A fabulous bar in the heart of Budapest. The owners have taken over an entire building and filled it with wacky art (flying rabbits) and rooms with different themes. There's a dance area, a chill-out area and many more secret, hidden corners to discover. Great style and originality.

1065, Budapest, Nagymező utca 38
www.instant.co.hu
Google map: bit.ly/dM1sDS
M1 (Little Underground - Kisfoldalatti) to Opera

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With the demise of Gainsbourg (it's been turned into a supermarket) there's only Zwiebelfisch and Diener flying the flag for old Berlin in this chic square between the K'Damm and Kantstrasse. Once a hotbed of revolutionary chatter, it's now a very laidback joint that seems totally at ease with itself. Papered in thousands of posters and old photos, it's got a chilled-out vibe thanks in no small measure to the genial owner, a veteran of West Berlin's pre-1989 counter culture. Zwiebelfisch, incidentally, is an old printing expression meaning a letter printed in the wrong font.

Savignyplatz 7, 10623 Berlin
+49(0)30 3127363
www.zwiebelfisch-berlin.de/
Google map: bit.ly/gMrPHM

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Great little cellar bar in Oranienburger Strasse. Go down the steps and be greeted by the bowler-hatted Ian Dury-esque owner/designer of this DIY retro establishment. Homemade artworks and paraphenalia adorn the brick walls, candles drip wax over their holders, smoke-filled ambience and Rolling Stones grooves. Relax on a big-armed sofa and discuss the Tachelles art collective (just along the road) over a Berliner Weisse green or red. A real taste of creative, underground Berlin.

Oranienburger Str. 40
10117 Berlin
Google map: bit.ly/gf10hf

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Quirky niche bar a short distance from the town hall square. A bar dedicated to Depeche Mode.

Voorimehe 4 (on a lane leading onto the town hall square).
www.depechemode.ee/bar/
Google map: bit.ly/hAqbvK

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Lovely cafe located in a cellar on the Town Hall square (Raekoja Plats). Nice coffee, cakes and beer.
Considering the ambience and location it is not surprisingly more expensive than other locations in town. (Beer about €4).

Saiakang 1 (on Raekoja Plats), 10146 Tallinn, Estonia
+372(0)56201826
www.kohvik.ee/
Google map: bit.ly/h1j2QH

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Good cheap food and beer. While centrally located, this is popular with locals and tourists alike.
At the moment there is a series of pictures of Tallinn on the walls which clearly show how the city has changed in the last decade.

Pikk 39
+3726818333
www.hellhunt.ee/est/pealeht
Open 12.00 - 02.00.
Google map: bit.ly/ezJTZl

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A cavernous and dark café, where homesick football fans can watch all the matches live on Sky, from Premier League to Barca and Inter Milan games. It's relaxed and friendly with the generous Bulgarian barman, Georgi always on hand to help. Pizzas cost 1300—1750ISK and there are 120,000 songs available on the karaoke machine.

Frakkarstigur 8
+354 770 3151
Google map: bit.ly/h9hAaq

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Trúnó is a friendly, laid-back café with tiny library of queer literature, easy listening background music, and lilac walls. Apparently the word ‘trúnó’ translates as ‘when you sit down and have a heart to heart with somebody and tell your deepest secrets….’ (according to the friendly Norwegian waitress).
The fabulous nightclub, Barbara, is next door, you can't miss it with its bright pink walls and rainbow flags everywhere. Start the evening with a cocktail at Trúnó then party late into the next morning with Barbara.

Trúnó, Laugavegur 22
www.Truno.is
+354 661 4069
Google map: bit.ly/gMHfnt

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Osteria del Sole is a unique institution. From the outside it's nothing to write home about - there's just the single word Vino and a slightly grubby entrance. Inside there is a cross section of Bolognese society, tucking into food they've bought around the corner in the market or eating a packed lunch. No food is served, just wine or beer. You go for the craic, especially on a Friday night when the place is heaving and has taken over the tiny street outside.

Viccolo Ranocchi 1b is just around the corner from Via Pescherie Vecchie, which is just off Piazza Maggiore.
Google map: bit.ly/dEUsKU
You can read a longer review at www.tasteforbologna.blogspot.com

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A bar specialising in gin (jenever) - weaker and sweeter than British gin but watch out for the pepper-flavoured stuff! Belgium's 70 jenever distilleries produce some 270 varieties. You can buy gin in stone bottles in shops in the city (notably on Kraanlei).

Groentenmarkt 12, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
+32(0)9 224 21 20
Google map: bit.ly/fkiJUi

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In a city that can revel a tad too self-consciously in industrial chic, this is a glorious throwback to an older era. Behind an unprepossessing door at the top of Münzstr in Mitte is a dark, wood-panelled kneipe which whisks you back to Weimar. The draught beer is fine and there's a very pleasant back room normally frequented by undemonstrative, bo-ho types.

Münzstrasse 23, Mitte, 10178 Berlin
+49 30 2819687
Google map: bit.ly/eViCba

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The Yangshuo Beer Bar is a great hangout spot with cozy seating, good choice of imported beers we didn't find in other bars, great food as well (decent thick juicy steaks!), and where lots of local foreigners and travellers meet. The kind of thing you wanna go to soon after you arrive! The managers are very friendly and informative and thanks to their tips I got a lot more out of my stay for a lot less too.

Guilin Yangshuo,
Guihua Rd, sunshine 100 C 102/103
yangshuo-beer-bar.com

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The Sun Bar at the base of the Olympique cable car is easy to reach by foot, ski's or snowboard; so doesn’t rule anybody in your party. The best thing about this place is the selection of food and above all the price!
As any visitor to Val d'isere will know, a normal day out there can be quite costly, with a bottle of water regularly reaching 4 Euros. Add that to your food bill and you’re talking about an easily spent 30 to 40 Euros on lunch alone.
We found the Sun Bar on our first day in resort and then went every day for the rest of the holiday!
The food options include some classic French meals like soups and stews, then there are sandwiches and French fries. The salads served here are really great and very fresh.
On average a main meal, a can of coke and a chocolate bar will cost 10 - 12 Euros. There are plenty of seats and tables so plonk yourselves down, and the view of le Face (a terrifying black run)and the nursery slopes offer you an excellent chance to people watch.
I would highly recommend a visit to the Sun bar when in Val!

Chef Lieu,73150 Val-d'Isère, France
+33(0)4 79 41 16 61
Google map: bit.ly/hWbBIf

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A lively, buzzing local restaurant in Vedado that does good pizzas and has – of course – great live music. Just a block from the Hotel Nacional, during the afternoons Sofia attracts a nice combination of locals sharing a bottle of Havana Club and visitors drawn in by the infectious sounds. The service is not the fastest, so best just to order a drink and relax.

Calle 23, El Vedado (one block from Hotel Nacional).
+538320740
Google map: bit.ly/ezySIa

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Atmospheric outdoor bar/restaurant on Calle Obispo, not far from the Parque Central. The food is nothing to rave out, but a great band and draught Bucanero in huge tankards more than make up for it.

Location: Calle Obispo, a couple of blocks from La Floridita.

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Europe's largest foodmarket is a riot of colour and sensations. Don't miss Bar Pinotxo with its charming owner.

La Boquería C/ Rambla, 91, 08002 Barcelona, Spain
+34933 171 731
Google map: bit.ly/fh1Mh7

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Fine-dining restaurant and cocktail bar. Fabulous food, cocktails and staff.

www.themedicinechest.co.uk
51-55 Brunswick Street East, Hove
East Sussex BN3 1AU
+44(0)1273 770002
Google map: bit.ly/fSe3aq

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Really decent bar just off the main Vilniaus street.
As with all pubs we visited, very relaxed and friendly.

J. Naugardo 17 off Vilniaus street, on the right hand side as you come from the old town square.

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Good cafe and wine bar at the heart of Kaunas Old Town.
As the name suggests, very much influenced by Italy.

Vilniaus str.34 / L. Zamenhofo str. 13
Google map: bit.ly/fzaqq2

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A bar that sells good cheap food as well.
Pints from £1 and mains from £3-£4, there were no complaints here.

Vilniaus 16 (a short walk from old twon square)
(+370) 37 22 11 82
Open 11.00 - 24.00
www.crazyhouse.lt/

Google map: bit.ly/eEWybN

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