Happy New Year’s Eve! Our guide to popping the bubbly in style…!
See the Premiere Champagne destinations around the World…!
The Champagne Bar at the Plaza, New York
An homage to the legendary hotel’s original Champagne porch, the Champagne Bar at the Plaza overlooks Grand Army Plaza’s picturesque Pulitzer Fountain. This exclusive bastion of refinement has played host to fêtes as lavish and ebullient as Truman Capote’s “Party of the Century,” at which a reported 400 bottles of vintage Taittinger were served.
Le Dokhan’s Bar, Paris
There’s nothing quite like popping a cork in a quiet corner of Parisian history. Nestled in the Radisson Blu Le Dokhan’s hotel is the city’s oldest Champagne bar. Open 24 hours a day, Le Dokhan’s offers an exquisitely curated Champagne list to be enjoyed amid decor recalling a certain Parisian decadence of yore.
The Oasis, Aspen, Colorado
Inspired by food-truck mania of late, Sabato Sagaria, director of food and beverage at the Little Nell Hotel in Aspen, took the phenomenon to the slopes with the Oasis, a Champagne bar on skis. For a snowy glass of Veuve Clicquot, bubbly-inclined alpinists may find the bar’s whereabouts on its social-media channels.
Searcys Champagne Bar, London
Looking for London’s largest bottle of Champagne? How about the longest Champagne bar in Europe? Searcys has it all (with heated banquettes no less) under the vaulted ceilings and Art Deco embellishments of London’s St. Pancras International Station.
New York Bar, Tokyo
Roosting atop the Park Hyatt in Tokyo, the exquisite New York Bar offers guests a view over the dazzling ballet of Tokyo’s neon cityscape. The wine list fittingly gives top billing to bubbly, and readers who find themselves in Tokyo on the precipice of 2015 could do worse than to attend the venue’s celebrated jazz soirée.
Texture, London
Rendered in a soft palette of greens and grays, the bar at Texture is, simply put, one of London’s premier destinations for Champagne. Master sommelier Xavier Rousset’s extensive Champagne list doubles as a crash course in the history of bubbly production. With a Michelin-starred restaurant of the same name just next door, Texture promises an evening of sensory delight.
Koubba Bar, Dubai
Dubai’s Madinat Jumeirah hotel offers a dizzying array of 40 unique restaurants and bars, including its crown jewel, Koubba Bar. With stunning views of the Middle Eastern metropolis, and the city’s trademark lavish touches, Koubba Bar boasts an impressive selection of sparkling wine and Champagne while steering clear of the city’s more ostentatious proclivities.
The Bar at Harvey Nichols, London
Inspired by Émile Gallé’s 1902 design for Perrier-Jouët’s Belle Époque Champagne bottle, this storybook Champagne bar hidden away on the fifth floor of London’s Harvey Nichols department store offers the perfect respite for those who have an appetite for the festive. The bar’s jaunty palette and substantial Champagne list are guaranteed to keep spirits high and wallets light as footsore shoppers allow bubbles to cloud their vision on the showroom floor.
Pinkleton & Wine, Madrid
If respite is needed from the hustle and bustle of Mercado de San Miguel, look now further than Pinkleton & Wine’s stylish Madrid outpost. The bar’s oversize communal tasting table makes for easy toasting among old acquaintances and soon-to-be friends.
via : Architectural Digest
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