Bars that offer something out of the ordinary. They may not always have the best drinks or the best prices, but something about the format, the décor, the spectacle, the staff and/or the overall experience remains so highly distinctive it’s worth it for the memories.

Albania

Tirana – Komiteti 9.4

Austria

Salzburg – Augustiner Bräu Mülln 8.7

Vienna – Bockshorn 8.7, Gutruf 8.6, Jazzland 8.5

Belgium

Antwerp – Het Elfde Gebod 8.3, Kulminator 9.6

Brugge – Retsins Lucifernum 9.7, Yesterday’s World 8.3, Café Brocante 7.7

Brussels – Delirium Café 8.4, Goupil Le Fol 9.5, Le Cercueil 7.5, Poechenellekelder 8.5

Liège – Le Pot Au Lait 9.5

Bosnia

Sarajevo – Zlatna Ribica 9.7

Bulgaria

Sofia – The Hat’s Club 9.1

Croatia

Šibenik – Azimut 8.4

Varaždin – Julijan’s Garden 8.7

Czechia

Beroun – Pivovar Berounsky Medved 7.9

Brno – Mydlo 9.1, Super Panda Circus 7.7

Český Krumlov – Muzeum Czech Underground 8.5

Frýdek-Místek – Vagón Bar 7.8

Prague – Cross Club 8.4, Jeep Bar 8.6, Marpek Whisky 8.2, První Pivni Tramway 8.5, U Budyho 7.8, U Prezidentů 8.7, U Sadu 9.1, U Vorare 7.8, U Vystřelenýho oka 8.8, Vzorkovna 8.1

Raby – Da-da-lie Club 8.5

Valašské Meziříčí – Schlattauerova kavárna 8.4

Veselíčko – Hostinec Veselíčko 8.5

Denmark

Copenhagen – Bo-bi Bar 9.2, Café InTime 9.1, Café Malmo 8.4, Floss 8, Jernbanecafeen 8.7, Woodstock 8.1

England

Beck Hole – Birch Hall Inn 9.5

Beverley – The White Horse (Nellie’s) 9.1

Bilston – The Trumpet 9.5

Birmingham – Bacchus 7.6

Bristol – Bag O Nails 8.2

Chester – The Albion 8.5

Coventry – The Olde Windmill 8.6

Falmouth – The Chintz 8.7

Leeds – Garden Gate 8.1, Whitelock’s 9.1

Liverpool – Hobo Kiosk 8.9, Kazimier Garden 8.2, Peter Kavanagh’s 8.9, The Vines (Big House) 8.2

London – Bradley’s Spanish Bar 8.2, God’s Own Junkyard 7.7, Gordon’s Wine Bar 9.2, Holy Tavern 8.2, The Nag’s Head 8.7, Old Coffee House 8.1, The Black Friar 8.4, The Troubadour 8.5, Viktor Wynd 7.8, Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese 8.2

Manchester – Circus Tavern 7.6

Newcastle – Mean Eyed Cat 7.7

Norwich – Arboretum 8.6

Nottingham – Canalhouse 7.5, Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem 8.5

Shrewsbury – Henry Tudor Inn 7.7

South Shields – The Steamboat 8.7

Tenterden – Old Dairy Taproom 8.5

York – House of Trembling Madness (Lendal) 8.7, House of Trembling Madness (Stonegate) 8.5, The Blue Bell 9.2

Estonia

Tallinn – III Draakon 8.5

Finland

Tampere – Salhojankadun 9.2

Turku – Uusi Apteekki 8.2, Panimoravintola Koulu 7.8

France

Bayonne – Chai Ramina 9.2

Cesson-Sévigné – Cave à Flo 7.8

Reims – Café du Palais 7.6, Le Clos 9.1

Rennes – L’atelier de l’artiste 8.1, Ty Anna Tavarn 7.5

St. Malo – La Java Café 8.9

Strasbourg – Aedaen Speakeasy 7.8, Kitsch’n 8.1

Toulouse – La Volcan 8.1

Troyes – Les Compagnons De La Table Ronde 8.2

Germany

Aachen – Grotesque Absinth Bar 7.8

Berlin – Bei Schlawinchen 8.5, Dicke Wirtin 8.1, E&M Leydicke 8.2, Prager Fruhling 8.3, Wilhelm Hoeck 1892 8.2, Yorckschlösschen 9.2

Bremen – Heartbreak Hotel 8.8

Cologne – Papa Joe’s Biersalon 9.2, Papa Joe’s Jazzlokal 9.7

Düsseldorf – Et Kabuffke 7.8

Erfurt – Altstadtkneipe Noah 9.5

Frankfurt – Apfelwein DAX 8.5, Klappe 33 8.1

Hamburg – Haifisch 8.4, Zur Ritze 7.9

Munich – Augustiner Stammhaus 7.9, Alte Utting 8.1, Bei Otto 8.1, Brandner Kaspar 8.5, Gans Woanders 8.2, Hofbräuhaus 8.7, Sehnsucht 8.1,

Nuremberg – Freudenpark 9, WeissbierHex 8.2

Waischenfeld – Brauerei Heckel 8.9

Hungary

Budapest – Calgary Antik Drinkbar 9.5, Csendes Letterem 8.1, Fogas Ház 8.5, for sale pub 8.4, Kis Kürt Borozó Csárda 7.7, Potkulcs 8.1, Rengeteg RomKafé 7.8, Szimpla Kert 9.7

Eztergom – Kaleidoszkóp Ház 9.1

Győr – Csillag EzPresszó 8.4

Pécs – Cooltour Café 8.1

Szeged – Jazz Kocsma 8.6

Szombathely – Bohém Pizzicato 7.8

Italy

Bari – Chat Noir 8.5

Florence – Rasputin 8.8

Milan – Backdoor43 8.7, Nottingham Forest 8.5

Latvia

Riga – Aleponija 8.2, Clayton McNamara’s Drinking Emporium 7.6, K.K.C 7.6

Lithuania

Vilnius – Salionas 8.6, Who Hit John 8.1

Luxembourg

Luxembourg City – Café Litteraire La Bovary 7.6

Netherlands

Amstelveen – Caffe Anno 1890 8.2

Amsterdam – Café De Dokter 9.6, t’ Aepjen 8.1, Wynand Fockink 7.7

Maastricht – In De Karkol 7.7

North Macedonia

Skopje – Speakeasy 8.6

Northern Ireland

Belfast – Crown Liquor Saloon 8.5

Poland

Gdansk – Bar Osiemdiesatka 7.6, Jozef K 8.1

Katowice – Absurdalna 7.8

Kraków – Alchemia 9.6, Black Gallery 7.6, Couleurs Café 8.5, Karczma Smil’y 8.5, Once Upon A Time In Kazimierz 7.8, Pub Propaganda 8.5 Singer 8.5, T.E.A Time 8.3,

Łódź – Pijana Wiśnia 7.6

Malbork – Spizarnia 8.1

Poznan – Proletaryat 8

Torun – Czarny Tulipan 8.6

Warsaw – Chmury 8.5, Skład Butelek 8.1, W Oparach Absurdu 8.3

Wrocław – Art Café Kalambur 8.6, Mleczarnia 8.5