Bottoms up! The 50 best bars worldwide
Is there anything finer than to enjoy a well-made drink in convivial surroundings with like-minded folk? Absolutely not, says food critic and author <b>Richard Ehrlich</b>, who dispatched his expert panel to seek out top watering-holes on several continents. Remember, somewhere in the world it's always opening time...
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The American Bar, Savoy Hotel, London WC2
Duke's Bar, Duke's Hotel, London SW1
Trader Vic's Hilton Hotel, London W1
The Library, Lanesborough Hotel, London SW1
Tsar's Bar, Langham Place Hilton, London W1
LAB, Soho, London W1
Match and Match 2, London EC1 and W1
Alphabet, Beak Street, London W1
Dick's Bar, Atlantic Bar & Grill, London W1
La Perla, Covent Garden, London WC2
Bar Du Crillon, 8th arrondissement, Paris
Cafe Charbon, 11th arrondissement, Paris
La Closerie Des Lilas, 6th arrondissement, Paris
Hemingway Bar, 1st arrondissement, Paris
Les Deux Magots, 6th arrondissement, Paris
China Club, 12th arrondissement, Paris
Le Fumoir, 1st arrondissement, Paris
Willi's Wine Bar, 1st arrondissement, Paris
Harry's Bar, 2nd arrondissement, Paris
Fifty-Seven Fifty-Seven, Four Seasons Hotel, New York
Au General Lafayette, 9th arrondissement, Paris
Coq D'Or Restaurant, Drake Hotel, Chicago
Grill 23 and Bar, Back Bay, Boston
Les Deux Fontaines, Ocean Front Hotel, Miami Beach
The Compass Rose, St Francis Hotel, San Francisco
Zebra Lounge, Chicago
Left at Albuquerque, Union Street, San Francisco
Chateau Marmont, Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles
Hurricane Bar, The Fairmont, San Francisco
The Seelbach, Louisville, Kentucky
Top of the Mark, Mark Hopkins Inter-Continental, San Francisco
NB: Details were checked at the time of going to press but are liable to change.
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