Martini cocktails, martini bars and martini culture
A poshy restaurant and bar in Santo Domingo, the Mitre is the place to go to experience some dominican high-society fauna. It has a nice terrace, wonderful food and more than decent martinis. The music volume is high and the place gets crowded after dinner, all in all, it deserves a visit if you are …
Ubud, the wonderful cultural heart of Bali, has many extremely nice bars and restaurants, many of  which serving Martinis, but to be fair the Bali bartenders tend to mistreat our cocktail:  they love to shake and shake and shake, and they often add some Dry Martini at the end  of the preparation... After trying many …
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The Bombay Club is a New Orleans miracle: you walk 3 minutes away from the noisy, crowded, lively, colored and crazy Bourbon Street and you enter in a space of relax, soft music, and especially fantastic drinks. The website site says "A leather bound martini list contains over 100 different specialty martinis, each stirred—not shaken—to …
Beautiful spot on the Caribbean sea close to the beach of Boca Chica. A poshy restaurant with faboulous seafood and good atmosphere, and all in all good tropical martinis. You can have a swim in between drinks, or lay down on the lounges while sipping your cocktail or eating some perfect mariscos or pescado. The …
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Istanbul is full of bars of any kind, from the popular tavern with raki and mezè, to the London-style club to the classy cocktail bar. But a few are so unique as the rooftop bar at the Anemon Hotel. Finding the place is easy, just head for the Galata Tower, a landmark in the city, …
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They say that from the Ricks's Cafe you can enjoy the best sunset of the whole Caribbean. And you can do this while sitting in one of the tables in the pool, sipping a Martini with your feet in chilly water, with the Caribbean sea in front of you, being surrounded by a big crew …
The Martini Hour 