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Singapore, Singapore
Positioned on North Canal Road in Singapore's Boat Quay corridor, Convivial has earned consecutive Star Wine List recognition in 2025 and 2026, placing it among the city's more serious wine-focused drinking destinations. The address sits within easy reach of the Clarke Quay bar belt but operates at a different register, one defined by programme depth rather than volume.
Cape Town, South Africa
Cooper Wine Bar on Main Road in Sea Point has carved out a role as the neighbourhood's go-to address for South African wine, pairing a well-curated list with an atmosphere that sits comfortably between relaxed local haunt and serious wine destination. The selection skews toward domestic producers, making it a practical entry point for anyone looking to understand what the Cape Winelands are producing right now.
Bengaluru, India
Ranked #38 on Asia's Best Bars 2023, Copitas is one of Bangalore's most decorated cocktail addresses, operating evenings Tuesday through Sunday from a venue on Bellary Road in Ganganagar. The bar holds a 4., placing it among the city's most consistently rated drinking destinations. For the India bar circuit, it is a reference point.
Fort Wayne, United States
Copper Spoon occupies two levels of a downtown Fort Wayne address on West Jefferson Boulevard, combining an extensive spirit collection with precisely constructed cocktail menus. The bar has earned recognition as one of the city's most serious cocktail destinations, where the drinks program is matched by a food offering designed to complement rather than compete with the glass. A deliberate, hospitality-forward operation in a market still defining its premium bar culture.
London, United Kingdom
Cork and Bottle is a long-running wine bar on Cranbourn Street in London's West End, recognised by Star Wine List in 2026. Its basement setting and broad bottle selection have made it a fixture among wine drinkers in an area better known for theatre crowds and passing trade. For those planning ahead, the format rewards curiosity over convention.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Cork Vinbar in Frederiksberg holds a 2026 Star Wine List award, placing it among Denmark's recognised natural and low-intervention wine destinations. Set on Henrik Steffens Vej, the bar draws a neighbourhood crowd serious about what's in the glass. It operates within Copenhagen's growing vinbar scene, where provenance-led pours and minimal-footprint sourcing have reshaped how the city drinks.
Stockholm, Sweden
A wine bar and restaurant on Gamla Stan's Stora Nygatan, Cork Vinbar takes an unusual editorial position in Stockholm's natural wine scene: Portugal anchors the list while the kitchen leans Mediterranean, pulling mostly from Italy. The combination is deliberate rather than eclectic, and the room's relaxed, unhurried character fits the format well. For a city with strong wine-bar options, Cork holds its own on specificity alone.
Bilbao, Spain
On Bilbao's Pozas bar strip, Cork Wine Bar concentrates 80-plus wine references into a small, unhurried room that operates differently from the pintxos-and-txakoli rhythm around it. The list skews toward Spanish appellations with depth beyond the obvious, making it the reference stop on the street for anyone prioritising the glass over the plate.
Stockholm, Sweden
On a cobblestone stretch of Gamla Stan, Corner Club Rescued by Sovel occupies the quieter end of Stockholm's craft cocktail conversation. The address at Lilla Nygatan 16 places it squarely in the old city's bar circuit, where format discipline and technical focus count for more than square footage. An address worth knowing for anyone working through Stockholm's serious drinking scene.
Stockholm, Sweden
Corvina Enoteca sits on Kornhamnstorg in Stockholm's Old Town, holding a 2026 Star Wine List award that places it among Sweden's most seriously curated wine addresses. The format skews toward wine-led evenings rather than destination dining, drawing a clientele that returns for the list's depth rather than novelty. For those who know Stockholm's bar and wine scene, it serves as a reliable anchor in the Gamla Stan corridor.
Cancún, Mexico
Côt Winehood occupies a quiet corner of Cancún's Cumbres residential district, stocking a range of French and Italian labels alongside wines from Hungary, Mexico, the United States, Australia, and South Africa — a breadth that sets it apart from the resort-strip bottle shops that dominate the city's wine retail. For anyone looking beyond the hotel minibar or the same Malbec at every restaurant, this is a practical and genuinely interesting stop.
Tel Aviv, Israel
Côte on Ahad Ha'Am Street brings a wine-forward sensibility to one of Tel Aviv's most active dining corridors, recognised by Star Wine List in 2026 for the depth and curation of its cellar program. The address places it squarely in the city's mid-to-southern neighbourhood, where the bar scene has grown increasingly serious about provenance and glass selection. For visitors already tracking Tel Aviv's wine bar tier, Côte is a credible reference point.
Kyoto, Japan
A classic Champagne bar on the fourth floor of a Gion address, Coupe de Champagne brings a European wine tradition into one of Kyoto's most historically layered districts. The selection spans grower producers and prestige cuvées, with a setting that contrasts the cobblestone atmosphere below. For visitors combining Gion's temple-and-teahouse circuit with serious wine drinking, it occupies a singular niche.
London, United Kingdom
Coupette on Bethnal Green Road has built a reputation as one of East London's most serious cocktail addresses, drawing drinkers who track bar programmes rather than postcodes. The format is deceptively low-key: a neighbourhood room on a working-class stretch of E2 that happens to run one of the capital's more considered drinks lists, with a particular strength in Calvados and French-inflected spirits.
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Courtroom brings Hong Kong’s Central bar culture into a moodier register: late-opening, design-led, and better suited to measured drinking than spectacle. Its Graham Street setting places it inside the city’s dense after-dark circuit, where cocktail rooms compete on atmosphere, recognition, and the ability to hold a room past dinner.
Westminster, United States
Cracovia Polish-American Restaurant and Bar sits at 8121 W 94th Ave in Westminster, Colorado, occupying a niche that few Front Range establishments attempt: the overlap of Polish culinary tradition and American bar culture. For visitors seeking something outside the suburban chain circuit, it represents a distinct change of register in a city where that kind of specificity is not always easy to find.
Vannes, France
A Star Wine List-recognised bar in Vannes, Crapule occupies the medieval heart of Brittany's walled capital, where the wine programme has earned independent critical attention in a city more often celebrated for its seafood than its glass. The address on Rue Porte Poterne places it within the old town's stone-fronted streets, where serious drinking sits quietly alongside centuries of coastal tradition.
Paris, France
Cravan occupies a quietly serious position in the 16th arrondissement's dining fabric, at 17 Rue Jean de la Fontaine. The address places it within one of Paris's most architecturally coherent residential quarters, where the dining room format tends toward intimacy over spectacle. For visitors working through Paris's broader fine dining geography, Cravan represents the neighbourhood's considered, low-profile register.
Portland, United States
Crown Jewel occupies a well-earned position on Portland, Maine's Congress Street bar scene.. It sits within a city whose cocktail culture has grown steadily more deliberate in recent years, making this address a useful reference point for anyone mapping the city's serious drinking spots.
Brisbane, Australia
Cru Bar & Cellar on James Street in Fortitude Valley holds a Star Wine List award for 2026, placing it among a small tier of Australian bars recognised specifically for wine program depth. The address puts it at the centre of Brisbane's most concentrated hospitality precinct, making it a natural reference point for serious wine drinking in the city.
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Crushed Wine Bar + Retail occupies a ground-floor shopfront on Second Street in Sai Ying Pun, combining a drinking space with a retail wine offer in one of Hong Kong's most wine-literate neighbourhoods. The bar holds a 2026 Star Wine List award, placing it among a small peer group of Hong Kong wine destinations recognised for list depth and curation.
Seoul, South Korea
A natural wine bar in Apgujeong with a courtyard terrace that functions as one of Seoul's more considered Italian drinking destinations. House-made pasta and bread accompany a wine list that sits outside the conventional Korean restaurant playbook. The address puts it in Cheongdam-dong, close to Gangnam's bar circuit but oriented toward a slower, wine-led evening.
Stockholm, Sweden
On Styrmansgatan in Östermalm, Cuculo holds a Star Wine List award for 2026, placing it among Stockholm's more considered destinations for wine-led dining. The address sits in one of the city's quieter residential stretches, where the drinking tends to be deliberate rather than performative. It rewards visitors who treat the glass as the point, not the afterthought.
Nizza Monferrato, Italy
A late-night fixture in Nizza Monferrato where oysters, Champagne, and good company routinely push evenings past midnight. Cugini di Torino operates outside the conventions of Piedmont's more formal dining tradition, occupying a register that is deliberately casual and self-directed. It rewards those who show up without expectations and leave having ordered more than they planned.
Cape Town, South Africa
Culture Wine Bar on Bree Street has held Star Wine List recognition every year from 2022 through 2026, placing it among Cape Town's most consistently acknowledged wine destinations. The bar operates at the centre of the city's most active drinking strip, where the focus sits firmly on the glass rather than the spectacle. Five consecutive annual awards signal a programme that has earned sustained critical attention.
Lima, Peru
One of Lima's few dedicated wine bars, Curador occupies a low-key corner of Miraflores with a format built around personalised glass-by-glass curation. The approach is deliberately conversational: staff read the room and the drinker, then pour accordingly. In a city better known for pisco and cocktail theatre, Curador operates in a quieter, more considered register.
San Sebastián, Spain
Positioned steps from Zurriola beach, Curdelon Wine Bar has emerged as one of San Sebastián's more talked-about additions to the city's drinking scene. Modern and bright where most Basque bars lean dark and traditional, it offers a considered glass-of-wine experience in a city better known for txakoli and pintxos culture. A useful counterpoint to the Old Town circuit.
Porto, Portugal
Curioso Cocktail Bar occupies a restored townhouse on Rua de Ferreira Borges in Porto's historic centre. The programme emphasises technique-driven drinks and Portuguese ingredients, positioning it inside the city's specialist cocktail tier rather than the port-bar tradition that defines much of Porto's bar identity.
Singapore, Singapore
D. Bespoke on Bukit Pasoh Road has appeared in Asia's 50 Best Bars every year from 2016 to 2021, reaching as high as #13 on the regional list. The bar's back bar depth and spirits-led approach place it among Singapore's most serious drinking destinations, drawing a crowd that comes to explore rather than simply order. Located in the Tanjong Pagar conservation district, it sits within walking distance of several other bars that define the city's cocktail identity.
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
D's Wine Bar in Damansara Kim has earned Star Wine List recognition for 2026, placing it among a small peer group of serious wine destinations in the Klang Valley. Located on Jalan SS 20/10 in Petaling Jaya's quieter residential-commercial fringe, it operates in a register that prioritises the glass over the spectacle — a format that suits the neighbourhood's low-key, repeat-visitor character.
Helsinki, Finland
A wine-forward bistro on Dagmarinkatu in central Helsinki, Dagmar Bistro & Wine Bar holds a 2026 Star Wine List recognition that positions it among Finland's more seriously curated wine addresses. The format reads as neighbourhood anchor as much as destination bar, drawing a local crowd alongside visitors seeking a considered glass in relaxed surroundings.
Verona, Italy
A longstanding wine bar on Via IV Novembre, just across the Adige from Verona's historic centre, Dal Zovo sits among a stretch of fashionable addresses that have made this bank of the river a credible alternative to the tourist-heavy centro storico. The bar draws a local crowd for wine by the glass, with the kind of low-key authority that comes from years of service rather than recent hype.
London, United Kingdom
A neighbourhood wine bar and shop in the heart of Dalston, Dan's operates around communal tables, free-flowing wine, and the kind of unhurried conversation that has made it a fixture in N1's drinking scene. Two large communal tables set the format: this is a place designed for sharing bottles and time, not ticking through a cocktail menu. The wine shop element means bottles leave as purchases as often as they do as pours.
New York City, United States
Dandelion is a wine bar on Christopher Street in Greenwich Village, recognised by Star Wine List 2026, that operates as a genuine neighbourhood anchor in one of Manhattan's most storied stretches. Its West Village positioning places it among a small tier of bars where the list drives loyalty rather than foot traffic, and where regulars return not for the occasion but for the routine.
Linz, Austria
Das Goldene Einhorn occupies a historic address on Rathausgasse 9 in central Linz, placing it among the city's established dining addresses rather than its newer creative wave. Positioned between Linz's formal fine-dining tier and its more casual regional tables, it holds a particular place in the old-town fabric.
Madrid, Spain
A twice-awarded Star Wine List recipient on Calle de la Palma in Madrid's Malasaña district, De Vinos operates in the tradition of serious Spanish wine bars where the glass is the point and the food exists to extend the conversation. Consecutive Star Wine List recognition in 2024 and 2026 places it among a small peer group of Madrid bars where the list is the draw, not the décor.
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Dead Poets belongs to Central’s after-work and late-night drinking circuit, where compact rooms, sharp service and bartender-led choices matter more than spectacle. Its Aberdeen Street position puts it close to Soho’s restaurant traffic, making it a stronger pick for a cocktail before or after dinner than for a long, itinerary-heavy night out.
Dartmouth, Canada
One of the first serious cocktail bars to open in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Dear Friend Bar on Portland Street operates in a snug European café format with bentwood bar stools and a programme built on culinary technique. Drinks like the clarified Almond Croissant Old Fashioned and the savoury Sgt. Pepperoni reposado Martini give the bar a distinct creative identity, backed by local beer, cider, and a wine list with real character.
Sydney, Australia
A Potts Point wine bar with consecutive Star Wine List recognition in 2021 and 2026, Dear Sainte Éloise sits in the neighbourhood's quieter, more considered drinking tier. The Orwell Street address places it away from the Kings Cross corridor, drawing a crowd that comes specifically for the list rather than the foot traffic. It operates as a reference point for serious wine drinking on the inner-city eastern fringe.
Denver, United States
Death & Co's Denver outpost, ranked 36th on North America's Best Bars 2022, operates inside RiNo's Ramble Hotel with a program built on technical precision and a drinks list deep enough to reward repeat visits. Open daily from 7:30am through 2:00am, it covers more hours than most dedicated cocktail bars in the city. A 4.,600 reviews signals consistent execution across the full service window.
Altensteig, Germany
A congress hotel in the Black Forest town of Altensteig that earned Star Wine List recognition in 2026, DEKRA Congresshotel sits at an address more commonly associated with professional gatherings than serious drinking. That recognition signals a wine and drinks programme operating above the expectations of its format — worth factoring in for anyone passing through the Schwarzwald corridor.
Moscow, Russia
Delicatessen earned three consecutive placements on the World's 50 Best Bars list between 2013 and 2015, reaching as high as 32nd globally, which places it among the small group of Moscow bars that shaped how the city's cocktail scene was understood internationally. The bar sits on Sadovaya-Karetnaya in central Moscow, where its food and drink programme operates as an integrated whole rather than two separate menus.
Bern, Switzerland
Delinat Weinbar on Spitalgasse sits within Bern's compact but serious wine bar circuit, recognised by Star Wine List in 2026. The Delinat name carries weight in Swiss organic and biodynamic wine retail, and the bar format extends that commitment into a poured-by-the-glass context. For Bern's wine-focused crowd, it occupies a distinct position between casual bottle shop and dedicated tasting venue.
Jyväskylä, Finland
DeLorean occupies a courtyard address on Kauppakatu in central Jyväskylä, placing it inside a city that has quietly built one of Finland's more interesting mid-size dining scenes. The venue sits at an address where the surrounding built environment does as much editorial work as the menu. For visitors working through Finnish regional dining beyond the Helsinki corridor, it warrants attention.
Berlin, Germany
A small French wine bar beside Clärchens Ballhaus on Auguststraße, Der Kleine August brings a focused, quality-led approach to Mitte's drinking scene. The format is intimate and deliberate: precise pours, warm service, and a room with enough character to make the wine taste better. In a district full of concept-heavy openings, this one earns attention through restraint.
Madrid, Spain
On a narrow street in Madrid's Barrio de las Letras, Devil's Cut occupies a position in the city's bar scene that rewards those who pay attention to the details of craft, collaboration, and service. The address on Calle del León places it within walking distance of the capital's most celebrated dining rooms, making it a natural companion to an evening in one of Spain's most concentrated fine-dining neighbourhoods.
Bozeman, United States
Devil’s Toboggan is a 2025 James Beard Award semifinalist for Outstanding Bar in Bozeman, MT.
Traben-Trarbach, Germany
On the Trarbach bank of the Mosel, Die Mosel puts the river at the centre of the drinking experience rather than the background. Arrive by boat or car and the draw is the same: a glass of local wine with an unobstructed view of the water. For a town that built its identity on Riesling, this is a natural starting point.
Porto Alegre, Brazil
A wine bar and restaurant on Padre Chagas, Porto Alegre's most wine-literate street, Dionisia holds a 2026 Star Wine List award that places it among Brazil's recognised specialists. The format pairs a considered drinks programme with a kitchen that supports rather than overshadows the glass. For Porto Alegre's Moinhos de Vento neighbourhood, it represents the serious end of the wine-bar category.
New York City, United States
The bar's around-the-clock format sets it apart from the neighbourhood's largely conventional late-night options, drawing a crowd that arrives after midnight as readily as at dinner hour.
Tacoma, United States
On Tacoma's 6th Avenue corridor, Dirty Oscar's Annex occupies the overlap between serious bar programming and food worth ordering. The room earns its reputation through a kitchen that treats the drinks list as a partner rather than an afterthought — a rarer proposition in the Pacific Northwest bar scene than it should be. Plan your visit around the evening hours when both sides of that equation are fully in motion.
London, United Kingdom
Disrepute occupies a basement address in Kingly Court, Carnaby, where the after-dark energy of Soho's western fringe meets a bar format built on deliberate restraint. The room pitches itself at a crowd that has moved past novelty cocktails and expects considered drinks programming in an intimate setting. It is the kind of address that earns its reputation quietly, through repeat visits rather than press launches.
Nantes, France
A cult address on Nantes' wine map, Divine Comédie at 4 Rue Suffren entered a new chapter in September 2025 when Aurélien Massé, who spent 14 years directing the wine programme across the Frenchie group in Paris, took over its curation. The rebrand carries a celestial twist on its previous identity, La Comédie, positioning it as one of the more credentialled wine bar appointments in western France.
Portland, United States
On SE Division Street, a few miles from central Portland, Division Wines has earned a place on every serious wine lover's itinerary in the city. The shop and tasting room operates as a neighbourhood anchor, drawing a loyal clientele that returns not for spectacle but for depth of selection and the kind of low-key expertise that doesn't announce itself. For visitors, it offers a more grounded introduction to Portland's drinking culture than the downtown bar circuit.
New York City, United States
Dave Arnold, Don Lee, and Greg Boehm's Existing Conditions redefined New York City mixology through scientific precision and warm hospitality. This Greenwich Village landmark showcased laboratory-grade techniques in drinks like the Carbonated Margarita and Clarified Milk Punch, proving that innovation and accessibility could create cocktail magic together.
Charleston, United States
It occupies a tier of Charleston drinking that sits apart from the high-volume tourist corridor, drawing a crowd that knows the difference. The address alone puts it within walking distance of the city's best blocks.
Toronto, Canada
Doc's Green Door Lounge on Dundas West has quietly become one of the Junction's most versatile drinking rooms, running from morning cortados through to late-night Martini service complete with blue-cheese brine and pearl onions. Natural wine, deep-cut cocktails, and icy pilsners share the same menu without any of them feeling out of place. This is a neighbourhood bar that happens to take its drinks seriously.
Porto, Portugal
Recognised by Star Wine List 2026, Dogma Wine Bar operates from a narrow address on Rua dos Caldeireiros in Porto's medieval Morro da Sé quarter — a street that has quietly become one of the city's most concentrated drinking destinations.
Seoul, South Korea
A five-table natural wine bar beside Yangjae Creek in Dogok-dong, Dogokokk has operated since 2019 as one of Seoul's quieter alternatives to the Itaewon and Gangnam bar circuit. The format is unhurried and conversational, with owner Dongwoo Choi typically present to guide the wine selection. It sits firmly in the low-key, neighbourhood-specialist tier of Seoul's growing natural wine scene.
Seoul, South Korea
Domaine Cheong Dam brings a French wine-and-cuisine sensibility to one of Seoul's most polished neighbourhoods, positioning itself as a considered alternative to the district's louder luxury outlets. Located in Cheongdam-dong, it draws a crowd that treats wine selection as seriously as the food pairing. The address alone signals a particular kind of evening: composed, European in reference, and priced for the Gangnam tier.
Taipei, Taiwan
A wine importer with a basement bar and retail floor in Da'an District, Domaine Wine Cellars occupies a considered space where serious bottles sit alongside the opportunity to drink them on the spot. The format places it in Taipei's quieter, wine-specialist tier rather than the cocktail-bar circuit, making it a useful stop for visitors who want to drink European-facing wine lists without the nightlife framing.
London, United Kingdom
Donovan Bar occupies a measured corner of Mayfair's hotel drinking circuit, holding a Top 500 Bars ranking of #55 (2025) and a World's 50 Best placement of #92 (2023). The room trades in considered craft rather than spectacle, with a 4.. For London bar-goers who prefer precision over performance, Albemarle Street delivers.
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Dornier Wine Estate sits on the Blaauwklippen Road corridor in Stellenbosch, where the Helderberg and Simonsberg ranges frame a working wine farm that draws visitors as much for its cellar as for its table. The estate positions itself within the upper tier of Stellenbosch farm experiences, where wine production and hospitality are treated as a single programme rather than separate offerings.
Gothenburg, Sweden
Dorsia Hotel & Restaurant occupies a well-worn address on Trädgårdsgatan in central Gothenburg, operating at the intersection of hotel hospitality and serious dining and drinking. The property sits within a city whose bar scene has grown considerably more technically ambitious over the past decade, and Dorsia holds a recognisable position in that conversation — drawing a crowd that comes as much for the atmosphere as for what's in the glass.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Dot Bar holds a place on the Top 500 Bars list for 2025, ranking at #475 — a signal that Ho Chi Minh City's District 1 drinking scene continues to push into international recognition. Located on Hai Bà Trưng in Bến Nghé, the bar sits at the intersection of a maturing cocktail culture and the city's appetite for precision drinks paired with considered food.
Sydney, Australia
Ranked #356 in the Top 500 Bars Best Bars 2025, Double Deuce Lounge occupies a quietly authoritative position on Bridge Street in Sydney's CBD. The bar sits within a broader shift in Australian cocktail culture toward considered, lower-profile rooms where the drinking does the talking. A reference point for serious bar-goers working through the city's best addresses.
London, United Kingdom
Dover Yard operates as the bar within 1 Hotel Mayfair, channelling the hotel group's regenerative ethos into a low-waste cocktail program set against feather-art installations and a calm, considered atmosphere. In a Mayfair corridor where hotel bars often default to gilded formality, this is a quieter proposition: ingredient-conscious drinks, warm service, and a room that earns its serenity rather than performing it.
Berlin, Germany
Opened in summer 2018 on Schönhauser Allee in Prenzlauer Berg, Dr Maury is a casual wine bar where the ritual of drinking well takes precedence over spectacle. Staff who treat wine as a genuine discipline rather than a selling point make the room feel like a neighbourhood regular's discovery. It sits in the quieter, more considered end of Berlin's bar scene.
Zürich, Switzerland
Dr. Zhivago Bar occupies a warm corner of Zurich's Altstadt, building its drinks program around a proprietary range of spirits displayed in striking glass columns behind the bar. The format places it in a small tier of Zurich bars that control their supply chain from distillation through to service. Find it at Bärengasse 29 in the 8001 postal district.
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Draft Land brings a tap-cocktail format to Causeway Bay, a neighbourhood where after-work drinking, late dinners, and cross-harbour nights often overlap. Its appeal is not ceremony but speed, clarity, and repeatability: a bar built for people who want a polished drink without turning the evening into a tasting-menu commitment.
Taipei, Taiwan
Angus Zou's revolutionary Draft Land Taipei serves Asia's first premium cocktails on tap, delivering mixologist-quality drinks like English Milk Punch and Oolong Tea Collins in seconds. This innovative concept transforms luxury cocktail culture through accessible elegance and rapid service.
Bergen, Norway
Dråpen Vinbar holds a Star Wine List recognition (2026), placing it among Bergen's most credentialed wine-focused bars. Situated on Vaskerelvsmauet in the city centre, it operates in a tier of specialist Norwegian wine bars where depth of list and format discipline carry more weight than scale or spectacle. A deliberate choice for wine-first drinking in Bergen.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Drinking & Healing occupies the second floor of a Nguyen Thai Binh address in District 1, where it has earned a place on Asia's 50 Best Bars list (ranked 99th in 2024). The bar trades in a concept that frames drinking as a restorative act, sitting within Ho Chi Minh City's more considered, ingredient-focused cocktail tier.
Sant'Agnello, Italy
Dry Martini Sorrento is the Majestic Palace Sorrento rooftop and lobby cocktail bar, listed separately from Dry Martini Barcelona.
Stockholm, Sweden
Dryck Vinbar sits on Swedenborgsgatan in Södermalm, Stockholm's most wine-literate neighbourhood, where warm interiors and well-stocked wine fridges set the tone for an evening built around small dishes, cheese, and charcuterie. The format is unhurried and deliberate: a place to drink thoughtfully and eat in the European wine-bar mode, without the ceremony of a full tasting menu or the noise of a cocktail bar.
London, United Kingdom
Ducksoup on Dean Street is Soho's most-referenced wine bar and the flagship of a small London group that includes Rawduck and Little Duck-The Picklery. The room is compact, the wine list natural-leaning, and the atmosphere reliably convivial. Plan ahead: the format rewards those who know what they are walking into.
Austin, United States
DuMont's Down Low sits below street level on West 4th Street in Austin's downtown bar corridor.. The basement format and deliberate separation from the sidewalk scene above give it a density of atmosphere that surface-level bars in the same block rarely match. It operates as one of downtown Austin's more consistently regarded drinking destinations.
New York City, United States
Dutch Kills earned back-to-back World's 50 Best Bars rankings in 2011 and 2012, placing it among a small cohort of New York bars to achieve that recognition from a Queens address rather than Manhattan. With a 4.,200 reviews, it has held its position in the serious cocktail conversation well beyond its peak press years — a reliable indicator of sustained execution rather than momentary hype.
Christchurch, New Zealand
Double Happy on Lichfield Street earned a place on the World's 50 Best Bars list in 2009, positioning Christchurch inside a global conversation about serious cocktail craft at a moment when New Zealand's bar scene was still finding its register.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Dvorni Bar opened on Dvorni trg in 2005 and is credited with resetting the expectations of Ljubljana's wine bar scene, introducing an international wine list at a time when the city centre offered little in that direction. Located a short walk from the Triple Bridge, it draws a mix of locals and visitors looking for serious wine in an unhurried setting. Check availability directly at the venue.
