Hank Dietle's Tavern

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Hank Dietle's Tavern Straightforward tavern since the 1950s. Live music seven days a week, cold beer... Customers still come in and reminisce about the good old days at Dietle’s.
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ABOUT / HISTORY

Hank Dietle’s Tavern opened In 1950, in the Offutt’s General Store building dating to 1916. Being the first bar to reopen after prohibition, it had the honor of receiving Montgomery County’s beer and wine license #001. Regulars from the 1970’s recall folks riding horses from River Road., tying them to the hitching post and having a drink. A classic dive bar in every sense of the word, Hank Dietle’s Tavern became a community mainstay on Rockville Pike, where generations of people had their first beer or stopped in for a six-pack to go on the way home. Hank Dietle’s Tavern survived virtually unchanged during the gentrification of the neighborhood as the upscale White Flint Mall opened across the Pike. Long-time customer Tony Huniak took over the business in 1990, running the bar for nearly thirty years and introducing live music on Saturdays. When Rockabilly Saturday Night needed a new home after Quarry House Tavern in Silver Spring was damaged by fire, Tony welcomed the event to Hank Dietle’s Tavern in 2015. Hank Dietle’s Tavern suffered a devastating fire of its own in February of 2018. Chantal “Kiti” Gartner and Mark Segraves launched a reconstruction effort and benefit concert, rallying the community to donate and contribute their skills to the rebuilding effort. The current ownership team of Tommy Bowes, Sarah Bonner and Alan Kresse took over the business and rebuilding project in the summer of 2019. While plans to open in May of 2020 were derailed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the tavern finally was able to reopen in July of 2021, and was again issued its original beer and wine license #001. In addition to the beer and wine options, Hank Dietle’s Tavern now offers food, including a selection of sandwiches, dips and salads, available until midnight. Like the original Dietle’s, the new Hank Dietle’s Tavern has a jukebox and sells six-packs to go. As longtime supporters of and participants in Maryland’s music and dance scene, the new ownership team built on the success of the original Rockabilly Saturday Night to create an intimate venue with live music programming seven nights a week and at happy hours. Fans of live roots and retro music are once again able to enjoy and support the local music community as well as national touring acts in this historic neighborhood roadhouse. Additional history here:

https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-magazine/march-april-2022/hank-dietles-tavern-finds-new-identity-after-devastating-fire/

https://www.thesentinel.com/communities/montgomery/news/local/customers-remember-beloved-times-at-historic-hank-dietle-s/article_89d7b498-ec09-5351-bfab-f057deffbe95.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2001/06/08/dietles-the-tavern-that-time-forgot/21b481c6-b154-4282-b048-324779c178b9/

https://www.washingtonian.com/2016/01/11/hank_dietles_oldest_bar_in_montgomery_county_maryland/

https://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2013/02/ten-cent-beers-and-hitching-posts-the-history-of-hank-dietles-tavern/

10/09/2026

🎃 ALL TREATS. NO TRICKS. JUST RED-HOT ROCK ’N’ ROLL! 🔥

Austin rock ’n’ roll royalty hits Hank Dietle’s this Halloween! Ted & The Talltops bring a honky-tonkin’, hip-shakin’ house party packed with rockabilly, roots rock, and country soul.

Ted Roddy, Mike Buck & Mark Korpi join Johnny Castle, Lynn Kasdorf, and very special guests for a loose, loud Halloween blowout. Come dressed to haunt—and ready to dance! 👻💃🕺

📅 Saturday, October 31 - 9pm
🎟️ $30 - Grab your tickets on Eventbrite! https://bit.ly/3TIFY21
📍 Hank Dietle’s Tavern - 11010 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD

10/09/2026

Rock, swing & dance TONIGHT—Friday, Oct. 9 at Hank Dietle’s! Brandon Wayne & His Lonesome Drifters bring hot rockabilly, classic country & western swing!

💃 FREE dance lesson with Ben Pagac at 8:30pm—no partner or experience needed!
🎶 Music at 9pm - $10

Tickets on Eventbrite or at the door if available.

📍 Hank Dietle’s - 11010 Rockville Pike, Rockville

10/09/2026

Friday blues at Hank Dietle’s! 🎸 Robert Lighthouse brings Mississippi Delta blues, soulful guitar, and killer harmonica tonight, October 9, from 5:30–7:30 PM.

📍 11010 Rockville Pike, Rockville
💵 Suggested donation: $10–$20

Get ready to rock, swing & dance! 🎸 Brandon Wayne & His Lonesome Drifters bring hot rockabilly, classic country & wester...
10/09/2026

Get ready to rock, swing & dance! 🎸 Brandon Wayne & His Lonesome Drifters bring hot rockabilly, classic country & western swing to Hank Dietle’s this Friday, Oct. 9!
🎟️ Tickets on Eventbrite or at the door if available.

10/08/2026

TONIGHT! Thursday • October 8 • 8pm
Johnny Burgin Blues Revue • Bruce Ewan, Tommy Hannigan & Mark Stutso! — the Nighthawks Rhythm Section
Chicago blues guitar fire meets one of the DMV’s strongest rhythm sections. Johnny Burgin has toured the world, recorded with blues greats including Pinetop Perkins, Sam Lay, and Billy Boy Arnold, and earned praise for his “stellar fretwork” and raw, immediate Chicago sound.
Harmonica wizard Bruce Ewan brings decades of DC blues history, while Nighthawks bassist Tommy Hannigan and drummer/vocalist Mark Stutso supply the deep pocket, grit, and full-throttle groove.
Expect hard-driving electric blues, soulful vocals, world-class harp, and a band built for a live room.
8 PM - $15
Tickets on Eventbrite https://bit.ly/4AO3kDW at the door if still available

10/08/2026

Peace, Love & Boogie Woogie! 🎹✌️
Bill Starks & Greg Hardin bring rockin’ piano, honky-tonk & blues to happy hour TODAY at Hank Dietle’s!

Thursday, Oct. 8 - 5:30–7 PM
FREE show—no cover! Tips welcome! 🍻

10/08/2026

🎸 The soundtrack of your life—LIVE with The VI-Kings!

Get your Saturday night groove on with the Beatles, Stones, Motown, Kinks, Creedence, Tom Petty, and more! The VI-Kings bring the sound and spirit of the ’60s and early ’70s to Hank Dietle’s for a night of timeless tunes and dance-floor favorites.

📅 Saturday, October 10
🕘 9 PM - $15
📍 Hank Dietle’s Tavern | 11010 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD
🎟️ Tickets on Eventbrite https://bit.ly/47G5Gay and at the door if available.

10/07/2026
10/07/2026

Get ready to rock, swing & dance! 🎸 Brandon Wayne & His Lonesome Drifters bring hot rockabilly, classic country & western swing to Hank Dietle’s this Friday, Oct. 9!

🕺 FREE dance lesson with Ben Pagac at 8:30pm—no partner or experience needed!
🎶 Music at 9pm - $10
🎟️ Tickets on Eventbrite https://bit.ly/3VViZkS or at the door if available.
📍 Hank Dietle’s - 11010 Rockville Pike, Rockville

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11010 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD
20852

Opening Hours

Monday 4pm - 11pm
Tuesday 4pm - 11pm
Wednesday 4pm - 11pm
Thursday 4pm - 11pm
Friday 4pm - 1am
Saturday 4pm - 1am
Sunday 4pm - 11pm

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