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Posted on September 17, 2009February 17, 2019

Rooftop bar @ Hotel Electra, Thessaloniki, Greece

Thessaloniki is full of bars, with a really nice athmosphere (don't miss the Kalamaria area). But if you look for a proper Martini, we humbly suggest you climb up to the rooftop bar of the Hotel Electra. This possibly is the most classic hotel in town, and allows you couple your drink with one of the …

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Posted on September 16, 2009February 17, 2019

Dry Martini, Barcelona, Spain

Beautiful bar in uptown Barcelona, this is a temple of Martini. Opened in 1978 by famous catalan bartender Javier de las Muelas, the "Martineria", as natives call it, is a whole Martini experience and an excuse to visit Barcelona. Perfect music, fantastic bartenders (old style Catalan guys), and especially a cure in every ingredient and …

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Posted on September 10, 2009February 17, 2019

Andres Carne de Res, Bogota, Colombia

Well, Andres Carne de Res is not a Martini bar, it is a circus, a daylight dream, a  world exhibition of human intelligent craziness. You still can get a Martini there, so here we go. You have to travel some 45 minutes to the outskirts of Bogota to reach it, and once you are there …

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Posted on August 19, 2009February 17, 2019

Bar Brahma, Sao Paulo, Brazil

"Alguma coisa acontece no meu coração. Que só quando cruza a Ipiranga e a avenida São João...". Caetano Veloso names the corner of Ipiranga and San Joao, downtown Sao Paulo, in one of his marvellous songs, and in this vey corner you will find one of the most lively, musical, and enjoyable bars you can …

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Posted on July 26, 2009February 17, 2019

Rooftop Bar, Anemon Hotel, Istanbul, Turkey

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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Posted on July 19, 2009February 17, 2019

Bar Fleurs, Paris, France

What is the most chic city in the world? Before you reply, think of a city that hosts a bar that is also a very high-end flowers shop, and that serves only top-level champagne and vodka. Well, this bar is in Paris, and you got your answer. The incredible thing is that the Bar Fleurs …

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Posted on July 6, 2009February 17, 2019

Sky Bar, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The SkyBar in the Traders Hotel in KL "offers guests the ultimate in cool drinks and intoxicating views, all in a very chic and cosmopolitan atmosphere", as the website suggests. Duting the day the bar is the hotel Spa, that is why a nice pool lays in the middle of the room. In any case, …

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Posted on February 1, 2009February 17, 2019

Rick’s Cafe, Negril, Jamaica

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 …

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Posted on January 3, 2009February 17, 2019

New York Bar, Tokyo, Japan

Did you like the movie "Lost in translation"? If so, you should not miss the bar where one of the most wonderful scenes has been taken, the New York Bar on the top of the Hyatt Hotel in Tokyo, at the 52nd floor (235m up in the air!!). You have not seen the film? Never …

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Posted on September 1, 2008February 17, 2019

Sky Bar, Vienna, Austria

A very classic bar in the centre of Vienna. Forget Mozart and Sissi, take an elevator until the last floor of the building in front of the most central and beauttiful church of the city, and you'll be in the Sky Bar, a top-level american bar with fantastic bartenders and with a nice atmosphere (apart …

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