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With summer heating up, so is my thirst for cocktails. Recently, I encountered two lounges with cocktails worthy of your attention. My first stop was Smoke + Cedar for the smoky creations of Dean Shivers, lead bartender at the new Tacoma restaurant. My second stop was Hilltop Kitchen, the Tacoma lounge with a menu of Latin-leaning sippers. Read on.
Smoke + Cedar
2013 S. Cedar St., Tacoma; 253-343-6090 or smokeandcedar.com.
Smoke is a curious ingredient theme percolating at Smoke + Cedar, the new Allenmore Golf Course restaurant from Pacific Grill’s Gordon Naccarato.
It’s not just …