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Funk50. Fifty reasons to go.

An annual, unranked selection for each city. Every selection comes with a reason, and it goes beyond venues: people, gatherings, objects and plates count too.

See the Montréal edition in progress →
Annual
One edition per city, per year. Selections are re-checked for the next one.
Unranked
No number one. Fifty selections, each there for its own reason.
A reason for every selection
If we can't say why it belongs, it isn't in.
Broader than venues
A maker, a connector, a gathering, an object, a plate. Not only bars.
Selection criteria

What every selection shows

The same six lines sit under every selection, so you can judge it yourself.

Sponsors can support a city edition. They can’t buy a selection.

Why it belongs
The reason, in a sentence. No reason, no selection.
Who recommended it
A named person, or us, and how we know them.
What's distinctive
What you'd miss if it closed.
Last checked
The date someone last confirmed it in person or with the owner.
Paid or hosted?
Any payment, stay or hosted visit is disclosed on the selection.
Who'll enjoy it, and who won't
So you can tell if it's for you before you go.
10 × 10 × 10

The 10 categories

Every edition draws from the same ten categories, so a city reads as more than its bars.

  1. 01A glassOne pour worth crossing the city for.
  2. 02A makerSomeone who makes something with their hands.
  3. 03A connectorSomeone who brings the right people together.
  4. 04A personSomeone who makes the city feel alive.
  5. 05A spaceA room with a point of view.
  6. 06A gatheringA recurring moment people return to.
  7. 07An objectA thing made or sold here that's worth keeping.
  8. 08A plateOne dish that says something about the place.
  9. 09A little pleasureSmall, cheap, and it makes the day.
  10. 10A wildcardDoesn't fit a box. Belongs anyway.
Recurring format
10 under the radar
Ten people and places that haven’t been written about yet, one from each category. It recurs, so the list keeps moving. The first one follows the Montréal edition.
Coming
Later
Funk500
A global selection drawn from the city editions. It comes once several cities have a Funk50 of their own.
Later
Editions

City editions