Lonely Planet's “20 Favorite Bars Around the World”

Lonely Planet's “20 Favorite Bars Around the World”

“For a non-alcoholic cocktail bar, No More Cafe in NYC’s East Village serves up bespoke zero-proof cocktails”

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The Bottle Size Never Lies: What Bars Really Think of Non-Alcoholic Drinks
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The Bottle Size Never Lies: What Bars Really Think of Non-Alcoholic Drinks

The press has spent five years announcing that non-alcoholic drinks are the future of the bar. The bars have been answering the...

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Kava Explained: The Drink Is Legal. The Room Is Not.
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Kava Explained: The Drink Is Legal. The Room Is Not.

The substance is legal. The gathering is not. Out of everything kava is, the one part being regulated out of existence is the p...

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Do Functional Mushroom Drinks Actually Work?
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Do Functional Mushroom Drinks Actually Work?

Functional mushroom drinks are sold as a discovery, but reishi has been medicine for two thousand years. The real story is the ...

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