Summer in the city means enjoying more meals outdoors, so we set our correspondents a quick challenge over the past month: bring back the beer mats and coasters that catch their eye. At Monocle we’re sticklers for the way that a little canny design, a well-chosen hue or material might make the difference between creating something you see, savour and maybe even steal as a memento – and an item that blends into the background. Here are a few of our favourites.

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Straight from the Augustiner-Bräustuben in Munich

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German gem from Herzoglich Bayerisches Brauhaus

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The Cow in London’s Notting Hill

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Reininghaus brewery, Graz

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Bar Termini, London’s Soho

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Privatbrauerei Ulrich Martin in Schonungen. Translation? “It’s a shame for anyone who doesn’t drink!”

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Czech mate: Matuška brewery

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A tongue-in-cheek number from UK illustrator Mr Bingo

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Paris seafood specialist Clamato

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Madrid’s Bar Cock is always worth crowing about

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Milanese mainstay Bar Basso

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Simplicity itself: a scalloped offering from Zürich’s Kronenhalle

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The Rose Hotel in Kent

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Göss has made beer in Styria, Austria, since 1860

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Roter Delfin, Zürich

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A corker from JNcQUOI Avenida in Lisbon

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Does exactly what it says on the mat, Madrid

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Zürich’s Sportsmanclub

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10 Corso Como Café Porta Garibaldi, Milan

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Mayfair’s Guinea Grill

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Panama in Zürich is a favourite with our editors when the mercury rises

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Still in Zürich with Turbinen Bräu

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This summery number is our own attempt from our café at 90 Dufourstrasse

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Companhia Cervejaria Brahma from Brazil

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Something from onboard the SBB bar

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Munich institution Schumann’s. Grab a spot in the garden at the back and enjoy