Bars are the perfect meeting place to finish the day in the company of friends and a few drinks. The relaxed atmosphere and lighting allow intimate discussions around tables, while the social butterflies can instead meet around the focal element of the space, the bar.
The atmosphere provoked by the mixture of textures, smells, materials, and darkness—ideally accompanied by a cocktail menu—is an essential component in helping us find our favorite watering holes. Read on for a selection of 15 incredible examples of this typology, with images by prominent photographers such as Frank Herfort, Serena Eller Vanicher, and Yann Deret.
Andrew Pogue
Jack Daniel’s Barrel House 1-14 / Clickspring Design
David Schreyer
Archeology in a Jazz Club / Büro KLK
Frank Herfort
Holy Fox Café / Mikhail Kozlov
Hou de Sousa
Dim Sum Bar / Hou de Sousa
studiovd.gr
Black Drop Coffee Shop / ark4lab of Architecture
Imagen Subliminal
12,000 Pink-Painted Wooden Sticks / Ideo arquitectura
Serena Eller Vanicher
Be.Re / Filippo Bombace
Dick Liu
NOC Coffee Co. / Studio Adjective
Yann Deret
Whisky Bar / jbmn architectes
João Tiago Aguiar Arquitectos
Restaurant 560 / João Tiago Aguiar Arquitectos
Yuri Palmin
Iskra / Nowdays office
Robot 3 Studio
Ideal Space / Robot 3
Jonathan Leijonhufvud
LIEVITO - Gourmet Pizza and Bar / MDDM STUDIO
Jonathan Friedman / Partisans
Bar Raval / Partisans
Denilson Machado / MCA
Nosotros Bar / Studio Otto Felix
