NYC Bar Find: Wise Men
Wise Men, a dark and moody watering hole owned by a trio of fashion and restaurant industry pros (who despite what the name suggests are not men) is where to go when you’re on Bowery, need a drink but don’t have the energy to battle the crowds at the bar. There’s plenty of fashion industry […]
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Canberra Restaurant Find: A. Baker
Right in the heart of New Acton, Canberra’s design precinct you’ll find A. Baker, a three-part restaurant, bakery, underground speakeasy concept that’d make any modern industrial design geek swoon. You’d be correct to expect the modern Australian food to be thoughtfully prepared and artfully arranged ”“ even more so when you order their signature bread, […]
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NYC Hidden Bar Find: The Roost
Maybe you’ve already been to The Roost for coffee, but only inquisitive coffee drinkers will know that there is a reward for stepping through the door situated just past the coffee counter. Behind it is an inviting bar about 3x the size of the quaint coffee shop and it’s where the local Alphabet City crowd […]
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The Curators: A guide to Downtown LA for the aesthetically inclined
1 / 1 ( 1 vote ) It’s a safe bet to say that if you’re reading Melting Butter you’re likely a prolific explorer; traveller and probably to some extent, rather aesthetically inclined. If I’m right, you’re a lot like me so I’m pretty sure this app I’m going to tell you about will make […]
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Amsterdam Bar Find: Wynand Fockink
If only the walls of Wynand Fockink, Amsterdam’s oldest jenever tasting room and distillery (dating back to 1679!) could talk. They would have over three centuries worth of drinking stories from the likes of Churchill, Chagall and history’s most remarkable. After you make your way down the narrow side-alley to Wynand Fockink’s snug bar room, […]
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NYC Cocktail Bar Find: Employees Only
Employees Only is a classic neo-speakeasy bar hidden in the West Village behind a door displaying a deceptive neon “psychic” sign. Inside, deco details and a serious cocktail list take us back to that arousing time during the depraved prohibition era of shrouded debauchery. Having opened in 2004 in a city filled with fickle bar […]
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Melbourne Wine Bar Find: City Wine Shop
This inviting Melbourne hotspot is part wine bar, part bottle shop, part bistro, and part café. All parts are exceptional but mostly so is the wine – of which they make very easy for you to drink with all the consumption options made available. Have it by the glass, by the bottle or just take […]
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Cocktail Bar Find: Little Branch NYC
Little Branch NYC is a true hidden gem in the West Village. Enter via the most peculiar looking non-descript door on 7th Avenue and descend the stairwell into a low-lit subterranean cocktail den. Inside, the bar staff wear suspenders, the jazz music is peppy and the booths are cozy and intimate. Fortunately, the bar inherits […]
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London Bar Find: Experimental Cocktail Club
EXPERIMENTAL COCKTAIL CLUB, LONDON CHINATOWN Positioned across 3 floors of an old Chinatown townhouse is the London edition of the Experimental Cocktail Club, a prohibition bar offering shi-shi Londoners a sophisticated way to start off (or end) their evenings. The people lingering outside could be mistaken for those waiting in line for Chinese food next […]
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NYC Bar Find: Tooker Alley
TOOKER ALLEY, PROSPECT HEIGHTS This understated, yet quietly quirky artisanal cocktail bar serves up undoubtedly stylish tipples, which they evidently take very seriously. Just take a peek at their multi-page old-timey style menu which offers readers insight into the history of what they’re drinking as well as the bar’s manifesto which is to be “consciously […]
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