Rankmill - TOP World's legendary bars

Travel Picks says : "Since opening in 1931, Harry's Bar has been frequented by famous people such as Ernest Hemingway, Truman Capote, Noel Coward, Orson Wells, Charlie Chaplin, and Peggy...

Travel Picks says : "Since opening in 1931, Harry's Bar has been frequented by famous people such as Ernest Hemingway, Truman Capote, Noel Coward, Orson Wells, Charlie Chaplin, and Peggy Guggenheim. The bar also claims credit for inventing the Bellini and Carpaccio."
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2. El Floridita, La Habana, Cuba

The place were the Daiquiri, created in Cuba, is supposed to be at its finest. The place had Ernest Hemingway and his friends as regulars. There is even a bronze statue of the writer,...

The place were the Daiquiri, created in Cuba, is supposed to be at its finest. The place had Ernest Hemingway and his friends as regulars. There is even a bronze statue of the writer, sitting at the bar.
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3. Garota de Ipanema - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil

Travel Picks says : "When a fifteen-year-old girl made a stroll past the Veloso bar part of her daily walk to the beach, legend has it she inspired two song-writing patrons to pen possibly...

Travel Picks says : "When a fifteen-year-old girl made a stroll past the Veloso bar part of her daily walk to the beach, legend has it she inspired two song-writing patrons to pen possibly the most famous bossa nova tune in history -- "The Girl from Ipanema." Not surprisingly, the bar's owners made the wise decision to capitalize on the success by re-naming the business."
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4. The Long Bar - Hotel Raffles - Singapore

Travel Picks says : "Home to the famous Singapore Sling, the Long Bar still serves the drink that gained it international renown. Equally notable is the Raffle's Writer's Bar, created as a...

Travel Picks says : "Home to the famous Singapore Sling, the Long Bar still serves the drink that gained it international renown. Equally notable is the Raffle's Writer's Bar, created as a tribute to the wordsmiths who either frequented or wrote about the hotel".
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5. Harry's New York Bar - Paris - France

Know simply as "Le Harry's Bar" by Parisians. This is the oldest american bar in Paris. At each presidential election, a "straw vote" is organized at the Harry's Bar by the American...

Know simply as "Le Harry's Bar" by Parisians. This is the oldest american bar in Paris. At each presidential election, a "straw vote" is organized at the Harry's Bar by the American citizens of Paris. It is said that the result is always correct, except for the Carter/Ford election. The correct pronunciation of the address in french is famously " sank roo doe noo" for 5, rue Daunou.
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6. The White Horse - New York - USA

Travel Picks says : "A favorite of New York's literati set, The White Horse has seen everyone from Jack Kerouac to Norman Mailer pass through its doors but is perhaps best known as being...

Travel Picks says : "A favorite of New York's literati set, The White Horse has seen everyone from Jack Kerouac to Norman Mailer pass through its doors but is perhaps best known as being the bar that served the 18 whiskeys said to have killed Dylan Thomas."
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7. The Pub, Valletta, Malta

Travel Picks says : "The walls of this simple bar are covered in pictures, newspaper clippings, and impromptu tributes to British actor Oliver Reed who was said to have died just after...

Travel Picks says : "The walls of this simple bar are covered in pictures, newspaper clippings, and impromptu tributes to British actor Oliver Reed who was said to have died just after consuming vast amounts of alcohol there while on location for the movie "Gladiator." A sign outside the bar reads "Ollie's Last Pub."
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8. The Blind Beggar - London - England

Travel Picks says : "The Blind Beggar in Whitechapel, built in 1894, is known as the site on which The Salvation Army started but became even more notorious when, in 1966, London gangster...

Travel Picks says : "The Blind Beggar in Whitechapel, built in 1894, is known as the site on which The Salvation Army started but became even more notorious when, in 1966, London gangster Ronnie Kray shot rival George Cornell as he sat at the bar."
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9. Heinolds' First and Last Chance Bar - Oakland - USA

Travel Picks says : "The slanted floors and stopped clock in Jack London's favorite haunt are a result of the devastating 1906 earthquake that virtually leveled nearby San Francisco. A...

Travel Picks says : "The slanted floors and stopped clock in Jack London's favorite haunt are a result of the devastating 1906 earthquake that virtually leveled nearby San Francisco. A 10-year-old London is said to have used the bar as a place to study, planting himself at tables still used by the bar today."
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10. The Eagle and Child - Oxford - England

TRavel Picks says : "Still called "Bird and Baby" by locals who remember the bar's first moniker, this quaint-looking pub was a favorite of both J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. While it...

TRavel Picks says : "Still called "Bird and Baby" by locals who remember the bar's first moniker, this quaint-looking pub was a favorite of both J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. While it makes for a good story, the tale that the burgeoning authors actually exchanged their writings over a pint here is thought to be largely invented".
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11. Bell-in-Hand Tavern , Boston, USA

Travel Picks says : "With the exception of a brief closure during prohibition, the alcohol has been flowing at Bell-in-Hand for over 200 years. Once the hang-out of notables like Paul...