Hottest bar openings in September 2014

Botanical cocktails, flavour maps and beer and shot pairings are some of the innovations which feature in BarChick’s hottest bars to open in September 2014.

BarChick rounds up the hottest new bars to open around the world in September 2014

With a host of amazing new bars opening in time for the onset of autumn all around the world, we enlist the help of jet-setting barfly BarChick to give us the lowdown on the most exciting new venues launched last month.

From London to New York via Toronto, Singapore and Paris, she discovers a host of foodie-friendly, gastro-inspired establishments which made waves across the international bar scene in September.

This list includes cocktail alchemist Ryan Chetiyawardana’s new London hotel bar, a Michelin star standard bar in Singapore and a place where beer and spirits pairing becomes a thing of beauty.

Click through the following pages to see BarChick’s list of the hottest bar openings in September 2014.

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Dandelyan – London

Following White Lyan’s triumph at Tales Of The Cocktail this year, cocktail genius Ryan Chetiyawardana has opened his second bar in the very new and much talked-about Mondrian Hotel on London’s Southbank. The epic cocktails are botanical heavy and the bartenders are some of the best in the business; this bar is going to be big.

Mondrian Hotel, 20 Upper Ground, London, SE1 9PD; https://twitter.com/DandeLyan

Nuit Social – Toronto

This new West Queen West restaurant-bar is a great spot in the middle of the city with an extensive wine list, a selection of bite-sized nibbles and delicious cheese and meat sharing boards. The colourful stained-glass bar is a beauty and if you get bored of wines, the cocktails are good too (but come in a bit pricey).

1168 Queen St W; http://www.nuitsocial.com/

FOC – Singapore

BarChick’s most excited about Spanish Dario Knox’s creations behind the bar, although with Michelin-starred chef Nandu Jubany running things in the kitchen you know the tapas is going to be out of this world at this highly-anticipated Spanish outpost.

40 Hongkong Street, Singapore 059679; http://www.focrestaurant.com/

Pas De Loup – Paris

With a Scandi style kitchen serving up delicious small plates and a sultry cocktail bar out back where Candelaria’s Amanda Boucher is at the helm creating some mega drinks, this new spot has it all. Follow the flavour map to find your perfect drink, or pair your food and cocktails with their pairing menu.

108 rue Amelot; http://pasdeloupparis.com/

Boilermaker – New York

Golden Cadillac didn’t last long so they’ve swapped 70s retro for craft beer, cocktails on tap, and, of course, classic American beer and shot pairings. Boilermaker has many of the same team behind it (Greg Boehm, Don Lee, and Miguel Trinidad) but a completely different vibe – this is an awesome neighbourhood joint.

13 First Avenue; http://www.boilermakernyc.com/