9 of the world's best airport bars

via Jetsetter

Layovers and flight delays are good for one thing: airport drinking.

And these are the bars to do it in. Bottoms up.

Airbrau Beer Garden, Munich Airport

An alfresco beer garden – complete with an on-site brewery, master brewer, and local musicians taking the stage – sounds like something you'd find in Munich proper, not the flughafen (that's German for airport). But you're in "Beer Me" heaven at Airbrau. Sip their blonde Jetstream pilsner while tucking into Bavarian comfort food, such as grilled pork knuckle in beer sauce with pretzel dumplings (sounds strange; tastes delicious).
Location: Terminal 1, Level 03.

Blue Smoke, JFK

You'll find Texas-worthy barbecue and the exact bourbon you’d want to wash it down with at Blue Smoke, Danny Meyer's airport outpost of his Gramercy 'cue joint. Both the Bloody Mary (Tito's Vodka, Magic Dust and Rick's Smokra) and Baby Back Ribs with Sesame Slaw are worth missing your flight over.
Location: Terminal 4, Near Gate B34.

Root Down, Denver International Airport

One of Denver's most famed sustainable restaurants, Root Down, has an airport location – yes, we said "sustainable" and "airport" in the same breath. Gluten-free vegans flock there for the roasted beet, pesto, and hazelnut salads, not to mention the sriracha-glazed tofu bento boxes (there's plenty of high-carb, high-meat offerings, too, including Colorado lamb sliders with harissa aioli). But we're lugging our carry-on's there for one main reason: the 24 Colorado-brewed beers on-tap, including well known ones (Fat Tire) and new discoveries (Great Divide's 'Yeti' Stout).
Location: Concourse C