1) La Closerie des Lilas (Paris):
La Closerie des Lilas is a classic cafe in Paris and retains the ambiance of old-world Paris with its red leather booths, zinc bar and soft candlelight. It is a important literary and artistic landmark to have hosted the likes of Ernest Hemingway or Apollinaire. It features a restaurant with pleasant terrace for dining in the warmer months.
2) Cerveceria Alemana (Madrid):
It is a typical classic bar in Madrid founded in 1904. It witnesses tourists from all over the world. It is an important reference point in the art of tapas and the place is usually crowded. Terrace is one of the most wonderful preferred place and you can have boiled shrimps, octopus in vinaigrette, steamed mussels, battered sardines, fried fresh anchovies etc.
3) El Floridita (Habana, Cuba):
El Floridita is the most authentic Cuban restaurant for Cuba’s leading personalities – including merchants, politicians and celebrities living in or passing through Habana. People gather to this place to have excellent cuisine, and to taste the famous daiquiri. The most popular reason is to absorb the aura and the mystique left by Papa.
4) The Oxford Bar (Edinburgh, UK):
It is the best literary boozer and was designated the world’s first UNESCO City of Literature in 2004. Scotland’s literary greats were drawing their liquid inspiration in its pubs. The shining souls of the Scottish Literary revival put the world to rights in the basement of Milne’s bar on Hanover Street. The Oxford Bar’s real claim to literary fame resides with the late and legendary Willie Ross whom many of the Scottish Renaissance writers wanted to visit.
5) Vesuvio (San Francisco):
It is a world-renowned saloon located in North Beach across from the infamous City Lights Bookstore. It was first established in 1948 and remains an historical monument to jazz, poetry, art and the good life of the Beat Generation. It attracts diverse people – artists, chess players, cab drivers, dancers and business people.
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