Beautiful bar in uptown Barcelona, this is a temple of Martini. Opened in 1978 by famous catalan bartender Javier de las Muelas, the "Martineria", as natives call it, is a whole Martini experience and an excuse to visit Barcelona. Perfect music, fantastic bartenders (old style Catalan guys), and especially a cure in every ingredient and …
L’Archiduc, Brussels, Belgium
Probably the best bar in Brussels, L'Archiduc is there since 1937. You ring a bell on the street and you enter into a wonderful art deco bar, with high roofs, balcomies and a coda piano in the very middle. The atmosphere is informal but classy, the music is perfect - from jazz to funky to …