A bar can be and is more that just a serving counter for drinks and spirits. It is often the anchor of a restaurant or cafe; a focal element in a club or disco; or a hotel lobby oasis. It can be a place of quiet, peace and libation or a place of high energy and excitement. The bar is the soul of the space as well as its heart especially when it throbs with color and light.

A bar can be and is more that just a serving counter for drinks and spirits. It is often the anchor of a restaurant or cafe; a focal element in a club or disco; or a hotel lobby oasis. It can be a place of quiet, peace and libation or a place of high energy and excitement. The bar is the soul of the space as well as its heart especially when it throbs with color and light.

In Designing the World's Best Bars you will embark on a world tour of the newest, most innovative and intriguing drinking establishments.

  Welcome to the wonderful world of today's bars: all kinds of bars in all kinds of settings in all parts of the world. From the glitz and glitter of Las Vegas to the subtle sophistication of Berlin, Sydney and Toronto; sample the retro glamour of art deco and art mod-erne reinterpreted in lounges in Chicago, New York City and Garden City, NY; the fun and relaxing bars in Rome and New Orleans; the sporting ambience of Pasadena, Biloxi and Bossier City.

Have a unique beer experience in Hamburg, Omaha and Pasadena or in the newest in wine, beer and cheese bars in Philadelphia. We are extremely pleased to note that some of today's leading design-ers of bars, lounges and restaurants have permitted us to show examples of their work in a collection that literally spans from Singapore to Sydney to Sao Paulo in Brazil, across the USA from San Francisco to Chicago, Miami and New York to Europe high-lighting London, Milan, Rome, Berlin and Hamburg.

BARS AND LOUNGES

TABU, Las Vegas, NV

SUGARCANE, New York, NY

INDE BLEU, Washington, DC

BAR CELONA, Pasadena, CA

JACKIE's, Silver Springs, MD

BLUE HORIZON, Sydney, Australia

WHISKEY BLUE, Los Angeles, CA

WASHINGTON SQUARE, Philadelphia, PA

REIN BAR, Garden City NY

BYMARK, Toronto, ON

LE MERIDIEN, Minneapolis, MN

AER, New York, NY

TENNENT'S BAR, Gaeta, Italy

ABSOLUT ICEBAR, Milan, Italy

PARABLO, Rome, Italy

BAR ZlEL, Seoul, Korea

TRIA, Philadelphia, PA

HERZBLUT, Hamburg, Germany

YARD HOUSE, Pasadena, CA

UPSTREAM BREWING COMPANY, Omaha, NE

BARS IN ENTERTAINMENT VENUES

TEATRO EURO BAR, Las Vegas, NV

SELECT LOUNGE, New York, NY

101 BAR, London, UK

MARTINI BAR, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

HARD ROCK CAFE & CLUB 279, Toronto, ON

RESORT LOUNGE, W Palm Beach, FL

BLAST, Sao Paulo, Brazil

SHAUN &JOE, London, UK

SOUNDBAR, Chicago, IL

Y BAR, Chicago, IL

Z THE CLUB, Biloxi, M5

THE CORONET, London, UK

RUBY FALLS, New York, NY

WORLD CAFE LIVE, Philadelphia, PA

DIRTY NELLIE'S, Palatine, IL

SPLITSVILLE, Tampa, FL

STRIKE BOWLING BAR, Melbourne, Australia

BARS IN HOTEL LOBBIES

ATRIUM LOUNGE, New York, NY

ATRIUM BAR & AQUA BAR, Berlin, Germany

MEMPHIS HILTON LOBBY BAR, Memphis, TN

EAST HOTEL LOBBY BAR, Hamburg, Germany

Q! HOTEL BAR, Berlin, GermaW

HARD ROCK HOTEL LOBBY BAR, Chicago, IL

W HOTEL BAR, New York, NY

HILTON KENSINGTON BAR, London, UK

DOUBLETREE LOUNGE, Lake Buena Vista, FL

ROYAL PACIFIC RESORT, Orlando, FL

BARS IN RESTAURANTS & CAFES

HIGHLINE, New York, NY

JAPONAIS, Chicago, IL

ONO AND THE GARDEN, New York, IL

KITTICHAI, New York, NY

NOOCH, New York, NY

RIINGO, New York, NY

THE VERANDAH, Las Vegas, NV

BRADLEY OGDEN, Las Vegas, NV

BELLANOTTE, Minneapolis, MN

CAFE & BAR LURCAT, Minneapolis, MN

FLOW, Toronto, ON

PALETTE RESTAURANT, Washington, DC

MORRELL'S, New York, NY

AQUATICA, Miami, FL

SMITH & WOLLENSKY BAR & CAFE, Miami, FL

FINN & PORTER, Alexandria, VA

R BAR & CAFE / RM LOUNGE, Las Vegas, NV

BOOKBINDERS, Philadelphia, PA

DOC SMITH'S LOUNGE, New Orleans, LA

THE ABBEY, London, UK

BOILER HOUSE, Toronto, ON

COYOTE CROSSING WEST, West Cheste; PA

SUNDANCE CANTINA, Bossier, LA

TWO URBAN LINKS, Atlanta, GA