I hit New York for a bar crawl last week, and the spot on many bartenders’ lips was Echo Lake, the new Williamsburg rum bar from cocktail super couple Chloe Frechette (former spirits journalist) and Paul McGee (formerly of Chicago’s renowned Lost Lake bar). The airy warehouse space they’ve created has tropical touches – rattan lampshades, a fish tank and a plant-filled patio – but it keeps Tiki kitsch at arms’ length.
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