Amsterdam
A local favourite for generations, the Green Elephant is 19th-century elegance meets modern bohemian, with tiled floors, dark bentwood chairs and leaf…
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The Salzkammergut
Yet another Sissy (or Sisi, Sissi or Princess Elisabeth) pilgrimage site, with reproductions of her covering the walls of this popular riverside bar-cafe…
Bariloche & the Lake District
Award-winning brewery that serves no less than 15 of its own brews, including the Belgian strong dark ale, highly rated by connoisseurs. Other hoppy…
Johannesburg
Bertrand is a Jo'burg coffee shop that feels more like a charmingly cluttered Parisian flat. Crammed with comfortable couches and second-hand knick-knacks…
Oslo
This atmospheric and amiable alehouse and microbrewery does a range of house brews from pilsners to Weissbiers, and also serves up some intriguing ales…
Telluride
It's rush hour for beautiful people, though in low season you'll find real local flavor and opinions. In summertime, beeline for the breezy rooftop. Old…
Oulu
Hefty timber beams and low lighting give this wine bar a cosy, atmospheric ambience. A rotating menu of 30 to 40 wines are available by the glass each…
Erzsébetváros & the Jewish Quarter
True to its name (which translates as 'Only Good Beer'), this now expanded shop has shelves stacked high with brown bottles containing an extensive…
Oklahoma
This bar is, er, a real gas! A former filling station has been transformed into a whimsical bar. The large patio (which is where the gas pumps were once…
Dubrovnik
Finding this ramshackle bar-on-a-cliff feels like a real discovery as you duck and dive around the city walls and finally see the entrance tunnel. However…
Jordaan & the West
This luxe bar's location on a low-key stretch of Jordaanian shops and businesses gives it a certain mystique. Its martinis will coax out your inner James…
Doolin
McGann's has all the classic touches of a full-on Irish music pub, with action often spilling onto the street. Inside you'll find locals playing darts in…
Ljubljana
The ultra-inclusive 'Ground Floor' offers something for everyone: cafe, bar, live music, cultural centre and comic-book shop. Events are scheduled almost…
Northern Armenia
The sign says it's a refrigerator shop and you have to ring the doorbell to get in (tell them Lonely Planet sent you), but there's a good reason for that …
Ballard & Discovery Park
Almost qualifying as a travel bookstore as well as a bar, Noble Fir’s highly curated, hops-heavy beer list might fill you with enough liquid courage to…
Athens
Far from underdogs, the championship-winning baristas here really know how to make a decent cup of coffee. This speciality coffee roaster and cafe-bar…
San Francisco
The most happening bar on the street, 440 draws bearded, gym-fit 30- and 40-something dudes – especially on furry Sundays and weekend nights, when go-go…
Bangkok
This upscale wine-bar-cum-Italian-restaurant has one of the best cellars in Bangkok. Located to the rear of an uncharacteristic office building, this…
Ipoh
Ipoh's hipster hang-out par excellence is housed in an early-20th-century shophouse, adorned with mannequins, retro lamps and other regalia of yesteryear…
Jakarta
Cool, laid-back, bright neighbourhood coffee shop with marble tabletops, vintage chairs, tiled walls, hardwood floors and a chrome cage over the serving…
Banff Town
Banff Ave's sprawling 2nd-floor beer hall bustles day and night, slinging a dozen craft brews created on the premises alongside a wide range of nibbles:…
Santa Teresa & Lapa
For an authentic samba experience, head to this simple, brightly lit, tile-covered eating and drinking den. You'll find a samba de roda (table with samba…
Prague
The name translates as 'Morning Coffee, Evening Wine' and the reality is just as good as the concept. Slide into this tiny space in the morning to get a…
Shanghai
One of the more elegant lounges in town, with a mock copper ceiling and low designer chairs. There's an emphasis on beer, cocktails and food from the sea…
Financial District & Lower Manhattan
Though we love the 1940s-style 'gambling parlor' bar/restaurant, it's the downstairs 'opium den' (open Thursday to Saturday) that gets our hearts racing…
Vienna
Tucked down a cobbled lane, this cute hole-in-the-wall cafe is riding the third-wave coffee movement with ease. Place your order through the Fenster …
Melbourne
The first Market Lane speciality coffee shop and roastery hides at the back of Prahran Market. The beans here are strictly seasonal, producing cups of…
South Devon
Craft beer with community spirit: this microbrewery is locally owned and run by Totnes residents, with profits helping to support the town's economy. The…
Maramureş
No one but no one takes their coffee more seriously than these guys, who roast their own organic Ethiopian and Colombian beans in-house and create their…
South Coast NSW
With tulips, checked tablecloths and greenery dangling from the ceiling, there's no more darling setting than Moominn. Along with a bluesy soundtrack, the…
Downtown & the Gulch
You won't be raving about the ambience on any postcards home, but this small (but devoted!) bar in the Gulch is one of Nashville's best for taking a deep…
Southern Arizona
Full of Wild West character, Doc Holliday's girlfriend's bar is a fun place to grab a burger or a beer, featuring great painted glass and historical…
Managua
The brainchild of a young French entrepreneur, Art Factory wears many hats and we like all of them. It's a swanky yet chilled-out space for an intimate…
Midtown
Brainchild of the late cocktail deity Sasha Petraske, bilevel Middle Branch injects some much-needed drinking cred in beer-and-margarita-centric Murray…
Cambridge
Slipping through a barely marked door inside Roxy's Grilled Cheese, you know it's gonna be good. And it is… This retro bar will whisk you back to 1980…
Siem Reap
Hidden away down a small side alley near Wat Dam Nak, Wild is an unprepossessing door from the front, but enter the threshold to discover a secret garden…
Black Bean Coffee & Tea Company
Kuching
The aroma of freshly ground coffee assaults the senses at this tiny shop, believed by many to purvey Kuching’s finest brews. Specialities, roasted daily,…
Poʻipu & the South Shore
The California-style ‘third wave of coffee’ vibe might be incongruous in funky Koloa, but there’s no disputing this little cafe serves the best coffee for…
Newtown & the Inner West
A block back from the King St fray, the 150-year-old Courthouse is one of Newtown's best pubs, the kind of place where everyone from goth lesbians to…
Great Ocean Road
Set up by a couple of local mates in a backstreet industrial estate, this roaster-cafe makes the best coffee in the region. They roast single-origin beans…