Live music ranking
Jazz, blues, brass. The bars where the band is the reason to come and the drinks happen to be excellent too.
First published October 14, 2023 · Last updated April 30, 2026 · Reviewed by the barsforKings editorial team
London
★ 4.8Shoreditch · $$$ · ★ 4.8 · Order the Pre-Prohibition Flip
New Orleans
★ 4.8French Quarter · $$$ · ★ 4.8 · Order the Pres Hall Pour
New York
★ 4.8West Village · $$$$ · ★ 4.8 · Order the House Single Malt
Washington DC
★ 4.7U Street · $$ · ★ 4.7 · Order the 9:30 Pour
Berlin
★ 4.7Charlottenburg · $$$ · ★ 4.7 · Order the A-Trane Manhattan
Krakow
★ 4.7Kazimierz · $$ · ★ 4.7 · Order the Alchemia Pint
Bogota
★ 4.7Chia · $$$$ · ★ 4.7 · Order the Andres Margarita
Austin
★ 4.7Downtown · $$$ · ★ 4.7 · Order the Antone's Manhattan
Osaka
★ 4.7Chuo-ku · $$$ · ★ 4.7 · Order the Misono Old Fashioned
Tokyo
★ 4.7Shibuya · $$ · ★ 4.7 · Order the Bar Music Old Fashioned
Buenos Aires
★ 4.7San Telmo · $$$ · ★ 4.7 · Order the Bebop Old Fashioned
Melbourne
★ 4.7CBD · $$$ · ★ 4.7 · Order the Driver Lane Manhattan
Osaka
★ 4.7Chuo-ku · $$$$ · ★ 4.7 · Order the Billboard Manhattan
Rio de Janeiro
★ 4.7Copacabana · $$ · ★ 4.7 · Order the Bip Bip Caipirinha
Melbourne
★ 4.7CBD · $$$ · ★ 4.7 · Order the Bird's Manhattan
Oslo
★ 4.7Grunerlokka · $$$ · ★ 4.7 · Order the Bla Manhattan
Atlanta
★ 4.7Virginia-Highland · $$ · ★ 4.7 · Order the Blind Willie's Pint
New York
★ 4.7Greenwich Village · $$$$ · ★ 4.7 · Order the Blue Note Old Fashioned
Milan
★ 4.7Isola · $$$$ · ★ 4.7 · Order the Blue Note Manhattan
Taipei
★ 4.7Zhongshan · $$$ · ★ 4.7 · Order the Blue Note Manhattan
Tokyo
★ 4.7Aoyama · $$$$ · ★ 4.7 · Order the Blue Note Old Fashioned
Washington DC
★ 4.7Georgetown · $$$$ · ★ 4.7 · Order the Blues Alley Manhattan
Austin
★ 4.7South Lamar · $$ · ★ 4.7 · Order the Broken Spoke Lone Star
Chicago
★ 4.7South Loop · $$ · ★ 4.7 · Order the Legends Cocktail
Madrid
★ 4.7Cortes · $$$ · ★ 4.7 · Order the Central Old Fashioned
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