The European Bar Guide

After the success in April of a risky but in the end navigable voyage hiking around rural Franconia to far away brewpubs, (including using the always patchy Oberbayern public transport), I must have experienced a surge of confidence, because I upped the stakes in June, relying on a ludicrous number of connections in order to…

Let’s take you back to August. It’s a pleasant summer’s evening in Walle, Bremen’s West End, inside the bar Hart Backboard on the corner of the main drag into the city centre. It’s our first time here and we’re enjoying it a lot. The bar is two-thirds full by 10pm, a nice balance. The ambience…

Visiting a city for the first time, getting used to its systems and rhythms is always a fun proposition. Spending a weekend in Milan to -among other things- find its best bars also became an exploration of the city’s culture; its etiquette and formats. Milan is vast, without many green arteries (only 2 central parks)…

Happy New Year! This is a bulletin as it’s time once again to celebrate the finest bars in Europe. Follow the details enclosed to reveal all!

Down-to-earth, dog-eared but rarely dull. We explore some of the finest dive bars and dodgy boozers to be found across Europe.

Explore more of Czechia 🇨🇿 in our country guide! This month, EBG travelled to 5 Czech 🇨🇿 towns off the normal tourist route: Strakonice, Pisek, Tábor, Pelhřimov and Humpolec. What we found was concerning considering Czechia is renowned for being the only Slavic nation with a true pub culture. Culture can’t be taken for granted….

Join our round-up of activities in 2023 as we look back on an action packed year, share our best & worst experiences and hand out a few awards!

Deep in Northern Bavaria an ancient tradition of communal brewing and pub going is kept alive. Read all about it!

You are reading Part 4 of 4 on April’s trip around Europe’s best bars! If you want to start reading at an earlier part in our journey please backtrack to: Part 1: Slovakia, Austria and Slovenia 🇸🇰 🇦🇹 🇸🇮 Part 2: Croatia 🇭🇷 Part 3: Czechia and Germany 🇨🇿 🇩🇪 In this final part we travel…

From Brno & Prague to the Czech countryside and borderlands of Germany and Poland to find more of the greatest bars in Europe!