Coumba's Margarita Review
Looking for a perfect margarita in every city. I almost wish I hadn't started this, and chose a healthier pastime. Nevertheless, I am committed.

THE STANDARD LONDON - 7.10.2022
I was starting out and hadn't quite caught on to what I was doing. We will come back to The Standard.


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VINEGAR YARD, LONDON 07.09.22
3/10
Too sweet and the people that come here are strictly millennial.


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OLD STREET RECORDS, London,11.10.22
1/10
Sprinkled table salt as salt rim to my margarita and proceeded to add table salt into the drink from the palm of his hand.


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ONE HUNDRED ROOFTOP BAR, London 11.10.22
10/10 - spicy margarita
Pleasantly surprised ! This place has a Soho House vibe with Shoreditch businessmen runoff, but if you sit outside and look at the view, you can almost ignore it.




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DIMES, chinatown, New York, 11.19.22
6/10 - wheatgrass margarita
Nice at first, then started to taste like vomit. Beet serves as a nice snack. My friend's seemed to like this.



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KGB, New York, 11.23.22
2/10 - margarita
KGB is a place I will never return. I may have sabotaged their chances by ordering a weak margarita in the first place, I don't know. Is this place owned by NYU ?




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Clandestino, New York, 1.9.23
5/10
Strong, very sour.




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BAO, London, 1.31.23
6/10 - Hot man margarita
Good but tastes like straight up mango juice. This is not a bar.


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CAFE KICK, London - 4.15.23
7/10 - spicy margarita
Kick is the most solid bar choice in London. Always the same, always good. You will definitely run into someone.


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Soho House Shoreditch, London - 9.4.23
5/10
Very average, a little strong.




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Brat London Fields, London- 11.26.23
9/10 - spicy margarita
Very elegant and good balance. Feels like it's for a woman. Perhaps too much ice.




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ICA, London - 4.20.24
2/10 - spicy margarita
For £6.50 at the ICA, I expected something decent before the party. It was tiny and the salt rim tasted like crushed Cheetos. Mostly ice.



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City Diner, New York - 5.18.24
3/10
Plus points for price and size. Also got a cute picture out of it.



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Clandestino, New York - 28.05.24
7/10 - spicy margarita
A hint of spice but the subtlety was nice. No salt rim possibly because the bartender was pissed at misha. A little too sweet. Would've been a contender for a 9.



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Old Imperial Bar, Tokyo - Date unknown
7/10
Chic and strong, but very masculine. No ice, and the contreau really came through. This place was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.


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Soho House Dean Street, London - 7.17.24
7/10 - Cacao margarita??
Very average and doesn't taste like chocolate anything. Not bad, but not really getting anything from this one.


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Victoria bar, Berlin - 11.15.24
5/10
Very average and way too sweet. Tastes like candy and is kinda syrupy. Points for ambiance.


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Oyster, New York - 11.21.24
7/10
Solid and a classic.




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The Grill at The Four Seasons, New York - 1.7.25
10/10
Very fresh and strong, but doesn't taste like alcohol. Perfect balance with high quality salt and vodka.


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Mogador, New York - Date unknown
2/10
Horrible and undrinkable, not a margarita. Come for the food.


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Toca do Raposa, Lisbon - 6.30.25
7.5/10
Really good but not cold enough; nobody wants a lukewarm cocktail. All other elements are in balance :) Strong, its been 5 minutes and I feel weird.



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The Standard Hotel, London - 7.27.25
5/10
This was drinkable but really nothing special and kinda watery.



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L'etincelle, Paris, 8.4.25
3/10
This was absurdly sweet, could barely drink it so had to take small sips and ended up giving my leftover half to my friend to finish. Closer to a cheap juice.


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Gulden Draak, Lisbon - 9.6.25
1/10
Tastes like sugar and tap water mixed together. Table salt rim :( There is no reason to end up here, we were lost.


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Lamb Bar, Kamakura, Japan - 11.11.25
9/10
Strong and delicious. I love this place too. It's tiny so go with good company.



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The Line Hotel, LA 2.13.26
5/10
Sweet and mediocre. My friend's and I rescued a dog from the street the night before. Which is apparently common to find in LA, and common to ignore.


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Bar Gabanyi, Munich - 3.1.26
7/10
Extra points for the whole cup being covered in salt. King in the back thought he was getting papped.

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Chelsea Hotel, New York - 4.4.26
10/10
Perfect.



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Reene, Basel - 7.26.24
3/10
Sweet and watery. I don't like this place.


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Les Trois Rois, Basel - 8.22.26
5/10
This wasnt on the menu which i think always kinda means that the bartender just improvises. My friends had amazing whiskey sours, and I had a watery margarita that needed more salt on the rim. I kept having to steal sips of their yummy drink. This was Expensive ! I will be back for the atmosphere.