When you're working behind the bar, it's hard not to occasionally imagine having a place of your own. Do you really just want a Cheers-style neighborhood bar? A little wine bar with a killer cheese list? A multi-level cocktail den?

We asked 24 bartenders about their dream bars—here are their wide-ranging responses. (Mentions of unicorns, replicators, and foreign locales within.)

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