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Salmon Guru

Madrid

Now a global phenomenon with outposts in Dubai and Milan, Salmon Guru is best understood in its natural habitat of Madrid. “Only dead fish go with the flow,” owner Diego Cabrera likes to say, and this philosophy has driven the ever-evolving bar for almost a decade now. 

The Old School Funny, a negroni made Iberian with port and sherry, is the literal illustration of this process: it’s aged for five years in a dynamic solera, so it’s never quite the same. And just like the venue itself is loud, both visually – in one room manga illustrations jump at you, while in another you feel like you’re in an aquarium – and sonically (this is a high-energy bar), most of the drinks have big flavours, including the very popular Pantera Jackson – a pisco-based milk punch with mango water and fish sauce – and there’s an impressive selection of low- and no-alcohol options, too. The constant queues outside the bar tell their own story, of course.

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