With a strict reservations-only policy (852-2810-6969) and limited seating, this speakeasy-style watering hole forbids big groups and photography but serves up some of the best-mixed cocktails in town, such as an excellent gimlet, as well as a spot-on grilled cheese sandwich to the accompaniment of soft jazz.

BBC: Hong Kong��s secret nightlife spots

Celebrating this foamy, beer-soaked holiday requires simply a gathering of friends, a fine watering hole, open-mindedness and giving thanks to the myriad brewers across the globe.

FORBES: Celebrate International Beer Day With These Tasty Brews

At The Parlour, a popular pre-game (or pre-fight) watering hole, the Vice President of Marketing for Tecate beer was in his element, schmoozing with staffers, vendors and, what the heck, a couple of reporters.

FORBES: Tecate Gladly Fills Boxing's Sponsorship Void

This pub is - or, perhaps, was - the favoured watering hole of such stars as Amy Winehouse, Liam Gallagher and even Hollywood's Kirsten Dunst, who is said to have popped in after the London premiere of Spider-Man 3.

BBC: RELATED BBC SITES

Paulaner am Nockherberg is Munich's most famous watering hole for the two-week Lenten celebration, which has monastic origins.

CNN: Munich's other beer festival

The Indian Room (952 S Pacific Ave, 310-514-3511) is another classic watering hole, complete with a friendly bartender who seems to have no problem keeping pace with her customers even if it means she might spill a cocktail every now and then or miss a glass with the soda sprayer.

BBC: The hidden treasures of seaside San Pedro

This classic Outback watering hole is covered in banknotes, T-shirts and underwear donated by patrons from all over the world.

BBC: Driving Australia��s desolate Stuart Highway

The invitations had gone out, verbally, after many, many late-night Scotches at Elaine's eponymous watering hole, and in the light of day I was a tiny bit nervous about Elaine's acceptance.

WSJ: Easter Feast for the Champagne Set

She conjures millions of years of human prehistory: small groups of hunter-gatherers wandering the savanna, and then congregating a few times a year at this or that watering hole.

NEWYORKER: Looking for Someone