Bars

Wallpaper’s most-read bar reviews of the year can't be wrong: here’s inspiration for your festive and new year plans, from a swanky Las Vegas lounge to a minimalist London drinking den

By Sofia de la Cruz Published 21 December 24

Daven Wu samples Baia’s bacchanalian cocktails and louche slouching spots that are drawing the crowds in Singapore

By Daven Wu Published 13 December 24

Maison 3 is an enigmatic space with a sensual atmosphere brought to life by the French studio Les Beaux Jours Architectures

By Fabienne Dupuis Published 3 December 24

Mixologist of the moment Remy Savage shakes up the world of cocktail-making with a hardworking sibling to A Bar with Shapes for a Name, his Bauhaus-inspired bar enterprise in east London

By Neil Ridley Published 6 November 24

An extensive collection of Makgeolli, also known as Korean rice wine, can be enjoyed at this new bijou bar and restaurant in Singapore

By Daven Wu Published 26 October 24

Fresh from its Soho roots, this newly opened London bar is set to redefine Canary Wharf’s nightlife – not least with its Indian-flavour-twist cocktails, as Neil Ridley discovers

By Neil Ridley Published 18 October 24

Discover the best London bars in which to celebrate the ancient delight of sake

By Neil Ridley Published 30 September 24

So & So’s Piano Bar in New York City provides a seductive backdrop for nightly live music performances that celebrate the ‘high-low’

By Dan Howarth Published 18 September 24

Discover the best London rooftop bars, from the Middle Eastern-themed Yasmin Soho to the Eastern Mediterranean haven, Kaso

By Sofia de la Cruz Last updated 6 September 24

The Cockatoo, a bar, restaurant and performance space designed by Nice Projects, adds spice and rhythm to storied east London venue Bistrotheque

By Daven Wu Published 17 July 24

El Minutito is a fast and friendly pit-stop for coffee, conviviality and more, designed by Lucas Cantú, of Mexican studio Tezontle

By Sofia de la Cruz Published 28 June 24

Discover the best design-led Madrid bars, as sampled by local travel and culture writer Agnish Ray

By Agnish Ray Published 19 June 24

Shiro Kuramata designed hundreds of bars in his lifetime, but few remain intact. Now fans are making a pilgrimage to Comblé Bar in Shizuoka

By Danielle Demetriou Published 22 May 24

Two Fifteen at New York’s Public hotel captivates with sultry boudoir interiors and a four-stage cocktail menu

By Tianna Williams Published 17 May 24

Ama Bar features ‘Blade Runner 2049’-inspired interiors by &Daughters

By Sofia de la Cruz Published 20 April 24

Kinsman is a Cantonese cocktail bar in Hong Kong that celebrates traditional spirits while also creating innovative concoctions for the future

By Lauren Ho Published 28 March 24

Silencio New York is the new chapter of the original David Lynch-envisioned Parisian nightclub

By Adrian Madlener Published 28 February 24

Jac’s on Bond is a new NoHo bar boasting Gachot Studios interiors, Awake NY uniforms and Janette Beckman photographs

By Sofia de la Cruz Published 27 February 24

Bar Magritte, located inside Hotel Amigo in Brussels, offers expert mixology and René Magritte’s inimitable quirkiness

By Sofia de la Cruz Published 16 February 24

Cocktail bar Death & Co DC takes over the former Columbia Room on Blagden Alley, with intimate interiors designed by AAmp Studio

By Sofia de la Cruz Published 27 January 24

St Ali & The Queen is a Fiona Lynch Office-designed café and cocktail bar in Melbourne’s revitalised Queen Victoria Market

By Sofia de la Cruz Published 18 January 24

Talea West Village by Alda Ly Architecture is a haven for women and LGBTQ+ communities

By Sofia de la Cruz Published 10 January 24

Central Congress Bar in Hamburg offers an unconventional and retro respite from the working week

By Anastasia Miari Published 19 December 23

Obsidian Bar offers Casa Dragones' exquisite tequila blends inside a 17th-century manse in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

By Daven Wu Published 15 December 23