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Michelin-Starred Albi Adds a Dreamy New Den for Sweets and Arak Service | Eater DC

"Housed in the renovated private dining room of Albi, Saha (which means “cheers” in Arabic) is a first-come, first-serve cocktail-and-dessert lounge designed for folks stopping in for a drink and a bite or grabbing a glass before or after an Albi reservation; it follows Albi’s hours, Tuesday to Saturday, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saha exclusively showcases Albi’s full bar and dessert menus, with arak taking center stage through eight to ten selections from Lebanon and Palestine. Notable liquid highlights include the No Sleep ’Til Beirut (coconut rum, Turkish coffee, orgeat, amaro nonino), the crowd-pleasing Za’atar-tini, a Halab margarita (rhubarb, lime, sumac-pepper liqueur), and hard-to-find Eastern Mediterranean wines. Decadent desserts are on offer as well, from labneh and tahini soft serve in gorgeous glassware to shareable brown butter knafeh and small bites like cinnamon-walnut baklawa, strawberry-rose Turkish delight, and orange-date ma’amoul." - Tierney Plumb