When D.C. got its first holiday-themed pop-up bar, all the way back in 2015, the experience was so novel that people waited for hours on the sidewalk outside the Miracle on Seventh Street in Shaw just for a chance to order a cocktail called “Francisco, That’s Fun to Say,” take photos in front of a wall of tinsel, and sing along to “Christmas Wrapping.” Miracle radiated such happiness that it expanded into three adjacent bars the next year — and inspired countless imitators, including a Hanukkah-themed bar a few blocks away. (Mace, the New York City hot spot that originally inspired Miracle on Seventh, now licenses the concept around the globe, including in D.C.)…Read more by Sophia Solano, Fritz Hahn
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