Advertising

Reach people while they decide where to go.

barsforkings.com is an editorial bar guide indexed across 172 cities. Readers arrive on commercial-intent searches, actively choosing a venue for tonight. Three honest ways to get your bar in front of them.

Why our audience is worth reaching.

Our readers arrive with purpose. Searches like "best cocktail bars in Chicago" and "date night bars in New York" bring people who are planning a visit, not idly browsing. That intent is what makes a placement here convert better than a banner on a general-interest page.

We are an editorial guide, not a review aggregator. Our editors curate and source every listing, so readers trust the picks. A sponsored placement sits inside content people already came to read, which is why it works.

On scale: our pages earned more than 380,000 search impressions in the most recent 28-day window and rank for thousands of commercial-intent queries across 172 cities and 8 occasion categories. We share current traffic, click, and city-level numbers in a media kit on request, so you can size the opportunity before you commit.

Rate card

Three ways to advertise

Featured Bar

Sponsored listing

from $49/month

or $490/year. Premium cities (New York, London) from $89/month.

  • Top-pinned slot on your city and occasion pages
  • Enhanced editorial profile, written by our team
  • Direct links to your site, reservations, and map
  • "Featured" badge and priority in search modules
  • Monthly performance summary
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Banners

Display placement

from $99/month

City hub $150/month. Occasion category hub $200/month. Sold flat, no CPM minimums.

  • Leaderboard or sidebar on a page type you choose
  • Target a single city or a whole occasion category
  • Flat monthly rate, so your cost is predictable
  • Your creative or one we design with you
  • Click reporting each month
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Takeover

City or category

from $400/month

Single city from $400/month. Global occasion category from $600/month. Exclusive.

  • "Presented by" lockup across an entire city or category
  • Exclusive: no competing advertiser on those pages
  • Banner plus a featured slot, bundled
  • A newsletter and editorial mention included
  • Priority placement when we expand the cluster
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Annual plans save up to 20%. Bar-group and multi-city packages are priced on request. Newsletter and editorial features are available as add-ons. All prices are in USD. Ask for the media kit to see current traffic before you commit.

Simple process

How it works

1

Enquire

Tell us your bar, city, and what you want to achieve. We reply within 2 business days.

2

Confirm

We check availability in your city or category and send a short proposal with firm pricing.

3

Build

Our editors write or enhance your profile in our voice, using the facts you provide.

4

Go live

Your placement publishes, and you get a performance summary each month.

Good questions

Questions we get asked

Do I need to be listed already to advertise?
No. The Featured Bar package includes a full editorial profile written by our team if you do not already have one. If your city is on the platform, we add your page and notify you when it goes live. You can also submit your bar for free editorial consideration at any time.
Who writes the content on my listing?
Our editorial team does, in our voice. We do not publish copy written by venues. You provide the facts, such as hours, address, and what to order, and we write the listing around them. That is what keeps our recommendations trusted, which is what makes your placement valuable.
Can I see real audience numbers first?
Yes. Ask for the media kit. It shows current monthly traffic, search impressions, top cities, and category-level numbers, so you can decide whether a placement fits your budget before you commit. We would rather show you the real figures than quote a headline number.
What results should I expect?
It depends on your city, how competitive your category is, and how well your own site converts visitors. We do not promise a fixed number of clicks. We do send a monthly performance summary so you can see exactly what your placement delivered and decide whether to continue.
What are the payment terms?
Monthly placements are billed monthly. Annual plans are billed once and save up to 20%. Banner and takeover slots are invoiced before they go live. We accept card and bank transfer. All prices are in USD, and multi-venue or multi-year discounts are available on request.
Do you work with bars outside your listed cities?
Sometimes. If your city is not yet covered, contact us and we will tell you whether we have plans to launch there and on what timeline. In some cases we can discuss a launch package that builds a city guide with your bar featured.

Tell us about your bar

Start the conversation.

Featured listings, banners, and city or category takeovers. Tell us what you want to do and we reply within 2 business days, with the media kit attached.

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