Martini cocktails, martini bars and martini culture
The bar of the Dukes Hotel is without any doubt one of the world temples of the Martini, serving between 300 and 350 Martinis per night, an incredible number for such a tiny bar. Hosted in a 5 star beautiful Hotel in London, in a rather hidden street of the St James quarter, this is …
In the 50s the Harry's Bar was the heart bar of the Dolce Vita in Rome. Today the place deserves a visit for both the decadent atmosphere and for the good cocktails. The Martini is served with chilled gin in a chilled glass, with no stirring at all. Classic Martini rate: 7/10.
In the old days a famous bar for leftist east-Berlin intellectual, the Wuurgengel (the name comes from El angel exterminador by Luis Buñuel, 1962) has still plenty of groove: go there at 7pm to enjoy a quite Martini, and stay until late to see the place getting crowded with very interesting people. In between you can …
At the border of San Telmo, the Tango barrio of BsAs, the Doppel Bar is said to be the best cocktail place in town. In my opinion, this is very true: a special art noveau environment, perfect music, marvellous cocktails prepared with selected ingredients. The young and wise bartender will bring you along a drinking tour, …
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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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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Let's be clear, the Dry Martini is not only one of the temples of the Martini in the world, but one of my VERY top bars on the planet. Opened in 1978 by famous catalan bartender Pedro Carbonell and later brought to world fame by Javier de las Muelas, the "Martineria", as natives call it, …
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 …
"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 …
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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The Martini Hour 