Description:
Fifty-three of today's most esteemed writers answer the question, "What makes this bar better than all
other bars?"
Review Quotes: "A fascinating look into drinking culture around the world" --Condé Nast Traveler
"An intoxicating tour" --Time Out New York "Between the bars, locales, themes and the writers themselves, there is something here for pretty much everyone." --Forbes.com "This delightful collection of stories takes readers on a journey to cherished watering holes across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia."--Fodor's Travel 2014 Holiday Gift Guide "Well-curated collection of anecdotes, stories and sorrowful remembrances ...A delightful collection that will surely inspire many bar-hopping tours."--Kirkus Reviews "Like a good bar, the book's clientele of writers and the bars, dives, lounges, and hooch parlors they write about are a diverse, talkative, friendly, serious and funny bunch."--Seattle Magazine "A reminder that no matter where you are in the world there is always a place nearby that feels like home." --The Paris Review "Emotionally resonant, diving well beyond simple stories about watering holes"--Bustle "The handsomely designed, 352-page book covers everything from dives to 'upscale joints, ' from Antarctica to Paris. It's often funny, occasionally touching and definitely succeeds in making you thirsty"--The Missoula Independent "A magnificent celebration of local bars"--Largehearted Boy "In this collection of essays, writers including Joe Meno, Rosie Schaap, and Craig Finn pay tribute to the bars that have shaped them. It's an outstanding and talented group, and a subject that's close to the hearts of many literary types."--Vol. 1 Brooklyn