Excellent cocktails prepared by the lady of the house, modest alternatives with a couple of bottled beers and back bar of spirits.

A difficult venue to describe. An art gallery in an opulent art nouveau mansion with many rooms leading to a drinking area in the kitchen and verdant courtyard. Gothic art and affected lighting in the art space.

You won’t have been anywhere like it, from the deliberately ‘Dracula’s butler’ type introduction at the door, to the maze of art accompanied by Edgar Allen Poe excerpts, conservatory roofs, comic erotica, babies heads, plastic food, circus props, and jungle of a garden. A private, intimate yet fun, social experience that is macabre, totally unpredictable but once in a lifetime.

Occasional food/dancing events, outdoor seating.

May seem expensive for entry, but you are really paying 5 euros for an art gallery and 10 euros for a cocktail, which is not bad at all. Every drink after that is a regular price.

One of Europe’s best bars, a labour of love, something totally macabre, off-the-wall and out-there in concept, a life experience as well as a place for a drink. The ‘butler’ with his Brylcreemed hair invites you to explore a mansion of gothic art, antiques and ephemera which eventually leads to a downstairs bar and garden courtyard. That isn’t even the half of it. Mad antics and superb cocktails along with social conversation with the other guests in a private setting limited to only 20 people at any one time. Limited opening hours also, so plan in advance! Simply unmissable. (Added July 2022)