Clementine’s bartenders work with challenging bitter, botanical and smoky flavours so adeptly that one cocktail calls for a half- ounce of Angostura. With almost a dozen green fairies on offer, this is the place in which to adopt the persona of a historically minded bon vivant, sipping absinthe in a dark art nouveau room with fellow tortured artists.

TRY: A Vieux Carré and more unforgettable classics for $10 on TuesdaysPhotography by: Jessica Blain Smith