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CLOSED | Mabel – For Rum Lovers, For Bar Lovers
Paris

CLOSED | Mabel – For Rum Lovers, For Bar Lovers

  • 10. June 2017
Mabel is still one of my favourite bars in Paris. My adventure last year was amazing. Warm welcome, perfect hospitality, rum as far as the eye can see and all...
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Gorilla Bar – Fine Drinking & Fun
Gorilla, Highly recommended, Southern Europe, Thessaloniki

Gorilla Bar – Fine Drinking & Fun

  • 1. June 2017
This is not my first visit to the second biggest city of Greece. It is hard to resist if one has ever tasted Greek hospitality. This is the reason why you...
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🇵🇹 Sun, Fun and Education at Lisbon Bar Show
Bar Shows, Lisbon

🇵🇹 Sun, Fun and Education at Lisbon Bar Show

  • 29. May 2017
Recently, someone asked me why I actually go to bar shows, even though I am “only” a cocktail lover. I am a very well educated cocktail enthusiast and bar shows are...
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Becketts Kopf – A bar to refine your senses
Becketts Kopf, Berlin, Highly recommended

Becketts Kopf – A bar to refine your senses

  • 22. May 2017
What kind of bar do you dream of ? My dream bar is definitely a combination of intimacy, energy and good conversation. A dimly lit place holding around fifty people,...
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Welcome to „The House of Thomas Henry“
Berlin, Sharing is Caring

Welcome to „The House of Thomas Henry“

  • 15. May 2017
I flew to Athens to join the event “The Clumsies American Dream Bar”. The Clumsies set up an impressive Pop Up bar with six bars from the east to the...
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Charity and cocktails – Bacardí Legacy Global Cocktail Competition 2017
Athens, Istanbul, Sharing is Caring

Charity and cocktails – Bacardí Legacy Global Cocktail Competition 2017

  • 6. May 2017
Zero waste, sustainability, fair trade, local food and so on are serious buzz words everyone’s talking about at the moment. It is about saving our planet and it is about...
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Alexandra Cocktail Bar – The New Menu
Alexandra Cocktail Bar, Istanbul

Alexandra Cocktail Bar – The New Menu

  • 23. April 2017
Alexandra Cocktail Bar celebrated its first birthday in February and launched a new menu. The bar offers great and award-winning drinks and knowledgable, friendly and well dressed staff, that make...
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La Punta Expendio de Agave – Love at first sight
Highly recommended, La Punta Expendio de Agave, Rome

La Punta Expendio de Agave – Love at first sight

  • 24. March 2017
I have never seen so many bottles of mezcal and I would dare to say that this is the biggest selection in Europe. La Punta has spirit, namely Agave spirit....
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Jerry Thomas Speakeasy Rome – Parlate piano, ragazzi!
Jerry Thomas Speakeasy Rome, Rome

Jerry Thomas Speakeasy Rome – Parlate piano, ragazzi!

  • 23. March 2017
Rome, the Eternal City, attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors with its ancient and beautiful attractions. The atmosphere is laid-back, the weather is mainly nice, and apart from that, Number...
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Creps Al Born – In love with their smile
Barcelona, Creps Al Born

Creps Al Born – In love with their smile

  • 17. March 2017
El born is the district of artists and fashion. It is famous for the best tapas restaurants and bars. It is, indeed, a very charming neighbourhood that you just have to...
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Bars steeped in history – Boadas
Barcelona, Boadas

Bars steeped in history – Boadas

  • 17. March 2017
Boadas, the oldest cocktail bar in Barcelona, is keeping alive the unique tradition of the Cuban throwing technique. The bar is full of history and a must visit. The very long...
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Bars steeped in history – Dry Martini
Barcelona, Dry Martini

Bars steeped in history – Dry Martini

  • 7. March 2017
  Certified drinking at Dry Martini. An institution with atmosphere and experienced bartenders of the old school. The bar opened its doors in 1978, and is one of only five...
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Collage Art & Cocktail Social Club – Cosy mix and match
Barcelona, Collage

Collage Art & Cocktail Social Club – Cosy mix and match

  • 6. March 2017
This place is a collage of a bar, a gallery and a social club. The interior is also a mix of the style of old Spanish bars, the 50s and some...
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alexandra_barstalker

My private diary of the world’s best bars.
High spirits, niche spots & pure craft.
Honesty over Hype.
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Some bars become favourites. Others become somethi Some bars become favourites. Others become something more. @bar.prep in Gyeongju is one of those places for me. A comfortable counter overlooking an ancient tomb paired with thoughtful, beautifully balanced drinks. But what stays with me most is the strong female energy, the warmth, the teamwork and the conversations that pick up where we left off. I don’t write bar reviews. I write love letters to bars and the people who make them special. And Prep is a very personal one. Come along for a sip or two. Read the full story in my K-Pour Chronicles on barstalker.de
Thank you so much 💕 @like.park @gajigaji_1 

#seriousbarstalking #craftcocktails #KoreanBarScene #hospitality
Sometimes the quietest bars leave the strongest im Sometimes the quietest bars leave the strongest impression. Bar Sozi in Daegu surprised me with its serene atmosphere and thoughtful tea-inspired cocktails. A beautiful reminder that a bar concept is more than what’s in the glass. It’s about how a place makes you feel. More in my K-Pour Chronicles on barstalker.de 🇰🇷

#seriousbarstalking #DaeguBars #TeaCocktails #koreanbarscene
Some bars build their identity around elaborate co Some bars build their identity around elaborate concepts. Others simply know exactly what they want to be. At @bar_soodam in Daegu, it’s about whisky, classic drinks, a Japanese-inspired atmosphere and calm, professional hospitality. Nothing needs to shout for attention. And perhaps that’s the point.
A few thoughts from my visit to Soodam — and more from my Korean bar journey — now on Barstalker. 🇰🇷 Read the full story on barstalker.de
Thank you @bartenderkhai for the warm welcome.
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#seriousbarstalking  #Daegu #DaeguBars #ClassicCocktails #whiskybar
Back in Daegu, back at Bar Sisu. Some bars you vis Back in Daegu, back at Bar Sisu. Some bars you visit once. Others become a reason to return. @bar_sisu was already one of those places for me — so of course, this is where my second Daegu bar adventure had to begin. An old favourite, new discoveries, and a city I’ve grown unexpectedly fond of. The next chapter of my Korean Bar Adventures is now on Barstalker.de

#Daegu #KoreaBars #seriousbarstalking #cocktailbars #cocktailculture
From Busan, the K-Pour Chronicles continue to Ulsa From Busan, the K-Pour Chronicles continue to Ulsan — a city of shipyards, Hyundai, whales… and a small bar. @bar.aviary is intimate, whisky-minded and quietly confident. No need to shout, no need to overcomplicate things — just carefully crafted, flavourful drinks in a tiny space that feels almost like the opposite of the enormous industrial city outside.
Sometimes the smaller stops in between are exactly what make a journey interesting. The new story is now on Barstalker. 🥃
#seriousbarstalking #Ulsan #UlsanBars #KoreanCocktails #koreanbarscene @attadrink
Some bars you discover. Others you return to. Almo Some bars you discover. Others you return to.
Almost one year later, I’m back @makezero.bar in Busan — and once again reminded why this is one of those places I keep coming back to. This time, I caught the last days of the summer menu. Seasonal ingredients, quiet creativity, beautifully balanced drinks — always rooted in that wonderful Make Zero philosophy: from nature to glass. And perfect timing, because the autumn menu arrives next week. A beautiful bar, warm hospitality and a place that never needs to shout to leave an impression. If you’re drinking your way through Busan, Make Zero should not be missed.
🍸 My full story about Make Zero on barstalker.de
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#bartenderslife #seriousbarstalking #BusanBars #KoreanCocktailCulture #mixology
Slow down. Have a drink. Listen. 🎶🍸 @slomo.hifi.ba Slow down. Have a drink. Listen. 🎶🍸
@slomo.hifi.bar in HafenCity, vinyl takes centre stage — so much so that even the cocktail shaker stays quiet. Pre-batched drinks, serious sound and Japanese listening-bar inspiration.
Discover SLOMO and my full Hamburg drinking trail on barstalker.de | Link in Profile
#seriousbarstalking #ListeningBar #HamburgBars #HafenCity #vinylculture
Neighbourhood bar. Serious skills. No big fuss. @n Neighbourhood bar. Serious skills. No big fuss. @nou7bar in Winterhude, classic cocktails meet Asian flavours, clever technique and genuinely warm hospitality. High standards without the Gedöns. Discover NOU 7 and my full Hamburg drinking trail on barstalker.de | Link in Profile
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#seriousbarstalking #HamburgBars #Winterhude #cocktailculture
At Nick & Nora in Hamburg, I came for the cocktail At Nick & Nora in Hamburg, I came for the cocktails, vinyl and beautiful atmosphere — and found something I didn’t expect: Mohngeist, created with Freimeisterkollektiv, sitting on the back bar. One discovery turned into a conversation, a very personal cocktail and an evening to remember. Sometimes the best bar stories aren’t the ones you plan. Read the full Nick & Nora story as part of my Hamburg Barstalker journey on barstalker.de | link in profile
@nickandnora.bar @freimeisterkollektiv
The Hamburg story continues 🍸 Next stop: @theloca The Hamburg story continues 🍸 
Next stop: @thelocal.bar — where an extraordinary counter, beautifully clear drinks and warm hospitality quietly ruined all my sensible plans for an early night. I came for a drink. I stayed for quite a few more. And a final Bamboo unexpectedly took me all the way back to Japan. Sometimes a bar just lives up to its name. Full story now on barstalker.de | Link in Profile
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The Hamburg story continues… 🍸 Next stop: @collab_ The Hamburg story continues… 🍸 Next stop: @collab_bar A few steps below St. Pauli, an unusual counter, the idea of Equal Drinking — and the unexpected joy of finding a familiar face behind the bar. Sometimes you discover someone new. Sometimes you find someone again. My full story is now on barstalker.de | link in profile
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#seriousbarstalking #HamburgBars #StPauli #CocktailCulture
Some bars sit on your list for far too long. Barte Some bars sit on your list for far too long. Bartender friends kept telling me: “You’ll love Bā Nomu.” They were right. Bold East-meets-West flavours, a wonderfully low counter made for conversation, and warm hospitality that made me stay longer than planned. My favourite? The beautifully fragrant Sake House Sour. I should have listened sooner. 🍸 More about Bā Nomu and my Hamburg bar adventures on barstalker.de | link in bio
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