Luminescent

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Luminescent wraps a deep-green bar on East Colonial Drive in a room guests call gorgeous, cozy and impeccable, part Indian-influenced coffee bar, part craft cocktail lounge. Pistachio, cardamom and rose water thread through both menus, from the Keral's Kulfi with pistachio cold foam and traditional chā to affogatos with real kulfi ice cream and the espresso martini. Guests come for the aesthetics and stay because the drinks live up to them.

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