Restaurant Find: Bar Lourinhã Melbourne
1 / 1 ( 1 vote ) Set behind Melbourne’s iconic Hotel Windsor, amidst an array of bars and restaurants is Bar Lourinhã, a Mediterranean inspired restaurant that has become a modern institution. Executive chef Matt McConnell and his wife Jo Gamvros opened Bar Lourinhã in 2006. The menu is concise and made to share, […]
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Wine Bar Find: Sager + Wilde London
Eat here, drink here, date here. The exposed brick walls, wooden floors and high windows of Sager + Wilde London are the perfect backdrop for the aforementioned activities, and that’s all before delving into the carefully crafted, by-the-glass wine list. Opened in 2013 after a successful stint as a pop-up in Shoreditch, husband and wife […]
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Café Find: Hyde & Son Edinburgh
James Wise is pretty damn serious about coffee. Granted, he’s also the 2017 London Coffee Master champion and has a history with coffee (including at the now-defunct China Plate Espresso in London). And now, at the helm of Hyde & Son Edinburgh ”“ the café on the ground floor of apart-hotel Eden Locke ”“ he’s […]
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Cool Bar Find: Bar Basquiat Amsterdam
Yet another hotspot ”“ this one named in honour of the great American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat ”“ has popped up in the achingly cool, ever up-and-coming, Amsterdam Oost. Bar Basquiat effortlessly captures the spirit of the neo-expressionist painter, with his bold and captivating work”¯ingrained in the distressed metal and paint-splattered concrete of the Studio Modijefsky-designed […]
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Bar Find: Bar Goto NYC
At Bar Goto on the Lower East Side, you can trust that you’re in good hands. It’s owned by Kenta Goto who moved to Manhattan from Tokyo 15 years ago; mastered mixology during a 7-year stint at The Pegu Club; and has now combined Japanese sensibilities and his cocktail expertise to open a modern and […]
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Bar Find: Mr. Fong’s NYC
Situated directly underneath the Manhattan Bridge in NYC’s Chinatown is Mr Fong’s, a laid back new watering hole that harks back to the gritty streets of The Godfather while at the same time catering to a crowd of young, hip New Yorkers à la Lena Dunham’s Girls. The un-marked door on the corner of Market and […]
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Craft Beer Bar Find: Mikkeller & Friends Copenhagen
Take one step into Mikkeller & Friends and your eyes will instantly light up. That design collaboration between Rum4 and Studio-K resulting in the walls, floors, ceilings and bar tops being generously covered in a refreshing Turks and Caicos blue, clearly hit the nail on the head. Add an attractive and minimalistic pairing with natural […]
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Cocktail Bar Find: Lidkoeb Copenhagen
When the owners of Ruby, Copenhagen’s most renowned cocktail institution found a free-standing, heritage listed building (once an 18th century apothecary lab) hidden in a back alley behind a supermarket, they turned it into Lidkoeb ”“ now one of the city’s most stylish watering holes. Situated in Copenhagen’s boho neighborhood Vesterbro, Lidkoeb begins with a […]
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Cocktail Bar Find: Vesper Bar Bangkok
When hunting for a place to imbibe in Bangkok, many newcomers make the rookie mistake of heading to Sukhumvit Soi 11.  With flashing neon and endless options, the famed street is bustling with activity, but cocktail connoisseurs will leave Soi 11 thirsty and underwhelmed. Steer your tuk tuk instead to Silom’s Soi Convent where one-year-old Vesper Cocktail Bar […]
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Restaurant Find: Happy Ending NYC
A former dive bar, and former-former ”˜massage parlor’, cheekily-titled Happy Ending has been reimagined as an intimate downtown restaurant and nightspot. Psychedelic striped wallpaper and touches of Miami kitsch create a flirty Mad-Men-esque vibe, and the live jazz band in the evenings keep it decidedly loungey. The dinner menu features French classics with a retro […]
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