Bars
Bars, cocktails bars, gin joints and watering holes - tippler's choice
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A new bar in Reykjavik's airport is far removed from your average sterile pit stop
By Ella Marshall Last updated
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Club captains: the duo bringing sparkle to the dusty crown jewels of Mayfair’s social scene
By Hugo Macdonald Last updated
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Singapore’s dazzling Atlas Bar gets a gentle spruce-up
By Daven Wu Last updated
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12 rooftop bars around the world with panoramic panache
There’s something instantly uplifting about rooftop bars. Perhaps it’s the fresh air, perhaps it’s the wraparound views, perhaps it's the I-could-almost-be-on-holiday feel or perhaps it’s the sheer pleasure at having escaped the working world down below. Whatever the reason, as anyone who has ever hit the rootftop knows, basking in the sun (or better yet, watching it go down), or taking in a city by night, cocktail in hand beats terrestrial bars, however stylishly assembled, any day. Here are a few high performers sure to give you a fresh perspective.
By Warren Singh-Bartlett Last updated
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Bar Central — Stockholm, Sweden
By Micha van Dinther Last updated
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Munich’s newest bar Herzog is a sexy space inlaid with strips of brass
By Daven Wu Last updated
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A new champagne bar in Kiev gives visitors plenty of reasons to toast
By Ella Marshall Last updated
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A former police station is now a rocking beer house in Córdoba
By Mariana Rapoport Last updated
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Craft work: Mikkeller’s Tokyo beer bar merges Scandinavian and Japanese tastes
By Jens H Jensen Last updated
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Museu da Cerveja — Lisbon, Portugal
By Rupert Eden Last updated
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Grey Goose Characters & Cocktails bar, London
By Melina Keays Last updated
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Tokyo's cocktail scene is changing
Young, well-traveled bartenders are bringing avant-garde techniques and interesting ingredients to Tokyo’s previously static cocktail scene.
By Christopher Ross Last updated
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Hong Kong’s newest bar is unabashedly opulent
By Catherine Shaw Last updated
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Sweet treat: this Sydney bar is awash with confectionary hues
By Dimity Noble Last updated
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Dubai’s Burj Al Arab has decked out an entire bar in gold leaf
By Emilee Tombs Last updated
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The House of Machines — Cape Town, South Africa
By Alex Tieghi-Walker Last updated
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Publik Wine Bar — Cape Town, South Africa
By Lauren Ho Last updated
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Barn again: Krone winery gives a Cape Town farm newfound purpose
By Paul Sephton Last updated
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Cult cocktail king Tony Conigliaro opens a new bar in Hackney
By Emilee Tombs Last updated
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Sager & Wilde — London, UK
By Alex Tieghi-Walker Last updated
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The Champagne Room at the Connaught hotel — London, UK
By Lauren Ho Last updated
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London's Night Tales opens a permanent location designed by Sella Concept
By Emilee Tombs Last updated
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London's The Berkeley hotel ups its game with a new bar designed by Bryan O’Sullivan Studio
By Elly Parsons Last updated
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Grab a refreshing light ale and lap up London’s short summer season at Mason & Company
By David Paw Last updated
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Hospital Club — London, UK
By Lauren Ho Last updated
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Shoreditch’s The Curtain hotel launches Green Room, a new cocktail bar designed by Ellie Horwell
By Lauren Ho Last updated
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Cape Town’s most exclusive bolthole continues to evolve with the launch of Bar Roc
By Lauren Ho Last updated