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Bars are the perfect meeting place to finish the day in the company of friends and a few drinks. The relaxed atmosphere and lighting allow intimate discussions around tables, while the social butterflies can instead meet around the focal element of the space, the bar.
The atmosphere provoked by the mixture of textures, smells, materials, and darkness—ideally accompanied by a cocktail menu—is an essential component in helping us find our favorite watering holes. Read on for a selection of 15 incredible examples of this typology, with images by prominent photographers such as Frank Herfort, Serena Eller Vanicher, and Yann Deret.
Andrew Pogue
Jack Daniel’s Barrel House 1-14 / Clickspring Design
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David Schreyer
Archeology in a Jazz Club / Büro KLK
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Frank Herfort
Holy Fox Café / Mikhail Kozlov
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Hou de Sousa
Dim Sum Bar / Hou de Sousa
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studiovd.gr
Black Drop Coffee Shop / ark4lab of Architecture
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Imagen Subliminal
12,000 Pink-Painted Wooden Sticks / Ideo arquitectura
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Serena Eller Vanicher
Be.Re / Filippo Bombace
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Dick Liu
NOC Coffee Co. / Studio Adjective
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Yann Deret
Whisky Bar / jbmn architectes
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João Tiago Aguiar Arquitectos
Restaurant 560 / João Tiago Aguiar Arquitectos
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Yuri Palmin
Iskra / Nowdays office
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Robot 3 Studio
Ideal Space / Robot 3
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Jonathan Leijonhufvud
LIEVITO - Gourmet Pizza and Bar / MDDM STUDIO
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Jonathan Friedman / Partisans
Bar Raval / Partisans
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Denilson Machado / MCA
Nosotros Bar / Studio Otto Felix
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