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Indoor and Outdoor Spots for a Summer Drink

Read our guide for some of our favorite bars to frequent during the dog days of summer.

If you’re anything like us, the hot weather has you reaching for all manner of frosty drinks—cold beers, fruity concoctions, sweet glasses of sangria. With that in mind, we’ve rounded up a guide to some of our favorite hot-weather happy-hour spots—from outside locations that are actually pleasant in the heat to dark and dim basement bars where you can escape the sun and stay cool. Read our guide to outdoor and basement bars in the Washington region.

>>See our roundup of outdoor and basement bars.