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Above: The Fiolo Americano, left, made with Campari, Cocchi vermouth and club soda, and the bar at Fiola. Below left: PostScript, the streetfront bar at the Madison Hotel.
wines, while at Black Jack you can enjoy a Bocce game with your drinks. Or if you seek just a quiet homey corner for the usual (or anything but) and a chat, visit The Tabard Inn. Part of the recent redo of the Madison
elegance of house pianist Peter Robinson playing Hoagy Carmichael, has a major Madeira cellar. Single-malt Scotch? There are two bars
with seriously deep whisky lists—Jack Rose and the Round Robin in the Willard Hotel (where Mark Twain and Walt Whitman tossed down a few). Small-batch mezcals? There's a bar for that—Oyamel, which also has dozens
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of margarita versions and other tequila drinks, including bar chef Joe Cleveland's latest liquid inventions. These may include a combination of tequila and roast turkey thigh or an updated Martinez. For sake cocktails paired with small
plates, visit Zentan. If you want beer, ChurchKey and its downstairs sibling Birch & Barley offer 555 artisanal choices. Ripple features biodynamic
Rob Yealu and the mixologists take over at PostScript. With a location just across from The Washington Post, they have been shaking, stirring and pouring late into the night this past election season. But there are plenty of reasons other than the election to raise a glass in this town, and plenty of places to do it.
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Hotel has transformed its street-front bar, PostScript, into an all-day affair, after the bar fashion of Italy. Mornings baristas pull some of the city's finest espressos and cappuccinos, and at prices lower than national chains. By mid-afternoon beverage manager
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