What’s a vacation without one amazing—perhaps even epic—evening out? A night of salsa dancing amid beautiful Bogotanos, swinging with Sydney’s red-lipsticked rockabillies, or sipping scotch with Shanghai bankers in a Mad Men–style mise-en-scène. We asked our global correspondents to do some drinking and dancing (do you see, dear readers, what we suffer for you?) and to come back with their picks for the world’s most happening new spots.

What: A converted dive on the -eastern edge of Hollywood with a -whiskey-focused cocktail list, live -music, and two bars—the smaller of which, called R&D, hosts guest celebrity bartenders mixing new and rare spirits.

The look: World War II–era industrial garage, with plenty of exposed pipes, metal chains, and faux weathered walls.

Who goes: Edgy, just-of-age Eastsiders, rock stars, chefs, the cast of Mad Men, and cult cocktail followers.

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