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I love sitting at that bar with a lentil salad and the Clear Conscience cocktail,” Bailey says of a drink made with muddled cucumber, ginger, vodka, and fresh lime juice. Request an outdoor table under the thatched awning and striped umbrellas if weather permits, or sidle up to the bar in the cozy, wood-lined dining room.
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