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Bohemia The Journey

GREECE

  • super laid back shisha and cocktail bar by night and home style cafe by day
  • ingredients are great quality
  • bohemian vibes, really chilled, not cheap but also not too expensive
  • the cocktails are super creative and delicious

  • Shisha
  • Coffee
  • Chilled

Tango Champagne & Cocktail Bar

GREECE

  • built into santorinis caldera cliffs, tango works views and an intimate club vibe
  • smart, pretty, sounds like summer on the DJ front.
  • come for cocktails (rose caramel is lush)
  • do not go without dancing – you think you will not, but you will.
  • gently lux so do not dress down

  • Cocktails
  • Caldera
  • DJs

THE LITTLE SHOP

USA

  • true tradition speakeasy: bodega at the front, bar at the back
  • cocktails are luscious you need to eat to drink, but that is easy
  • small, bubbly and neighbourhood cosy – even the glasses are local flea finds
  • we like their short rib and we love a mezcal negroni

  • BODEGA
  • SPEAKEASY
  • COSY

BARCADE

USA

  • come for the new generation nostalgia, hang on to trash high scores
  • enough vintage arcade games to make a list, pacman anyone?
    do not even try to resist the retro pinball machines
  • ask what is on tap, barcade pulls dozens of true blue us brews
  • feel like vintage day drinking and gaming? happy hour is 5 hours long, all week long

  • VINTAGE
  • ARCADE
  • BEER

THE WREN

USA

  • sit at the bar, befriend the bartender and there is a free shot (or two) in it for you
  • brunch is the real deal for beasting bloody marys alone
  • laid back and local right down to fall pumpkins and christmas trees
  • happening for happenings, check the event calendar and save some dates

  • LIVELY
  • BRUNCH
  • LOCAL

ATTABOY

USA

  • if speakeasies went mainstream, no one told attaboy
  • snag a booth, get comfy and stay all night (it’s that kind of place)
  • friendly barkeeps pull pints and mix crafty cocktails with equal love
  • be warned, you might have to wait in line, locals love attaboy

  • SPEAKEASY
  • NEIGHBOURHOOD
  • COSY

DEATH & COMPANY

USA

  • gothic opulent from grand columns to glittery chandeliers
  • fight for a bar stool and befriend the bartenders
  • book a table, deaths very popular in the east village
  • drink anything, it is all good. do not avoid the crispy bao buns.

  • GOTHIC
  • EXTRAVAGANT
  • LIVELY

PLEASE DON’T TELL

USA

  • feels clubby, welcomes all comers (if you can find it)
  • map reference: follow the sweet scent of fresh hot dogs
  • those in the know are happy not to tell, you will see why
  • cosy at the bar but grab a booth if you can
  • ridiculously good cocktails, generous pours

  • SPEAKEASY
  • SECRETIVE
  • COCKTAILS

THE ROOFTOP AT SELINA CHELSEA

USA

  • find a rare rooftop bar, leave new york summer to sweat it out at street level
  • share the love, but have the space just about all to yourself
  • crafty cocktails are king of this new generation chelsea hotel
  • underground-secret spirit, sky-high and breezy for real.

  • SECRET
  • ROOFTOP
  • COCKTAILS

BROOKLYN SURF BAR

USA

  • brooklyn surf bar couldn’t be more hawaii if it had sand on the floor (it does).
  • barefoot, beachy and just shy of a full-on luau any old night of the week.
  • big on fresh fish and obsessed with cocktail umbrellas.
  • brings trad tiki bar from thatched roof to fairy lights on the patio.

  • TIKI
  • COCKTAILS
  • HAWAIIAN

FRYING PAN

USA

  • hudson river hangout: swap views from rooftop to waterfront.
  • music and eats are a teeny bit blah. the local feel you’ll like.
  • excellent outdoor space and we’re sold on the sunsets.
  • can be romantic, but goes best with a few good, fuss-free friends.

  • WATERFRONT
  • CHILLED
  • HANGOUT

SEL RROSE

USA

  • laid back montauk vibe (and oysters) on corner of bowery and delancey.
  • small, but all the better to hunker down and get comfy.
  • we want to know who curates their outstanding playlist.
  • looks and feels like a neighbourhood bar. don’t be shy about dancing, the locals do.

  • NEIGHBOURHOOD
  • LIVELY
  • COCKTAILS

BLACK PENNY

USA

  • cosy, chummy local with serious chill.
  • this is where to hang when your travelling toes are too tired to travel a moment more.
  • no hustle, no bustle, plenty of buzz and over 90 craft beers (lots of them local brews).
  • staff are like your best friends (if only you had friends this cool).

  • FRIENDLY
  • LIVELY
  • CASUAL

CURE

USA

  • sleek, slick, sumptuous on food and ridiculously good at cocktails
  • winner of james beard award for outstanding cocktails
  • master mixologists create concoctions so clever they are closer to alchemy than alcohol
  • check out the cocktail list, there are quite a few you will not know but really should try.
  • and for all their skills, the staff are sweet and the vibes very chilled

  • INNOVATIVE
  • ORIGINAL
  • COCKTAILS

THE DUNGEON

USA

  • it is underground, open late, does not do marketing, but locals in the know love it with a passion
  • sound is old school, pure rock, loud, proud and pumping on the bass
  • it is said to be haunted, but after a few themed cocktails nobody cares
  • doors open at 6pm but only tourists turn up before midnight

  • GOTHIC
  • UNUSUAL
  • ROCKING

BARREL PROOF

USA

  • with over 300 whiskies (and counting) you might think smarty pants, this unpretentious neighbourhood bar’s happy to prove you wrong.
  • craft beers, cocktails and a heap of seriously smooth spirits complete the drinks menu.
  • food wise, they’re famous for hosting local pop-ups and boosting new talent.
  • staff are wise and witty on all things drinkable. the atmosphere’s light and lively.

  • CLASSIC
  • NEIGHBOURHOOD
  • WHISKY

BOOT SCOOTIN RODEO

USA

  • only right and proper that boot scootin rodeo has the biggest dance floor on bourbon street – line dancers love a bit of space.
  • country crossover kicks out jazz on the live music front.
  • but don’t come looking for spit and sawdust. this honky-tonk joint’s as fresh and clean as a tennessee dawn.
  • shiny it might be, shy it’s not. so prep to party, get a l’il bit rowdy and stay up late.

  • COUNTRY
  • LINE-DANCING
  • VIBEY

ERIN ROSE

USA

  • three minutes from bourbon street, open 21 hours, seven days a week.
  • bolthole and watering hole for writers, artists, musicians.
  • loved by locals looking to kick back, have a pint and not pay a fortune for the pleasure.
  • warm, witty and chatty staff (it’s a new orleans’ irish thing).

  • CHEAP
  • IRISH
  • LOCAL

CAROUSEL BAR AND LOUNGE

USA

  • as weird combos go, carousels and cocktails shouldn’t mix.
  • but mix they do at the carousel bar and have done beautifully since 1949.
  • no mere fairground attraction, this swanky spot’s one of the top 20 bars in the world.
  • drinks aren’t cheap but mixologists are masterful and nobody minds if you sip slow.

  • VINTAGE
  • EXTRAVAGANT
  • INTRIGUING

CITIZEN M

USA

  • dutch-born citizen m puts european quirk in the bowery
  • not your typical hotel, but that’s its thing
  • book a room and get the dizzy on its WYSIWYG philosophy
  • grab the lift to the 19th floor and drink up top in its roof bar

  • VIEWS
  • FUNKY
  • ROOFTOP

KEEFER

CANADA

  • neighbourhood bar you’d up sticks and move for.
  • cute as pie with a nice line in asian-influence cocktails.
  • patio’s toasty warm – even in winter. vancouver loves winterising stuff.
  • want a theme? you got it. keefer satisfies the senses – all five.

  • SENSES
  • ASIAN-INSPIRED
  • CUTE

THE NARROW

CANADA

  • vancouver loves a hush-hush drink behind a hidden door.
  • promises a wild weekend of a time, any time.
  • dancing on the bar’s practically encouraged.
  • catch a breath on the cute patio – it’s lively-subtle.

  • SECRET
  • SPEAKEASY
  • PARTY-VIBE