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Baba au Rum

Athens

In a world of flashy bars, there’s something very straightforward and honest about Baba au Rum. A self-styled “rum and cocktail society” where you come for the drinks but “stay for the company”, it wears its heart on its sleeve, just like owner Thanos Prunarus.

With more than 400 rums on the back bar and a series of pitch-perfect takes on tropical classics such as the Supremus No.58 (a twist on the Ti Punch made with two rums, falernum, tea and summer fruits), this is obviously a place for lovers of all things sugarcane, but Baba is also open to other spirits – try, for example, the Beatnik Paloma, made with tequila, mezcal, beetroot, black cardamom and grapefruit soda.

With great music and a design inspired by the Modernism movement, Baba au Rum is a sophisticated drinking den that’s very easy to fall in love with. That’s why it remains relevant more than 15 years after first opening its doors.

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