Small venues punching above their weigh on many levels. Whether that’s interesting drinks, décor or atmosphere.
They can sometimes be difficult to get a seat in, but once you’re there, a great time is in store.
Austria 🇦🇹
Salzburg – Whiskey Museum
Vienna – Bockshorn, Gutruf, Stehbeisl, Trzesniewski
Belgium 🇧🇪
Antwerp – Pater’s Vaetje, De Pelikaan, Het Souke
Brussels – Le Cercueil
Brugge – In de Reisduif
Ghent – t’ Dreupelkot
Mechelen – Café Hanekeef
Bosnia 🇧🇦
Sarajevo – Birtija
Bulgaria 🇧🇬
Samokov – 3+3
Sofia – The Hat’s Club, High Five
Croatia 🇭🇷
Split – Leopold’s, Paloma Nera
Zadar – Back Door
Zagreb – Cafe Cajt, Jazz Café, Caffe Bar Croatia
Czechia 🇨🇿
Brno – U Alberta, U Bomby, U Jelena
Čejetice – Pivovar Čejetice
České Budějovice – U Vousatýho pulitru
Český Krumlov – Apotheke
Frýdek-Místek – Vagón Bar
Ostrava – Vinárna U Bielase, U Kohlera, Hospůdka u Oráče, Motobar Jedová Chýše
Prague – Bar MAY, Braníka Formanka, Hostomicka Nalévárna, U Hrocha, Majk L’Atmosphere, Marpek Whisky, Minirest, Na Sekyrce, Pivni Bar Chmeloun, Pivni Lokal Ostry, U Věstonického Venouše, Café Bar Antony, U Hrebika
Znojmo – Vinoteka Jezuitska
Denmark 🇩🇰
Copenhagen – Bo-Bi Bar, Bodega 48, Café Malmö, Charlie’s, Eiffel Bar
England 🏴
Beck Hole – Birch Hall Inn
Berwick-on-Tweed – The Free Trade
Birmingham – Craven Arms
Bristol – Bag O’ Nails
Cambridge – Champion of the Thames
Durham – Dun Cow, Victoria Inn
Gateshead – Microbus
Harrogate – Little Ale House
Hull – Hop & Vine
Keighley – Boltmaker’s Arms
Leeds – Dave’s Pies & Ale
Lincoln – The Strugglers
London – Bradley’s Spanish Bar, Holy Tavern, King Charles I, Nell Gwynne Tavern, Pride of Spitalfields, The Cockpit
Malton – The Blue Ball
Manchester – Castle Hotel, City Arms, Circus Tavern, Oxford Road Tap
Newcastle – Crown Posada, The Wobbly Duck, Town Mouse
Norwich – Arboretum
Nottingham – The Pillar Box
Scarborough – The Stumble Inn
Stalybridge – Bridge Beers
Thackley – The Ainsbury
Whitby – The Green Dragon, Waiting Room
York – House of Trembling Madness (Stonegate), Kings Arms, The Blue Bell, Vahe Bar
Estonia 🇪🇪
Tallinn – Koht, Sitsimae Kelder, Valli Bar
Finland 🇫🇮
Helsinki – Bar Petiit, Harry’s Bar Kruna, Musta Kissa
Rovaniemi – Musta Kissa
Tampere – Tiima
France 🇫🇷
Bayonne – Dirty Old Cave
Colmar – Les 3 Singes
Dijon – Le Monde D’apres, Au Vieux Leon
Lille – A la Sarthe, Beerchope, L’Atomic, L’illustration
Paris – L’art Brut
Rennes – Cour des Miracles
Toulouse – l’Echanson, Le Volcan
Troyes – Le Compagnons De La Table Ronde
Germany 🇩🇪
Berlin – Bei Schlawinchen, Dschungel, Zur Pinte
Bremen – Heartbreak Hotel, Spitzen Gebel
Düsseldorf – Julio
Forchheim – Brauerei Hebendanz
Frankfurt – Klapper33, Rote Bar
Freiburg im Breisgau – Litfass, Beat Bar Butzemann
Hamburg – Old Sailor, Bei Marina, Tortuga, Le Fonque
Kaufbeuren – Zoigl
Leups – Brauerei Gradl
Limburg an der Lahn – Rundes Eck
Lübeck – Tibia Tick
Marktredwitz – Am Strand
Munich – Bei Dagmar, Bei Otto, Café Johannis, Geyerwally, Landhaus, Le Clou, Salon Irkutsk, Valentin Stuberl
Nuremberg – Altstadthof, Kloster, WeissbierHex
Stade – Fuerkiek
Waischenfeld – Brauerei Heckel
Weiden an der Oberpfalz – Kloin Zoiglstub’n Fur Stich’n
Wernigerode – Tommis Pub
Wetzlar – Pintchen
Windischeschenbach – Zum Roud’n
Hungary 🇭🇺
Budapest – Calgary Antik Drinkbar, Czapszék, Ganz Söröző, Hops, Kis Kurt Borozo, Korona Kisvendeglo, Zsir
Pécs – Villányi Borozó
Szeged – Jazz Kocsma
Italy 🇮🇹
Bari – Faros
Bergamo Alto – Birreria di Citta Alta
Genova – Quattro Canti
Lecce – Prophet Bar
Manarola – Zio Bramante
Milan – Backdoor43, Cantine Isola, La Darsena “Peppuccio”, Tipota
Padova – Corte Sconta, Evoe’
Trieste – Antico Caffe Torinese
Vernazza – Monkey Artpub
Verona – Osteria La Mandorla, Celtic Pub
Latvia 🇱🇻
Riga – Hat Brewery Taproom, Lauvas Alus, Alus Celle
Lithuania 🇱🇹
Vilnius – Baras Suo, Spunka, Who Hit John
Malta 🇲🇹
Valletta – Ollie’s Pub
Montenegro 🇲🇪
Kotor – Nitrox
Podgorica – Bulevar Dzada
Netherlands 🇳🇱
Amsterdam – Café De Dokter, De Druif, De Pilsener Club, Proeflokaal Arendsnest, Proeflokaal De Ooievaar, Café ‘t Smalle, Wynand Fockink
Maastricht – In de Karkol
Northern Ireland
Belfast – The Spaniard, The Reporter, Bittles
Poland 🇵🇱
Tychy – Pod Jesionami
Warsaw – Aura, To się wytnie
Portugal 🇵🇹
Lisbon – A Baiuca, A Ginjinha, Tejo Bar
Porto – Alfredo Portista, Baobab
Republic of Ireland 🇮🇪
Cork – Callanan’s, The Hi-B, Maureen’s, Welcome Inn
Dublin – The Dawson Lounge
Romania 🇷🇴
Cluj-Napoca – Old School Coffee House
Iași – Vipard
Scotland 🏴
Edinburgh – The Ensign Ewart, Kay’s Bar
Glasgow – The Pot Still
Serbia 🇷🇸
Belgrade – Pivski Zabavnik, Riddle Bar
Niš – Komitet Pivara Taproom, Tramvaj
Novi Sad – Bife Joca, Crni Ovan
Slovakia 🇸🇰
Bratislava – Bernard pri Lyceu, Steinplatz
Slovenia 🇸🇮
Ljubljana – Sax Pub, Nostalgija
Maribor – Pub Gambrinus
Spain 🇪🇸
Barakaldo – 15.000 Hops, Taberna Basterra
Barcelona – Bodega Armando, Bar Del Toro, Bodega Carol, Bar Leo, Bar Pastis, Meson del Café 1909, Quimet & Quimet, Vermuteria del Tano, Vermuteria Santa Caterina
Bilbao – Bodega Joserra, Rasputin, Taberna Basaras
Cádiz – La Cepa Gallega, La Casapuerta
Granada – Bar Candela, Taberna Casa Enrique, Taverna Vinos Antonio Perez, La Brujidera
Madrid – Bodega De La Ardosa, La Fontanilla
Palma di Mallorca – Bodega Bellver
San Sebastian – Akerbeltz, Bar Desy, Bar Txepetxa, Manojo
Sevilla – Bicicleteria, Casa Moreno, Garlochí, Gonzalo Molina, La Goleta, El Chiringuito, Ultramarino Lucas, Manolo Canteca, Casa Matias, Bar Jota, Las Golondrinas
Valencia – Café Sant Jaume, Bodega Valero
Zaragoza – Los Victorinos, Bodegas Almau
Sweden 🇸🇪
Gothenburg – O/O Bar
Malmö – Pivo Västergatan
Stockholm – Erlands, Glenn Miller Café
Switzerland 🇨🇭
Geneva – La Plage