitol Hill neighborhood since 1947 and has been run by the same family for three generations. The bar holds the second-oldest liquor license in Washington, D.C. The bar's own website, tuneinndc.com, checked 2026-09-07, listed current hours and menu information. A Yelp listing updated September 2026 showed 582 reviews at the Pennsylvania Avenue address. A local readers' poll named Tune Inn Best Bar in D.C. in 2025.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 10

Episode 2
Aired
Title: Tried and True · What was featured: all-American dive-bar fare like omelettes and burgers
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Sources we checked 2 references

  1. tuneinndc.com https://tuneinndc.com/
  2. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/tune-inn-washington
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Record ddd-0358 · checked by Cal Marchetti.