Ben's Chili Bowl
An event space in Washington, District of Columbia. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.
- From DCA
- 7 km (4.3 mi)
- Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- From the centre
- 2.5 km (1.6 mi)
- of Washington
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
The building
It stands at 1213 U Street NW, 20009, 2.5 km (1.6 mi) from the centre of Washington.
Ben's Chili Bowl was owned by Virginia Ali.
Neither a capacity nor a floor area is published for Ben's Chili Bowl in any open source, so the numbers on this page describe where it is and what it is, not how many it holds. The venue will quote you directly.
- Address
- 1213 U Street NW, Washington, DC 20009
- Owner
- Virginia Ali
- Official site
- benschilibowl.com
- Coordinates
- 38.9172, -77.0288
- Classified as
- event space
Access and arrival
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) is 7 km (4.3 mi) away — close enough that a delayed speaker can still make an afternoon slot.
At 2.5 km (1.6 mi) from the city centre it is a short ride from downtown hotels rather than a walk.
Washington has 128 venues mapped in total and a population of 702,250. The Washington guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
The kind of event it takes
Smaller spaces are where most events actually happen, and Ben's Chili Bowl is one of them. A single-track day works; a programme with a trade floor attached does not.
- networking mixers
An independent space with its own character, which a mixer benefits from more than a conference does.
- fundraisers and galas
A room with a personality is worth more at a gala than square footage is.
The app bill, at this size
Take 240 people through the door in Ben's Chili Bowl — a plausible programme at a venue of this kind in Washington. The first 50 activated attendees are free on every event, so only the rest are billed, and the total stops moving at 1,000 however many more turn up.
- activated attendees
- 240activated attendees
- billable, after the first 50 are free
- 190billable, after the first 50 are free
- for the whole event, at $5 each
- $950for the whole event, at $5 each
You are billed for people, not for the room, so this figure does not change if you move the event down the road. event67 has no floor-plan or booking product — the venue handles the space, the app handles the people in it.
Other rooms in Washington
4 other venues in Washington have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Howard Theatretheatre
- Smithsonian Institute Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraitureperforming-arts centre
- Black Catevent space
- Edlavitch Jewish Community Center of Washington, D.C.event space
Where these numbers come from
event67 is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to this venue or its operator. This page is compiled from open data and links to the venue’s own website where one is published.
- Wikidata, CC0
- Venue data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.
- Geographic data © GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved 3 September 2026. 7 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: street address, postal code, owner, official website, encyclopaedia entry, nearest airport with distance, photograph on Wikimedia Commons.
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What it costs
- Free up to 50
- activated attendees, on one live event
- $5
- per activated attendee beyond 50
- $4,750
- the most one event can ever cost, whatever happens past 1,000
Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
Questions people actually ask
What is the capacity of Ben's Chili Bowl?
Not published. Neither a seated capacity nor a floor area for Ben's Chili Bowl appears in any of the open sources behind this page, so quoting one would be a guess. The venue will give you the figure; ask for seated, theatre and reception separately.
Where is Ben's Chili Bowl?
1213 U Street NW, Washington, DC 20009. It is 2.5 km (1.6 mi) from the centre of Washington. The nearest major airport is Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), about 7 km (4.3 mi) away.
What does an event app cost for an event at Ben's Chili Bowl?
240 activated attendees means 190 billable after the free 50, so $950 for the event. That example is a plausible programme at a venue of this kind in Washington. The rate is $5 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, and the total for one event stops at $4,750 however many more attend. Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
Is event67 affiliated with Ben's Chili Bowl?
No. event67 is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to this venue or its operator. This page is compiled from open data — OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and public census sources — and links to the venue’s own website where one is published.
What else is nearby if Ben's Chili Bowl is booked?
Howard Theatre, Smithsonian Institute Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture and Black Cat are in the same city and have their own pages here. 128 venues in total are mapped in Washington.
Keep reading
Elsewhere in Washington
- Howard Theatre
theatre
- Smithsonian Institute Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture
performing-arts centre
- Black Cat
event space
- Edlavitch Jewish Community Center of Washington, D.C.
event space
- Hosting an event in Washington
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Running an event at Ben's Chili Bowl?
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