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A new bar in Reykjavik's airport is far removed from your average sterile pit stop -
Club captains: the duo bringing sparkle to the dusty crown jewels of Mayfair’s social scene -
Singapore’s dazzling Atlas Bar gets a gentle spruce-up -
12 rooftop bars around the world with panoramic panacheThere’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.
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Bar Central — Stockholm, Sweden -
Munich’s newest bar Herzog is a sexy space inlaid with strips of brass -
A new champagne bar in Kiev gives visitors plenty of reasons to toast -
A former police station is now a rocking beer house in Córdoba -
Craft work: Mikkeller’s Tokyo beer bar merges Scandinavian and Japanese tastes -
Museu da Cerveja — Lisbon, Portugal -
Grey Goose Characters & Cocktails bar, London -
Tokyo's cocktail scene is changingYoung, well-traveled bartenders are bringing avant-garde techniques and interesting ingredients to Tokyo’s previously static cocktail scene.
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Hong Kong’s newest bar is unabashedly opulent -
Sweet treat: this Sydney bar is awash with confectionary hues -
Dubai’s Burj Al Arab has decked out an entire bar in gold leaf -
The House of Machines — Cape Town, South Africa -
Publik Wine Bar — Cape Town, South Africa -
Barn again: Krone winery gives a Cape Town farm newfound purpose -
Cult cocktail king Tony Conigliaro opens a new bar in Hackney -
Sager & Wilde — London, UK -
The Champagne Room at the Connaught hotel — London, UK -
London's Night Tales opens a permanent location designed by Sella Concept -
Grab a refreshing light ale and lap up London’s short summer season at Mason & Company -
Hospital Club — London, UK -
Shoreditch’s The Curtain hotel launches Green Room, a new cocktail bar designed by Ellie Horwell -
Cape Town’s most exclusive bolthole continues to evolve with the launch of Bar Roc -
Max Bagels — Cape Town, South Africa
