Martini cocktails, martini bars and martini culture
If you believe that a small city like Bologna cannot have a first-class Martini Bar, take a stroll to Kartabianka. Recently opened by three of the best bartenders in Italy, this is the place to be for some serious drinking in town. Go there at the aperitivo time and enjoy some quite chatting with professional …
On the seventh floor of the Rinascente classic mall in Milano, from the terrace of this bar you get a unique view of the Duomo, feeling you could touch it. The ambience if chic and relaxed, the Martinis are pretty good, and can be followed by a good lunch on the terrace, by some sushi …
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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 …
The Sazerac Bar, in the old and classy Roosvelt Hotel in New Orleans, is a historic bar where the famous (at least in New Orleans) Sazerac cocktail was invented. If you are into Martinis, I suggest you do not get a Sazerac or you'll feel like being surrounded by sugar. The bar is very good, …
Another amazing skybar in Bangkok, on the 61st floor of the Bayan Tree 5 stars Hotel. The 360° view on the city is breathtaking, the bar is open air on a corner of the terrace, it feels like drinking Martini in the sky. Unmissable. Staying for dinner can be quite expensive, but worth. Again, as …
With no doubts one of the best skybars in the world, on the 64th floor of the State Tower in Bangkok, it is an elegant and unique bar. The bar is open air, the view is astonishing, the service and the Martinis list are impressive. The South East Asian Martini, with lichi and ginger, deserves …
Born out of a joint venture between D&G and Martini and in the hearth of the fashion district in the centre of Milan, the D&G Martini Bar is a must for Martini fans visiting Italy. The place is wonderful, with a huge glass chandelier in the middle of the room (if you try to take …
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Classy small bar in a 5 star hidden beautiful Hotel in St James, London. The story says that Ian Fleming was inspired here for the famous Martini that always accompanies Mr Bond. To keep the tradition alive, the perfect Italian bartender cwill invite you to a Vesper Martini, that uses the original Ian Fleming's favourite …
The name was promising, and this London bar is indeed fun and crowded. The Martini? Absolutely below expectations. Strange way of stirring, launcing the gin from 1 meter into the glass, what a shock... Pretty unique way, but absolutely not my kind. Classic Martini rate: 4/10.
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.
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