Bars and Pubs

Visitors to London’s majestic and historic department stores will tell you of the quintisential experience of tea in the tea rooms of these grand establishments. Whether it’s Harrods, Liberty, or Fortnum and Mason, what could be better than a relaxing cup of tea? Well, I’ll tell you. What could be better? Wine and cheese at 1707, the wine bar beneath Fortnum and Mason. 1707 is a oasis of calm compared to the at-times manic crowds above on Picadilly, and the crush of tourists that often frequent the aforementioned tea rooms.

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Troika Bar Troika is a great little bar in Melbourne, which as a city has pretty much perfected the “Great Little Bar” realm. Troika has a funky late Soviet Union vibe, with one-time fashionable Cyrillic lettering scattered throughout its signs and menus. We had an awesome selection of drinks, I just wish I could remember their names. Many borrowed their “appellations” from famous characters and figures of the Russian and Soviet world.

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