Liveable cities are those that know the value of a quality nightlife. And that does not mean something that closes at 23.00. We tracked down the most welcoming establishments for a good drink at 01.00 in the morning.
With the nights drawing in, there’s nothing more appealing than hunkering down in a cosy old Berlin bar. Monocle finds a seat to showcase our autumn/winter wear for indoors and out.
Panimo Bar is a secret bolthole for locals wanting to escape the harsh, Lappish weather. If you don’t have the hard cash for drinks or accommodation, you can pay in pieces of gold or gold dust, to be found in the rivers in…
Also known as Geppetto by the regular visitors, 56-year-old Aldo Sbruzzi not only resembles the animated character (Pinocchio’s father) for wearing his glasses at the tip of his nose but also for his kind service and pat…
Monday 28 May
At the end of a long week spent working on Monocle’s upcoming Quality of Life issue, I decide to improve the quality of my life by taking myself off to Ginza to seek out the perfect bar.
Saturday 4 February
This weekend’s highlights include an Australian theatre premiere in London, our favourite new cocktail bar in New York and the latest by French electro duo Air.
Fondly known as Nino by the regular customers, 28-year-old Nassif Aramouni started working at Dragonfly six years ago and has moved his way up to become chief bartender. Not an easy feat for someone who studied aircraft…
Going out in Sydney just got even better with new upstarts including a bike shop-cum-espresso outlet and a tequila bar.
Head bartender Mitsugi Yoshida has been mixing cocktails for six decades, having started in the early 1950s when he was just 18. Yoshida is a legend in the business, and his original Café de Tokyo won third place at the…
Wednesday 28 April
The hookahs have been packed away and cigarettes stubbed out. Damascus, like Paris and New York, now has a smoking ban.
After his usual four morning coffees, Fratelli Fresh’s Barry McDonald, long-serving supplier to Sydney’s finest restaurants and owner of three ground-breaking food stores/delis/bars/Italian tratts, whisks us around Potts…
Here are five of Melbourne’s newest off-the-radar bars and kitchens opened by young chefs, baristas, barkeepers and designers.
In a city with 21,500 karaoke bars, exclusive members club Amour is in a different league. Founded by Parisian club impresario and graffiti artist André and with interiors by Marc Newson, it is luring a well-heeled inter…
Once home to immigrants, students and punks, Hamburg’s Schanzen and Karolinen districts are now morphing into a destination of new business start-ups and buzzy bars and shops.
Sydney’s new wave of small bars, the latest on aeroplane food, and we visit Chicago to find our barista of the week.
Thursday 22 March
In a cosy wine bar in San Francisco I had a romantic moment with a senior executive at one of the world’s biggest tech companies.
Wednesday 14 July
There are few pleasures to be had behind bars, but smoking has always been one of them – a fixture of prison life as ubiquitous as locked doors and bare walls.
Thursday 17 September
Barring the 11th-hour arrival of a press baron in shining armour, tonight will see the team of purple-shirted paper-pushers take their final bow: freesheet, The London Paper is closing.
Integrated transport, breathtaking technology, great service and the best bars make this our top big city.
We’re joined by Obikà mozzarella bar restaurateur Silvio Ursini, talk Olympic art with Sarnath Banerjee, and enjoy music and chat with piano maestro Chilly Gonzales.
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