Grand Prize Bar
Grand Prize Bar is pretty much Cheers, but only if you replace Norm and Cliff with every off-duty chef and barman in the city of Houston. Equal parts serious cocktail…
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Moving Sidewalk
Watching bartender Alex Gregg’s evolution over his time behind Houston bars has been akin to watching the evolution of Houston itself. He’s moved through the flush of a newfound love…
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Bar Marqués
The tapas-themed Restaurant Marqués, located in Kreuzberg’s Graefekiez, isn’t exactly hidden, but you might not suspect that its basement contains a small, very civilized cocktail bar. However the cosy Bar…
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Buck and Breck
This small cocktail bar—which recently earned the distinction of best bar in Germany at the Mixology awards—has a devoted following among those who know how to find it. Although it…
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Bouligny Tavern
Yes, the crowd can get a little pretentious sometimes, but the stable roster of solid cocktails and swanky, mid-century ambiance quickly allows the high-and-mighty to fade into the woodwork. A…
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Loa
With enough paisley-embossed velvet floor pillows and drippy, sensual lighting to make even the least romantic person swoon, Loa was a cocktail bar before New Orleans had a solid modern…
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Straight Law
From the team behind Brookline's Spanish haunt Taberna de Haro, Straight Law is named for a Savoy Cocktail Book drink that includes both sherry and gin—the bar's first two loves.…
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SoBou
Located inside the W Hotel in the French Quarter, the ultra-modern look and bright lights of SoBou feels as if a fleet of sexy extraterrestrials had designed it. But the…
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The Gin Corner
In June 2013, Patrick Pistolesi—of Barnum Café fame—took over the Hotel Adriano’s lobby bar, and refashioned it into a gin emporium. It's now Italy’s largest gin collection, featuring more than…
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