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Category Archives: bar
10 of the best beach bars in Greece
Step out of the sea and straight into one of these drinking dens, many offering top-notch food and cocktails – plus a party atmosphere after sundown
10 of the best beach bars in Portugal
With cold beer, caipirinhas and great seafood, these bars, from the Algarve up to Porto, are as hot, bright and breezy as the stunning Atlantic coastline itself
Berlin’s classy cocktail pioneer: raise a glass to the Victoria Bar
The west Berlin bar is famed for its Sunday afternoon lectures; now, thanks to a companion book in English, non-German speakers can educate themselves while sampling its extensive cocktail list
Pies and politics in Buenos Aires’ Perón Perón cafe
More than a meeting place for the Peron party, this kitsch ‘resto bar’ is a shrine to Juan and Evita and serves the general’s favourite comfort food
Game Over cafe-bar and gaming centre, Bangkok
This new ‘electronic playground’ also stocks more traditional board games and does a tasty sideline in gourmet burgers and craft beers.
The Foodie Traveller – Cocktails in Paris
A new bar in Paris’s 11th arrondissement specialising in traditional French ‘coquetels’ aims to be a history lesson in alcoholic drinks