The Negroni Atlas

“family-run joint across from soccer stadium; 'full meal with beverage about 3,500 pesos'”

“traditional parrilla lunch; 'the sides and drinks are afterthoughts'”

“Sichuan restaurant helmed by Ye Shao and Ting Lee”

“the bar upstairs from the original location, where first-come guests waited with a drink”

“chef haven for late-night camaraderie; 'served with a cold beer or three' and impressive wine list”

“Argentinean-themed restaurant; formerly had Gardel's, the bar upstairs where guests waited with a drink”

“Chinatown Cantonese joint serving late-night crowd to 'sop up the booze'”

“There was an enormous pool, three restaurants, and a bar and sitting room, where uniformed help ... made girlie drinks decorated with umbrellas.”

“of particular note is the Kaf-Kaf gin and tonic on offer in the hotel's Elephant Bar”

“We stopped at three or four bars, FCC, the Heart, a nightclub filled with underage whores.”

“'Still hanging at Happy Herbs?' asked Andy.”

“head off to 'the Heart', local shorthand for the Heart of Darkness Bar”

“boutique Jaya House Riverpark, whose impeccable 1960s Modernist design sense is matched by its excellent food”

“used the Raffles Grand Hotel d'Angkor...as his home base”

“stayed at Raffles Hotel Le Royale...home of the Elephant Bar”

“We stopped at three or four bars, FCC, the Heart, a nightclub”

“Tim owns a bar/restaurant in Siemreap. Andy is his chef.”

“Cocktail Bar in Little Italy [is] a perfect place for a predinner Negroni”

“the bars Rhum Corner and Bar Vendetta, which occupies the old Black Hoof space”

“my then-four-year-old restaurant, the Black Hoof...pouring bourbon down a still-warm marrow bone”

“A pub, a Canadian pub...presents more like a sports bar...plenty of patrons there strictly for the booze”

“Cioppino's Mediterranean Grill, which serves...modern Italian food...and Enoteca”

“an excellent example of a refined and wonderful bar...continue on your way to fine beverages”

“the magnificent Joe Beef...a larger-than-life figure in the history of Montréal's drinking class”

“the bars Rhum Corner and Bar Vendetta”

“stay at the excellent Ritz-Carlton—comfortable beds and a good steak on-premises”

“the best, most modern and creative Indian restaurant in town”

“"a restaurant and bar serving traditional Cantonese dishes made with modern cooking techniques"”

“the Peninsula Hotel will send a driver...drive them to the hotel in a Rolls-Royce Ghost”

“a recent visit to his restaurant in Chelsea; had two meals at his restaurant in Chelsea”

“The day began in a cellar pub at 6:00 a.m., ... enjoying a hearty breakfast of Guinness and deviled kidneys”

“maybe my favorite restaurant in the world: St. John, in the Smithfield area of London”

“"Tony came equipped with beer, gin, and grapefruit cocktails"”

“the old-school dino-style, unchanged-by-time classic Parisian bistro”

“a simple neighborhood joint...a few local fishermen drinking vin ordinaire in the small dining room”

“they serve what little French boys wanted for dinner: boudin noir, fromage de tête, côte de boeuf”

“one comes here for the cheese...welcomes overnight guests in a twenty-four-room chalet”

“a stay at Hôtel Le Royal Monceau, near the Arc de Triomphe, then as now one of the poshest hotels in Paris”

“an historic luxury Alpine resort in operation since 1849 at the foot of Europe's tallest peak”

“elegantly discreet Hôtel Particulier, located in the heart of the historic Montmartre”

“a tiny, standing-room-only French small plate and wine bar...getting loose before they sit down for dinner”

“A very discreet joint known for being a love shack to the tragically hip for ages”

“restaurant of a classically Alpine inn, housed in a 1926 chalet, specializes in traditional Savoyard cuisine”

“a restaurant called, rather promisingly, La Pyramide... the center of the culinary universe under Ferdinand Point”

“a decades-old fine-dining restaurant on a ski slope”

“owners...have always been using biodynamic, young wines since the beginning”

“It was called Le Bistro now, and it had been decidedly gussied up. There were candles on the tables, tablecloths...”

“a casual, laid-back kind of pub-slash-bistro...People come here to unwind, to relax”

“It looks like a noisy, minimally decorated pub”

“the perfect bistro...elusive chef-owner Yves Camdeborde”

“an old classic, and I mean classic with a capital C, brasserie in the Montparnasse district...really fucking expensive bottle of wine”

“Marseille's only three-Michelin-star restaurant...luxurious sixteen-room hotel”

“Many have called Maison Troisgros the best restaurant in the world”

“greatest hits of a glorious and fabled career...the master Paul Bocuse himself”

“He brought up the famous Taillevent in Paris as an example”

“'award-winning chop bar like Asanka Local' with happening band and dance floor”

“luxury hotel where 'service is superb, as are the food, the cocktails, and the views'”

“'One of his favorite places for a Guinness was a bar in the Glasnevin area called John Kavanagh'”

“gastropub with 'a properly poured pint' coexisting with fine-quality food”

“luxury resort, favored lodging of journalists, UN officers, diplomats and celebrities”

“To find a good negroni elsewhere in Rome... such as Canova, in Piazza del Popolo”

“"I'm at Freni e Frizoni, . . . and many incidents, dimly, if at all, remembered."”

“120-room hotel with 'an excellent food and beverage program', near the Spanish Steps”

“'porchetta... generally served with a pitcher of ice-cold Italian beer'; tavern-like restaurant”

“ESPRESSO BAR WITH PASTRIES, SANDWICHES, WINE, AND COCKTAILS”

“Bar Albatross—a few seats, strong drinks, the definition of a hole in the wall”

“had a couple of cocktails at an empty faux-Irish pub and staggered back to my apartment”

“Mr Kiminari Togawa, the chef/owner of the Karaku restaurant in the expensive Ginza district and a master of Edomae sushi; served beer and frozen sake.”

“restaurant adjacent to publisher where Bourdain cooked a promotional meal”

“'Philippe saw me from the bar' and 'picked up by the waiters' at the outer service bar”

“A drink at the New York Bar... remains a lovely way to enjoy a well-mixed drink”

“"Le Chef is a legendary spot in Beirut . . . Everybody comes here."”

“'When I hear the word cantina...' Serves beer, whisky and tequila; breakfast starts with tequila.”

“The pulque... sat in fifty-five-gallon vats behind the bar... The bartender ladled the thick, viscous, milky-looking sap into two plastic beach pails.”

“at Café Baba, in the Kasbah...you're also there for the tea, and perhaps...openly accepted smoking of hashish”

“everyone...comes to Café Tingis...You're there for the outdoor people-watching, a cup of tea or extremely strong coffee”

“A full bar, nearly ten yards long, stocked with iced bins of beer and a row of liquor bottles... a capable and friendly French-speaking bartender in full headdress”

“a casual restaurant called Copacabana...about 1,700 metical/US$15 per person for food and drinks”

“Tony's preferred place to stay was the Strand, a relic of British colonial rule, built in 1901”

“Al-Bustan Palace, a Ritz-Carlton resort...a Chinese fine-dining restaurant, a major breakfast buffet, and...refined service”

“super-luxury accommodations...numerous dining options, and the kind of calm, luxurious isolation”

“five-star hotel with two high-end restaurants”

“the home of chef Javier Wong, who has been serving ceviche in the tiny six-table restaurant”

“enjoyed sisig at Super Six Bar & Grill”

“worth the wait for a seat at the bar, a counter; best served with a cold Super Bock beer”

“busy three-story establishment, seafood plus plenty of beer”

“served with bread and wine; Tony ate and drank among the rods”

“We drank tequila in a cellar bar filled with Russian kids, a band playing”

“a modern black and chrome nightclub/disco/restaurant complex... sipped drinks... I sat and drank and nibbled caviar with blini”

“we ate braised reindeer in juniper at the Povorodye restaurant; Zamir showed me how to drink vodka while we waited”

“stepped into the Russkya restaurant, a cavernous but cozy space; homemade vodka served”

“a friend of mine took me to his local ... a modest, unassuming corner pub ... hand-pumped beers and ales”

“he'd found us a very decent place on Edinburgh's High Street, just down from the castle”

“luxury hotel with plenty of dining options and StraitsKitchen restaurant”

“a dispute over a game of dominoes at the Dinghy Dock Bar”

“a rudimentary bar with five or six kinds of liquor, and two coolers of iced Caribs, Red Stripes, and baby Heinekens”

“il cha barbecue spot, galmaegisal cooked at the table”

“three-star Michelin tasting menu; sipping from a magnum of Krug in the kitchen of Arzak”

“one of their favorite little tapas bars... pintxos”

“a small semicircular bar with no seats... a bartender poured us small glasses of red wine”

“an exclusive all-male clubhouse for one of San Sebastián's many gastronomic societies; drinks red wine, cider, patxaran; 'untended bar'”

“four-generations-old tapas bar... There's an extensive wine selection, along with cocktails and beer”

“a modern, more upscale place (inside an old, old building)... Wine was poured as soon as we entered”

“It looks like a million other old-man bars, a local joint”

“a tradition worth witnessing over a gin and tonic from the excellent bar”

“Perhaps a dry sherry from a cut-glass decanter... include meals... and all but the top-shelf booze”

“an honesty bar (unattended, but outfitted with a pay box and a price list) keep guests well fed and properly hydrated”

“the best lunches often extended boozily into the dinner hour; seafood institution serving English fare”

“Tony's favorite Scottish watering hole; a place for people to gather, drink, and talk”

“one of the true glories of London...Originally an Italian drinking and gambling den; cocktails about 6 pounds”

“Link and partner Stephen Stryjewski Cajun and southern home cooking restaurant”

“"Di Bruno Brothers now has... a wine and cheese bar"”

“Domilise's Po-Boy and Bar, operated by successive generations since 1918”

“amenities like on-call ice cream sundae and martini carts”

“"Franklin offers a short roster of side dishes, pies, and beer and wine"”

“a superb meal at Gary Danko - a too-precious dining room but very, very fine food”

“"great on-site restaurant, Headwaters, helmed by chef Vitaly Paley" at the Heathman Hotel”

“Holeman & Finch Public House is now a hit with everybody; famed for burgers and country ham”

“"a retail tasting room... for House Spirits Distillery, which makes whisky and other hard stuff"”

“"a temple of tiki"; "I hit that Head Hunter hard—a mixed-fruit-and-rum concoction."”

“they have an extensive bar, an extensive selection of bourbons; the drinking there is also great”

“Eric Ripert, the chef of the four-star Manhattan restaurant Le Bernardin”

“the only old-man bar left; Christmas lights behind the bar, a classic seaside dive”

“one of the most storied, legendary drinking establishments in the nation; open since 1958”

“sitting at the bar of a ramshackle roadhouse... regulars drinking bourbon and rye with beer chasers”

“"a cornerstone of red sauce Italian, Randazzo's Clam Bar"”

“a fairly swanky new joint... eager to send out some amuses-gueules and some drinks”

“There was a bar/nightclub set off from the pool deck... I wandered into the bar for a drink”

“"paired with a well-mixed Bloody Mary, the breakfast cocktail"”

“an Uptown bar owned since 1992; drinks are cheap, cocktails nonexistent”

“"Taylor Shellfish Oyster Bar . . . since 1890. They know what they're doing."”

“the shots flow out in tiny, plastic cups; beloved Atlanta institution, in operation since 1965”

“eat at the French Laundry... sat with us in the dark garden, sipping an after-work glass of wine”

“the Lobster Pot is still going strong, showcasing Azorean Portuguese flavors”

“the Publican bar and restaurant; offshoot Publican Quality Meats”

“near Wrigley Field, staff famously abusive of customers”

“I love no hotel more than Chateau Marmont...Just watch the drinks. They're expensive.”

“bikini bar with well-stocked jukebox; average cocktail about $7; two-drink minimum”

“a classic dive bar unchanged in over fifty years...It's my favorite bar in Miami.”

“professional adult bartenders know how to mix a perfect cocktail; great old bars and old institutions”

“I come here not just for the bar, or the old-school interior, or even the gorgeous pool”

“"Bar Arocena, in Montevideo's Carrasco neighborhood . . . mayo, and garnishes"”

“I had a welcome and delicious mojito (well, more than one)”

“Nancy and I bumped into him at a bar in Westhampton”

“'a bizarre combination art gallery/bistro on Columbus, just me and a coke-dealing bartender'”

“enjoying each other's company with some great food and wine... charcuterie menu at Bar Boulud”

“'I slopped out steam-table chow at a bar on 8th Street to a bunch of drunks'”

“working for Bigfoot at his West Village saloon; I'd sit at the bar and order dinner”

“Bigfoot called looking for someone to cook lunches at his new saloon/bistro on 10th Street; describes bar with buy-back policy and freshly squeezed juices”

“a classic plate of mussels and fries, washed down with a Belgian ale... an arcane drinking sport”

“stunningly beautiful example of nonironic retro glamour...jackets-required dining rooms”

“listed among clubs: 'the Mudd Club, CBGB, Tier Three, Hurrah, Club 57'”

“listed among clubs frequented after work”

“'I'd drink at the Club Charles, an atmospherically crappy dive with a vaguely punk-rock clientele'”

“standing by the antipasti bar at Coco Pazzo, when he used to ask some of his regular guests to sample some fresh anchovies”

“standing in the front cocktail area of Pino's newest: Coco Pazzo Teatro on the ground floor of the Paramount Hotel”

“Billy Rose's legendary New York nightclub... the giant space where the horseshoe-shaped bar once stood”

“classic Italian American restaurant... complained about the clubby vibe”

“'about three bar customers who spent their evening chatting with the manager' and a happy-hour buffet”

“'a long bar curled around the dining room' and 'the service bartender' who 'did a bang-up business dealing coke'”

“'a particularly nasty, mob-run hustler bar over on Eighth'”

“listed among clubs frequented after work”

“'just put it on the bar' - restaurant with bar where crew ate the daube after work”

“I ducked into an inviting-looking workingman's pub – Irish bartender, bowls of stale pretzels on the bar, Van Morrison on the jukebox.”

“the bar long on whisky and red wine”

“a cozy local hangout with fried calamari, beer, fish and chips, burgers”

“Le Madri was, and remains, in my opinion, the very best of Pino's many restaurants”

“French fine-dining dinosaurs... a time warp back to France”

“customers stacked up at the bar started screaming for their tables; the author's brasserie with a bar”

“'weathered wooden bar' at the much-loved New York brasserie”

“a taste-off at Mad 61, another Pino operation in the cellar of the uptown Barney's department store”

“Successful Southern Italian restaurant; 'the squawk of an intercom as an upstairs bartender called down for food.'”

“'the obligatory margarita sno-cone machine grinding away all night'”

“'we got free tickets and backstage passes to the Mudd Club'”

“every great hotel needs a great hotel bar... Tony logged many hours at the Murray's Hotel bar”

“'Patrick was the chef of the red-hot Odeon in nascent Tribeca'”

“One look at One Five, and I knew the place was doomed... I fell in love with the kitchen”

“a steakhouse on Park Avenue... oversized martinis and single malt scotches... ushered me to a bar”

“run across the street to Park Bistro and ask the chef there if we can borrow some tomatoes”

“There is also, naturally, a selection of a half-dozen vodkas and other spirits.”

“The Rainbow Grill sat about another 150; Luncheon Club members assembled there daily”

“'gang-rush to the upstairs bus station'; Sinatra 'ordered up some bottles and snacks' backed by the house orchestra”

“'As soon as I'd finish up in the Luncheon Club or the pastry shop'”

“cocktails $10–$12”

“'Bogart-themed restaurant ... the (always fatal) absence of a liquor license'”

“Bogie-themed restaurant with Casablanca/Rick's Café concept, French/North African theme; 'as yet without booze' initially”

“patrons could sit and linger over a platter of smoked fish or caviar, with a salad or soup and a glass of wine or a cocktail”

“summoned me for a quiet word at a nearby bar, Scruffy Duffy's”

“The hotel's fine-dining restaurant, Second Street Bistro, opened in 2004”

“'I cracked oysters at a shellfish bar' where an Irish hood 'ordered a round for the house'”

“the Siberia Bar, a grungy little underground rumpus room where the drinks are served in plastic cups... Tracy, the owner... shot of Georgian vodka”

“'I was sleeping over the walk-in in the back room at Spiritus Pizza.'”

“a huge restaurant/nightclub/disco on West 47th Street with three bars, second bar on mezzanine”

“'A few years back, at a swinging singles joint on Columbus Avenue, we had the misfortune to employ a sensitive young man as a waiter'”

“There's no mixologist behind the bar. If you were to order a drink with more than two components, you'd get the dirty look.”

“Mario crew would 'swing by the Dreadnaught for a few pops after work'; also had an upstairs bartender who called down for food.”

“I walked on air over to the Oak Room and treated myself to a martini”

“an oyster bar and casual restaurant helmed by Renee Erickson”

“listed among clubs frequented after work”

“'Our bar crowd ... older gay men ... making goo-goo eyes at the bartender'; 'lovely serpentine zinc bar at an auction in France'”

“'The bar was packed with monomaniacal wine aficionados' and 'I asked the bartender'”

“Randy Gerber's Whiskey Bar was right next door... invite me over to the Whiskey Bar, supposedly to discuss strategy, buy me a drink”

“'we'd take over the bar, drinking Cristal ... running fat rails of coke from one end of the bar to the other'”

“Sunburned blondes... drink colorful cocktails at a clean Formica bar. Apocalypse Now is a fern bar!”

“the Caravelle, where journalists, spooks, and MACV brass once watched from the top-floor bar as B-52 strikes... carved up the countryside”

“His character Fowler used to drink at the café downstairs, the Continental Shelf, where le tout Saigon used to gather each evening to drink and gossip.”

“The first-floor bar, open to the street, was nicknamed 'the Continental shelf' by wartime journalists”

“a very decent restaurant and bar... I order a mango daquiri as soon as we check in.”

“she'd asked... if I'd care for a 'digestif'... she held a large glass jar filled with snakes... in the clear rice wine”

“past the cocktail lounge, where a Vietnamese cover band, the Outrageous Three, are playing note-perfect Barry Manilow tunes”

“look up from one's blender drink at poolside; sit on the enclosed tenth-floor terrace, sipping 333 beer or enjoying a little port wine and Stilton”

“Faded photographs of the hotel hang in frames on the walls surrounding the Orchid Garden bar in the courtyard.”

“During drinks at the roof bar of the garish Rex, when I left to go to the bathroom, Linh followed me”

“Tony loved its rooftop bar... Having a drink or two there, he said, was 'a must.'”