The Americas

Two rooms, two personalities — a fast-food-inspired snack bar up front and a serious high-craft cocktail lounge in back. NYC's most creative and talked-about bar. Perpetual queues are worth every minute.

On the 64th floor of 70 Pine Street in the Financial District. Floor-to-ceiling views of Manhattan, an impeccable cocktail menu built around seasonal ingredients, and a guest list that fills fast.

No menu — tell the bartender what you like and they'll create something perfect for you. On Eldridge Street in the Lower East Side. Cash only, worth it every time. A cocktail pilgrimage.

Chelsea's most enduring superclub — two decades at the epicentre of NYC nightlife. Celebrity sightings, world-class DJ bookings, and a room that throbs with genuine energy every weekend.

World's #1 Bar in 2024. A reservation-only underground speakeasy in Colonia Juárez with boundary-pushing cocktails, extraordinary hospitality, and a dark industrial aesthetic that defines the modern cocktail bar.

The bar that put Mexico City on the global cocktail map. Two locations — Polanco and Roma — each with a seasonal menu of Mexican-influenced cocktails that celebrate local ingredients with global technique.

A mezcal-focused bar in Roma with a commitment to indigenous Mexican spirits and natural ingredients. Small, atmospheric, and deeply rooted in Mexican terroir. The real Mexico in a glass.

CDMX's most iconic dance club — a retro disco palace in operation since 1982. Men only, dress code enforced, flamboyant energy guaranteed. An unmissable cultural experience in Mexico City nightlife.

Enter through a working flower shop and descend underground into one of the world's greatest bars. South American botanicals, indigenous spirits, and the stories of immigrant communities — all in one extraordinary menu.

A Palermo gem with vintage decor, expert bartenders, and a philosophy that every drink should tell a story about Argentina. One of BA's most beloved cocktail destinations — intimate, warm, unforgettable.

San Telmo's most iconic tango venue — a 19th-century warehouse that pulses with passion and Malbec. Professional dancers, live orchestra, and a dinner show that defines the Buenos Aires experience.

BA's premier electronic music destination — the club that regularly books international headliners in a stunning purpose-built venue in Palermo. Doesn't start properly until 3am. Sunrise terrace included.

The authentic heart of Rio's samba scene in Lapa. Live samba and choro nightly, caipirinhas flowing, and a crowd that dances from the moment they walk in. This is the real Rio — joyful and unstoppable.

Three floors of antiques in a converted Lapa warehouse — instruments, furniture, carnival costumes — with live samba and forró on every level. Named one of the world's best bars by Condé Nast Traveler.

Rio's most acclaimed craft cocktail bar — a sophisticated counterpoint to the city's samba wildness. Weekend nights, the tables clear and it becomes a spontaneous dancefloor. Named by Time Out as Rio's rising star.

In the colonial hilltop neighbourhood of Santa Teresa, Aprazível offers the most extraordinary terraced view of Rio — Guanabara Bay, Christ the Redeemer — with exceptional Brazilian cocktails and cuisine.

Asia's legendary club brand landed in Vegas at Resorts World — 130,000 sq ft of LED shows, laser walls, and a lineup that includes Tiësto, Zedd, and Steve Aoki. The most technologically advanced club in the city.

Three rooms — a main room with kinetic art chandelier, a rooftop garden terrace overlooking the Strip, and a subterranean Heart of Omnia. Calvin Harris residency. The quintessential Vegas mega-club experience.

Inside a 65-foot crystal chandelier at The Cosmopolitan — three levels of cocktails, each with its own menu and personality. The middle floor serves the Verbena: a cocktail with a Szechuan Button garnish that numbs the lips.

World's 50 Best Bars — a love letter to Cuban cocktail culture in Little Havana. Grammy-winning musician Juanito Makandé plays live, Celia Cruz photos line the walls, and the daiquiris are transcendent.

Inside the Fontainebleau Hotel on Miami Beach — the most glamorous club in North America. Celebrity residencies, bottle service, and an utterly euphoric atmosphere that represents Miami at its most extravagant.

Originally opened in 1935 in Little Havana — the bar where Billie Holiday, Chet Baker and Count Basie performed. Revived as Miami's most historic live music bar with salsa, Latin jazz, and tropical cocktails.

Bogotá's most celebrated cocktail bar — intimate, warm, sophisticated. A menu built on Colombian tropical fruits, local spirits, and global technique. Named in Latin America's 50 Best Bars.

Possibly the world's most overwhelming venue — a 4,000-person restaurant, bar, and nightclub that defies categorisation. Live music, DJs, themed rooms, carnival energy. Come at 9pm, leave whenever Sunday finds you.

Bogotá's coolest rooftop — a music venue, cocktail bar, and event space in Chapinero. Celebrating 15+ years as the city's indie cultural hub. Live music, DJs, and the best night-sky views of the Andes.

Medellín's most sophisticated cocktail bar — dark, intimate, and expertly run. A drinks menu that shows the world Colombia's biodiversity through ferments, tinctures, and spirits found nowhere else.

Named for the hill it sits on, Bar Carmen has a rooftop terrace with 360° views of Medellín's mountain-ringed bowl — exceptional drinks, cool air, warm light, and the city spread out below you.

The entire district around Parque Lleras is a walkable nightlife zone — dozens of bars, clubs and terraces within a few blocks. Go bar-hopping from La Ruta to Dulce Jesús Mío until 5am.

World's 50 Best Bars — drawing on Peru's extraordinary natural larder. Amazonian fruits, jungle herbs, and highland roots combined with world-class technique to create cocktails that exist only in Lima.

A stunning 19th-century republican mansion in Barranco transformed into a multi-room bar and club. Every room has a different theme — from psychedelic to colonial to jungle. Lima's most atmospheric drinking experience.

The definitive Pisco Sour experience in Miraflores — a refined, colonial-style bar where the national cocktail is elevated to its highest form. A Lima institution that every visitor owes themselves.

Wicker Park's temple of craft cocktails — no phones, respectful conversation, and some of the most meticulously executed drinks in America. The Violet Hour changed what Americans expected from a bar. Period.

Grant Achatz's (Alinea) cocktail laboratory — drinks arrive in orbs, smoking vessels, and centrifuges. A three-hour tasting menu for drinks. The most technically advanced cocktail experience in the United States.

In the basement of the Westin on Michigan Avenue — a three-floor underground club dedicated to the electronic music Chicago invented. Serious DJs, a serious sound system, a serious crowd.