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41. The Bamboo Bar
Bangkok's first jazz venue, opened in 1947 inside the Mandarin Oriental, with nightly live bands and inventive cocktails in a 1950s setting.
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42. The Jerry Thomas Project
Opened in 2010 by a group of bartenders, this hidden speakeasy off Corso Vittorio Emanuele revives forgotten styles of mixing classic cocktails.
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43. The SG Club
The SG Group's multi-level Shibuya cocktail bar, blending Japanese and Western drinking culture, with a casual ground floor and a moody basement.
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44. Troubadour
Doug Weston's Troubadour has hosted live music on Santa Monica Boulevard since 1957, and it was where Elton John played his first American show in 1970.
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45. A Ginjinha
A tiny counter bar on Largo de São Domingos that has poured ginjinha, Lisbon's sour cherry liqueur, since it was opened by a Galician named Espinheira in 1840.
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46. Alice Cheongdam
A speakeasy inspired by Alice in Wonderland, reached through a flower shop and down a narrow stair, ranked 13th on Asia's 50 Best Bars in 2026.
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47. Babylon
Istanbul's landmark live music venue, founded in 1999 and based since 2015 in the former Bomonti beer factory, hosting jazz, rock, electronic and world music.
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48. Blue Note Tokyo
The Tokyo outpost of New York's famous jazz club, hosting international and Japanese artists in an Aoyama supper-club setting with full dinner service.
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49. Café Caprice
Facing the beach on Camps Bay's Victoria Road, Café Caprice is a long-running bar and restaurant where sunset drinks turn into dinner and dancing.
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50. Café Hoppe
A brown café on the Spui that has served drinks since 1670, with old gin and liqueur barrels behind the bar and a terrace on the square.
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51. Crimson Bar & Grill
A chic rooftop restaurant and bar on a quiet Nile-facing street in Zamalek, with creative cocktails, steaks and grilled fish and open river views.
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52. Freni e Frizioni
A popular Trastevere cocktail bar near Piazza Trilussa, Freni e Frizioni opens every day until late and draws a crowd for aperitivo.
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53. Jamboree
A cellar music club under the arcades of Plaça Reial, mixing nightly concerts of jazz, blues and more with late club nights.
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54. Kitchener’s Carvery Bar
Kitchener's on Juta Street is one of Johannesburg's oldest bars, with pressed ceilings and wood panelling, known today for DJs, live bands and a relaxed student crowd.
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55. Kosybar
A restaurant, bar and café in a riad on the edge of the Mellah near El Badi Palace, known for sunset drinks and cocktails on its terraces.
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56. Le Perchoir Ménilmontant
The original Perchoir rooftop bar, on the seventh floor of an industrial building in Ménilmontant, with views across to Sacré-Cœur.
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57. Live Spot RAG
A live music venue at Kiyamachi-Sanjo that has hosted jazz, fusion, Brazilian, blues and other bands since 1981.
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58. Long Bar
The Raffles Singapore bar where the Singapore Sling was created in 1915, with plantation-style décor and a tradition of peanut shells on the floor.
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59. McSorley’s Old Ale House
Dating from 1854, this sawdust-floored East Village tavern serves its own house ale and is one of New York's oldest continuously run bars.
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60. Monkey Bar
A cocktail bar on the 10th floor of the 25hours Hotel Bikini Berlin, with views over the city, the Tiergarten and the monkey enclosure of Berlin Zoo.
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