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Japanese restaurant & arcade bar · Washington DC

Snacks. Sandos. Skewers. Pizza. Soft Serve. Served next to a room full of games at Midtown Center, for lunch, dinner and late night.

A slice lifted from a Tokyo-style pizza against the green tiled wall at AKEDO
Snacks. Sandos. Bento. Sushi. Poke. Pizza. Skewers. Soft serve.Eat. Drink. Play!
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Snacks. Sandos. Bento. Sushi. Poke. Pizza. Skewers. Soft serve.Eat. Drink. Play!
Overhead table of AKEDO pizza, sandos, skewers and drinks in Washington DC
Snacks. Sandos. Bento. Sushi. Poke. Pizza. Skewers. Soft serve.Eat. Drink. Play!
Iced matcha in an AKEDO cup against the green tiled wall

The bar

Drink

Highballs, sake, Japanese lagers and arcade-friendly cocktails, poured until late every night of the week.

Ask for the house highball, a cold Sapporo, or whatever the bar is mixing with shochu this week. Zero-proof options are on the same list.
See the drinks list

Late room, seven nights

Play

A full arcade in the back: cabinets, pinball, and DJ nights that run past dinner service.

The Arcade is our late-night room: free-play cabinets, competitive nights and guest DJs. Members get first access to tickets.
Visit The Arcade

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Midtown Center, Washington DC

The room

AKEDO is a Japanese restaurant and arcade bar at Midtown Center in Washington DC: snacks, sandos, bento, sushi, poke, pizza, skewers and soft serve, served next to a room full of games.

Come for lunch and stay for the arcade. Our kitchen runs all day, from quick bento and poke bowls to katsu sandos and skewers off the grill, and the bar keeps pouring while the machines light up. Walk-ins are welcome, big tables are easy, and the room only gets louder after work.
Lunch & dinner
Monday – Saturday
Walk-ins
Always welcome
The Arcade
In the back room
AKEDO chef holding boxes of katsu sandos
Green-tiled dining room with AKEDO menu mats on the tables

Midtown Center

1100 15th St NW
Washington DC 20005

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Midtown Center · Washington DC

Drop in

Opening hours
LunchMonday – Friday11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
DinnerMonday – Saturday5:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Late nightSelect Saturdays10:00 PM – 4:00 AM
1100 15th St NW, Washington DC 20005+1 202-525-2010enquiried@akedo-thearcade.com
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Matcha soft serve in an AKEDO taiyaki cone
Robata skewers on an AKEDO paper mat
Salmon poke bowl in an AKEDO takeout bowl

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