Venice, Marina Del Rey & Playa del Rey
In this hip, industrial, minimalist monument to the coffee gods, perfectionist baristas – who roam the central bar and command more steaming machines than…
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Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
Like the much, much hipper and better-looking Italian cousin of a Hard Rock Cafe, Vasco serves beer, wine and rock-themed cocktails in a room lined with…
Bonito & Around
This tiny microbrewery is in the heart of things. You buy a refillable token, grab a glass and pour your own from the selection of taps out front (our…
Syntagma & Plaka
It's worth coming here for a coffee (from €4) or cocktail (€13) just to lounge in the sumptuous interior of this famous cafe, all velvet and brass and…
Northern Oregon Coast
Considered one of the best distilleries in the state, you can get three sample rum, gin or agave-based spirit tastings here for $5 or move onto the rare…
Brussels
Big windows and a 1920s and '30s charm make this intimate café a particularly relaxing place to read the newspapers (provided in several languages) by day…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
This boho cafe put Canal St-Martin on the map and its good vibes, original mosaic-tiled interior and rough-around-the-edges look show no sign of…
Mostar
Step back to Ottoman times at this excellent coffee roastery, with a shady front terrace and cool interior. The only things served are homemade juices and…
Pelion Peninsula
Unwind over a coffee or Greek mountain tea – served in cast-iron Japanese teapots – while admiring the gulf views as you sit outside this delightful cafe…
Casablanca
There aren’t that many places to have a drink in downtown Casablanca but at the top of art deco Hôtel Le Doge’s stunning spiral staircase is an open-sided…
Chamonix
This Anglophone dive bar borrows Irish, English and Aussie insignia in its bid to be the friendliest, grungiest place in Cham. Setting the scene are a…
Yokohama
Set over three compact floors, this Baird Brewing Company pub offers at least a dozen of its own beers on tap, from session JPAs (Japan pale ale) to smoky…
New Orleans
Toward the quiet end of Magazine St, Monkey Hill looks and feels like a neighborhood bar, but it’s also one of the best happy-hour spots (3pm to 7pm…
Sochi
Just steps from the sand, Sea Zone is an enticingly upscale venue to relax in and savour the sunset. The covered terrace is tastefully furnished with dark…
Elba
Be it breakfast at dawn, mid-morning coffee and artisan pastries, an afternoon gelato, or cocktails at dusk, this beachfront bar has you covered all day…
Salzburg
For a 365-day taste of Oktoberfest, try this cavernous, Munich-style beer hall, which shares the same architect as Munich’s Hofbräuhaus. It has an…
Santa Cruz
To sip finely roasted artisan espresso or a cup of rich pour-over coffee, join the surfers and hipsters at this high-ceilinged industrial-zen cafe. Single…
Neukölln
Weekends wouldn't be the same without Aishah Bennett's soul-restoring brunches (killer pancakes, great Bloody Marys), but swinging by this seductively lit…
South Bank
Run by the founders of hop emporium Utobeer, Rake has an astonishing selection of suds, including rare brews impossible to find anywhere else in town…
New Orleans
A neighborhood bar – a very good one at that – with a mostly college and post-college crowd attracted by two pool tables and a commendable beer selection…
Calgary
Built in a 1900s style, with the original distillery's lumber used for the top floor and an actual waterwheel churning outside, the Barley Mill draws…
Salt Lake City
With shared wooden tables and more than 140 beers and 13 sausage styles, Beer Bar is a hip little slice of Bavaria in Salt Lake City. The crowd is diverse…
Guadalajara
Tucked away on a side street on the eastern side of the Centro Histórico is this bohemian bar, cafe and live-music venue. One of the city’s coolest…
Srimangal & Around
After the success of his first tea cabin, tea-maker extraordinaire Romesh Ram Gour, has opened a second cabin further along the same road. Again the main…
Montréal
A mix of cafe, cocktail bar and bistro, Le Darling is a one-stop spot for top-notch drinks and bistro-quality eats. Straddling a corner on Blvd St-Laurent…
Chicago
This classy joint in the Drake Hotel opened the day after Prohibition was repealed. It offers a taste of old Chicago: burgundy-colored leather booths, old…
Brisbane
Hidden away in industrial Albion, this is one of the city's top micro-roasteries, with a trio of signature blends and a handful of single origins sourced…
Vieste
Vieste's go-to for aperitivi is this popular spot where locals line their refreshing drinks up on a rustic sea wall. Look forward to ocean views on the…
Gold Coast
It's Professor Green in the library with a cocktail in this darkened semisecret speakeasy at the rear of the Loose Moose. Dress up and be prepared for…
Popayán
On the outskirts of town, this vibrant neighborhood salsa place is as authentic as it gets. Take a seat in one of the vintage booths beneath the hundreds…
New Orleans
From the street, this scruffy pub looks like a nothing-special neighborhood dive. But with more than 40 beers on tap and another 135-odd in bottles, plus…
Trujillo
This locals’ favorite shouldn’t be a secret. The tall, wood-paneled walls covered in artsy posters and the classic marble-top bar feel like a cross…
San Sebastián
San Sebastián's top club, a classic disco housed in a grand seafront complex, sets the stage for memorable beachside partying. The club action kicks in…
Victoria
Well hidden out the back of Get Naked Espresso, this awesome red-brick courtyard with decking and plants has a shack bar doing craft beers on tap and $17…
Budapest
This ruin pub, set in a former glass-blowing workshop, has three sections: a cafe, a wine bar with tapas (890Ft to 1390Ft) and the reason we come...a bar…
Alexandria
You can smell the coffee from half a block away. This old-fashioned coffee retailer would be in a museum anywhere else in the world. Dominated by huge…
Toronto
This historic hotel revels in Toronto's avant-garde arts scene. The Gladstone Ballroom sustains offbeat DJs, poetry slams, jazz, book readings, alt…
Corsica
In theory it’s a shop-cum-wine bar, selling fine wines and fresh almonds from the Clos Antonino estate, but the reason everyone stops in at this little…
Vilnius
The Užupis branch of this local institution is an atmospheric wooden shack decorated with antlers, carvings and assorted bric-a-brac. There are around a…
Kraków
The name harkens back to bawdy New York of the 1980s, and the Scena54 dance club is aimed at older guests (here meaning 30s to 50s), who might still have…