Editor’s Blog: Around the World in 73 Bars

One of the most popular sessions at the recent Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans was a a session entitled “The World’s Biggest Bar Crawl” hosted by Simon Ford, the director of trade outreach and brand education for Pernod Ricard USA, and Angus Winchester, a founding member of the global bar consultant Alconomics.

The two Brits put their collective frequent flyer miles and bar tabs together to compile a bartender ‘bucket list’ of must-see bars. 73 venues made the list including a few local taverns including Der Raum and the Bayswater Brasserie.

But for those who want to start their own Bucket List, maybe Ford and Winchester’s hard work will help you out (this list has been revised since the posts below – Ed.):

1. Alibi, 811 Iberville Street, New Orleans; (504) 522-9187
2. Andres Carné de Res Restaurante Bailadero, Calle 3 No 11a-56 Chica, Colombia, (near Bogota); 011-57-863-7880. (Everything in it is recycled.)
3. Apoteke, Tromoso, Norway
4. The Bar Hemingway, 15, Place Vendôme, Paris; 011-33-1-4316-3365
5. Bar High Five, in the Ginza area of Tokyo
6. Barfly’s Club, Esterhazygasse 33, Vienna; 011-43-1-586-0825. (The cocktail list is 75 pages long, with 60 different ryes and 600 single malts.)
7. Bayswater Brasserie, 32 Bayswater Road, Kings Cross, Sydney 011-61-9347-2177
8. Bel Ami Restaurant & Lounge, 1591 Willamette Street, Eugene, Ore.
9. Black Friars Distillery, 60 Southside Street, Plymouth, UK; 011-44-1752-665-292
10. Bix, 56 Gold Street, San Francisco; 011-415-433-6300
11. Boadas Cocktail Bar, C/ Tallers 1, Barcelona; 011-34-933-188-826. (Hemingway drank here.)
12. Bourbon, 2348 Wisconsin Avenue, Washington, D.C.; (202) 625-7770
13. Bourbon and Branch, 522 Jones Street, San Francisco; (415) 673-1921
14. Burj Al Arab, Dubai; 011-971-4-3017-600; (World’s most expensive cocktail.)
15. Bramble Bar & Lounge, 16 Queen Street, Edinburgh; 011-44-0131-226-6343
16. Café Tortoni, 825 Av De Mayo Buenos Aires, Argentina 011-54-11-4342-4328
17. Captain’s Bar at the Mandarin Oriental, 5 Connaught Road, Hong Kong; 011-852-2825-4006. (Locale for Hong Kong businessmen; try the gunner – ginger ale, ginger beer, angostura bitters.)
18. Carousel Bar, 214 Royal Street, New Orleans; (504) 523-3341
19. China Club, 13/F, Old Bank of China Building, Bank Street, Hong Kong; 011-852-2521-8888
20. Churchill Downs, 700 Central Avenue, Louisville, Ky.; (502) 636-4400. (For a mint julep at the Kentucky Derby.)
21. Constellation, 96 Xinle Lu, Huaihai Zhong Lu, 5404-0970 Shanghai, China
22. Death + Company, 433 East 6th Street, New York; (212) 388-0882
23. Der Raum, 438 Church Street, Richmond, Melbourne 011-61-3-9428-0055
24. The Doheny, 714 West Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles
25. door 74, Reguliersdwarsstraat 74, Amsterdam; 011-31-6-3404-5122
26. Downtown Hotel, Corner of Second and Queen, Dawson City, Yukon, Canada. (Members only; 7,000 members.)
27. Drink, 348 Congress Street, No. 101, Boston; (617) 695-1806
28. Dry Martini, C/ Aribau 162, Barcelona 011-34-932-175-080. (Truly wonderful bar for the martini.)
29. The Dukes Hotel, 35-36 St James’s Place, London. (The naked martini.)
30. The Edison, 108 West 2nd Street, Los Angeles; (213) 784-3678
31. Eighteen-O-Six (1806), 169 Exhibition Street, Melbourne; 011-61-3-9663-7722
32. Felix at the Peninsula, Salisbury Road, Tsimshatsui, Hong Kong; 011-852-2920-2888. (Designed by Philippe Starck, more for the view than the drinks.)
33. Fifty London, 50 Saint James’s Street, London; 011-44-870-415-5050
34. Flatiron Lounge, 37 West 19th Street, New York; (212) 727-7741
35. The Florida Room, 1685 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach; (305) 672-2000
36. The Gibson, 2009 14th Street NW, Washington, D.C.; (202) 232-2156
37. Harry’s New York Bar, 5, Rue Daunou, Paris; 011-33-1-42-61-71-14. (A bit touristy.)
38. King Cole Bar Lounge, St. Regis Hotel, 2 East 55th Street, New York; (212) 753-4500
39. La Brasserie Restaurant, 118-126 Crown Street, Sydney; 011-61-2-9358-1222
40. La Floridita, Obispo No. 557 esq. a Monserrate, Havana, 10100, Cuba; 011-53-7-8671300
41. LAB, 12 Old Compton Street, London; 011-44-20-7437-7820
42. Le Lion – Bar de Paris, Rathausstraße 3, Hamburg, Germany; 011-49-40-3347-5378-0
43. The Long Bar at the Raffles Hotel, 1 Beach Road, Singapore; 011-65-6337-1886
44. Matterhorn, 106 Cuba Street, Wellington, New Zealand; 011-64-4-384-3359
45. Merchants Hotel, 35-39 Waring Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland; 011-44-28-90234888
46. Milk & Honey, 134 Eldridge Street, New York; (212) 625-3397
47. Motel Bar, Level 1/4th Forresters Lane, Wellington, New Zealand; 011-64-4-384-9084
48. Nottingham Forest, Viale Piave, 1, Milan; 011-39-02-798311. (Bartender: Dario Camini.)
49. The Old Absinthe House, 240 Bourbon Street, New Orleans; (504) 523-3181
50. Old Town Bar, 45 East 18th Street, New York; (212) 529-6732
51. Olive Bar & Kitchen, 14 Union Park Khar., Mumbai, India; 011-91-22-2605-8228.
52. P. J. Clarke’s, 915 Third Avenue, New York; (212) 317-1616
53. Paparazzi, Laurinská 1, Bratislava, Slovakia; 011-42-1-25-464-0777
54. PDT, 113 Saint Marks Place, New York; (212) 614-0386
55. Pegu Club, 77 West Houston Street, New York; (212) 473-7348
56. PX, Alexandria, Va. (Todd Thrasher’s place.)
57. The Quaich Bar at the Craigellachie Hotel, Speyside, Scotland; 011-44-01340-881204
58. Quo Vadis Club, 26 Dean Street, London; 011-44-20-7437-9585. (Private members’ club.)
59. The Rainbow Room, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York; (212) 632-5000
60. The Randolf, 349 Broome Street, New York; (212) 274-0667
61. Ricks, The Taj Mahal Hotel, 1, Mansingh Road, New Delhi; 011-91-11-230-26-162
62. Ruby, 10 Nybrogade Street, Copenhagen; 011-45-3393-1203
63. The Savoy Hotel, The Strand, London, 011-44-20-783-64-343
64. Schumann’s Bar, Odeonsplatz 6+7, Munich; 011-49-089-22-90-60
65. Sky Bar, ????????? ???., 8?, Moscow; 011-7-495-694-02-10. (Great views of panoramic Moscow and rich Russians.)
66. Tender Bar, Nogakudo Building, 6-5-15 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo; 011-81-3-3571-8343
67. Tiki Lounge and Bar, 327 Swan Street, Richmond, Melbourne, Australia; 011-61-3-9428-4336
68. The Tippling Club, 8D Dempsey Road, Singapore; 011-65-6475-2217
69. Tommy’s Mexican Restaurant, 5929 Geary Boulevard, San Francisco; (415) 387-4747
70. Vessel, 1312 Fifth Avenue, Seattle; (206) 652-0521
71. Westin, Calgary, Alberta; (403) 699-9843
72. Widder Bar, Rennweg 7, Zurich; 011-41-44-224-2411
73. Zig Zag Café, 1501 Western Avenue, Seattle; (206) 625-1146