Georgia / Atlanta
Trader Vic's
A subterranean survivor of the tiki era, all carved tikis and rum smoke beneath a downtown hotel lobby.
Getting in
Down the stairs in the hotel basement.
Order this
Mai Tai, the original recipe
Your passport
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