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                <title>Aura Ibiza</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Aura Ibiza is a sociable spot in the middle of the countryside that has become in a must for those who want to have a fine dinner and a cool night out all in the same place.<br><br>It's a bar/lounge/restaurant that has become popular within Ibiza's in crowd. It has an excellent atmosphere, affordable gourmet tapas (starting at 8€) and great cocktails!<br><br>The music is excellent and every week there is a party going on.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Sketch Gallery - great cocktails</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Sketch Gallery, on Conduit Street, is highly recommended. The modern British/French food is divine (the beef tartare is astoundingly tasty) but it’s the interior design, walls adorned by electronic projections instead of wallpaper, that takes your breath away.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Royal York Hotel</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Boutique hotel with cocktail bar, private karaoke rooms, restuarant and plenty of history.<br>Just off the seafront.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Most impressive dining view in HK</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[I lived in Hong Kong for four years and by far the most impressive view of Hong Kong island is from 'Aqua', a bar/restaurant at the 29th floor of 1 Peking Rd, Tsim Tsa Tsui on the Kowloon side. On the floor above Aqua there is a Chinese Restaurant called 'Hutong' that is also very impressive and with dimmed lighting to enhance the view even more.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Super-cool clubs in Chicago</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Fancy a boogie? Sound Bar and Enclave are your passes to the best late-night hedonism Chicago has to offer. The former has two levels and is invariably packed: downstairs plays hip-hop music and upstairs grooves to an unrelenting house beat. You can engineer your very own oasis of calm, though, by booking a table in the VIP room. The drinks are phenomenally cheap, you get waitress service and the chance to retreat if the music becomes too much or the people too raucous. Not the best club in the world, but a good laugh nonetheless. Altogether better is Enclave. This upscale location has undergone a full year of renovation: new floors, new (clean) bathrooms, new furnishings, impeccably styled bar areas, etc. And it’s been worth it. This is now the premier dance spot in Illinois, with beautiful people to match. Get a table in the circular, curtain-swathed VIP area and forget all about work.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Post-dinner drinks at the J Bar</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[If you’re looking for a post-dinner drink or two, the J Bar at The James is a good place to start. In harmony with the rest of the hotel, it’s sleek, sophisticated and very cool. The barmen fashion martinis with olive lollipops (so you can look like Kojak for the night) and the waiters provide appetizers from David Burke’s in-house restaurant. If you get there early enough, you might also get a seat on the attractive low-slung banquettes.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Centro</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[For an upmarket Chinese night out, I can recommend Centro, the bar in the Kerry Centre hotel. Don’t be put off by it being in a hotel, because it is one of the chicest venues in the city. They have an inviting cocktail list, sometimes have live jazz and there is plenty of plush, comfortable furniture.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Ellato pub</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[This is a great place to have a drink. Very cosmopolitan and yet laid back. Seems to be very popular with young people and expats. <br> <br>Not bad value either - a large glass of wine set us back about £1.30.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Geisha Bar</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Geisha Bar is a new cocktail bar in Soho. It has an excellent cocktail menu, good DJs and sound system, and a stylish interior. Its clientele is mostly gay, though I don't think a straight customer would feel uncomfortable.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Salon 39</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[First cocktail bar in Frederiksberg. Just been open for a year but is already established as a pearl on the Copenhagen bar scene. Great food as well - the kitchen serves classic French and Italian food.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Eme Fusion Hotel</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[This is a new five-star hotel just in front of the cathedral and the Giralda. It's super-modern and it has some great stuff inside it, such as a Japanese restaurant, Spanish modern food, a cocktail bar, rooftop terrace with insane views, spa massage facilities, and great service.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Milgi &amp; Northcote Lane Market</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[A monthly market (held every first Sunday) which takes place either inside or outside the Milgi bar on City Road (an eclectric bar/bistro with video art, squashy sofas, chandeliers and a good line in cocktails and homemade pop). <br><br>It's a bit of a hotchpotch of jumble, young designers, live music, DJs, the odd random performance artist, maybe a BBQ, maybe some nice hot soup...<br><br>It's genuinely really great for hand printed tees and pumps, jewellery, second-hand books, vinyl, vintage-rummaging, people-watching, cake-eating, cocktail-drinking... And sometimes it happens at night too, which can be very, very good.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Restaurant Umami</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Umami is a unique experience, based on the philosophy of Japanese cuisine of natural, seasonal ingredients, accentuated by the substance and tradition of French cuisine. With an international flavour, Umami offers the very best in modern Japanese cuisine and interior design.<br>The bar is well stocked with the finest booze known to mankind and excellent cocktails.]]></description>
                
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                <title>The Formosa</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[10 best bars in LA and no Formosa? You've gotta be kidding! Elvis once tipped a waitress here with a Buick. Great bar, great drinks, great history and great margueritas.]]></description>
                
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                <title>The Born Barcelona - bars La Luna &amp; La Fianna</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[The Born area is a lovely area of Barcelona, with loads to do, great boutique shops, cafes and general vibe that is hard to beat. Ate lunch in a small restaurant close to Santa Maria del Mar called La Luna which had a €12 menu which was a treat and great food. That night we wandered the Born again to bump into a lively joint called La Fianna, full with a great atmosphere and the best cocktails in the world! Oh I love Barcelona what about you!]]></description>
                
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                <title>Dada</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[The easiest, friendliest and probably best-looking bar/restaurant in BA with top cocktails supplied by a Geordie barman, barflys made up of artists and jovial locals and a kitchen that serves up delicious argie-based food with an often spicy twist (rare for BA!). Enough said.]]></description>
                
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                <title>La Fianna restaurant and cocktail bar</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Best mojito cocktails on the planet. The restaurant was lively, great and unique atmosphere at a relatively affordable price and nice looking people too... Oh la la what a treat.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Circo</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Circo just opened on the Albert Dock- it's a bar and restaurant with a really eccentric circus/freakshow theme - they have life-sized horse lamps and trapeze! <br><br>You can hire the private dining room for a night of karaoke- lots of fun!  Try the Candyfloss Martini at the bar too...]]></description>
                
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                <title>The Astor House Hotel</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[This hotel is an absolute gem of colonial history. For about £40 the Richard Executive Suite makes you feel like a visiting diplomat!  <br><br>The building has a rich history and is located on the edge of the bund - within easy walking distance of Shanghai's main attractions.<br><br>It really made our visit to Shanghai, I can't imagine there is a better place to stay in the city. <br><br>I would also recommend a cocktail at M on the Bund - if you want to continue the glamorous feel.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Airborne cocktails</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Two of the best places in the entire world to have a cocktail are the Moon Bar at Vertigo on the 61st floor of the Banyan Tree Hotel and the Sky Bar at Sirocco on the 63rd of the State Tower Hotel. <br><br>Both are in the heart of the city and have jaw-dropping views where you feel as close to the aeroplanes overhead as the ground below. The Moon Bar, especially, seems to hover over the city. Brilliant fun and very surreal — like sipping cocktails on the set of Bladerunner.]]></description>
                
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