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1001 16th St NW
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Where to Drink Tiki and Tropical Cocktails in D.C.
"The Capital Hilton travels back in time this summer and transforms its lobby-level Statler Lounge into Trader Vic’s Mai Tai Lounge. Now through Labor Day, the White House-adjacent hotel bar revives the same tiki cocktails and fusion bites served on-site when Trader Vic’s was there from 1961 to 1995 (Presidents Ronald Reagan and Richard Nixon were known customers). The global Trader Vic’s brand claims rights to the original Mai Tai, created in 1944 by Victor “The Trader” Bergeron. — T.P." - Missy Frederick
