The Best Cocktail Bars Near Essence, by the Record

Checkered floors, exposed pipes, and white walls give Tjoget the look of a place that decided against trying too hard and never looked back. It's a cocktail bar with a wine bodega and beer café folded in, all spread across enough zones that you can usually find a corner. The bar holds a spot on the World's 50 Best Bars list, and the team bartends like they know it, which is mostly a compliment.

1. 50 Best #76 · The World's 50 Best Bars
2. 50 Best #37 · Europe's 50 Best Bars
3. White Guide Fine Level · White Guide

Tartan, not tweed, lines the walls and bar front here, a detail that sets the tone for the rest of the room. Tucked inside the Victory Hotel, this cocktail bar leans into a cosy, old-school gentlemen's club feel, with nautical odds and ends, model ships, and figureheads filling the cases and corners. The drinks follow the theme, folding in smoked sea salt and sea-foward flourishes. The kind of place where you settle in rather than pass through.

1. White Guide Global Exceptional Level · White Guide
2. Difford's Guide 4 stars · Difford's Guide

1. Difford's Guide 5 stars · Difford's Guide
2. White Guide Exceptional Level · White Guide

1. White Guide Exceptional Level · White Guide
2. Difford's Guide 4 stars · Difford's Guide