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Category Archives: bars
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
10 of the best beach bars in France
Trays of oysters, iced rosé, swordfish brochettes, even Trump-inspired cocktails … these bars de plage boast superb fare and sunshine vibes
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
The UK’s best winter and ski bars and party venues
Rejoice and be extremely merry at these winter and ski-themed bars, pop-ups and party venues
Prague: finding a new edge
With Old Prague now tourist central, David Farley follows local artists and hipsters to the Czech capital’s newly transformed outer neighbourhoods
Top 10 bars in Santiago, Chile
Santiago is shaking things up with a vibrant new bar and nightlife scene that’s steadily erasing its reputation as a less-than-glamorous stopover city. Here, we pick 10 top spots for a glass of wine, a pisco or just a good beer.
Nightlife reports: a tour of Copenhagen’s clubs and bars
Copenhagen’s flourishing club scene features a diverse mix of venues, which are as full of character as they are cutting-edge DJs and producers
USA – 10 of the best cocktail bars in Chicago
Some of Chicago’s historic bars have been around since the prohibition era and retain an air of 1920s glamour, and even the newcomers doff their fedora to the speakeasy. All serve a mean cocktail