District of Columbia / Washington
Columbia Room
A tasting-menu cocktail bar down a cobblestone alley, treating drinks with the same seriousness a chef gives a nine-course dinner.
Getting in
Down an alley in Shaw, unmarked entrance beside the loading dock.
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Tasting-menu cocktail pairing
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Hidden Door rooms like this one are catalogued across the trail — see every hidden door bar.
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