Washingtonian: A Flower Shop With a Hidden Bar and Argentinian Restaurant Are Coming to Georgetown

Florería Atlántico is at first glance a flower shop, where you can pick up a bouquet alongside bottles of wine, Argentinian pastries, and coffee. Unlike other flower shops, however, this one will stay open until 2 AM. That’s because the back “fridge” door leads to a hidden downstair cocktail bar—whose original location in Buenos Aires is ranked among the World’s 50 Best Bars.

There’s more: Next door is Brasero Atlántico—DC’s only strictly Argentinian restaurant—which will center around a giant live-fire grill. The restaurant is focused on cooking from the Argentinian countryside shaped by waves of immigrants from across the Atlantic since the late 19th century.

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