MONACO -- The Tip Top bar has stood at 11 Avenues de Spelugues in Monaco since 1938.
Its frontage has witnessed every Monaco Grand Prix since the second World War and, legend has it, Graham Hill once danced on the bistro's tables following one of his five Monaco victories in the 1960s.
In the COVID-reality of 2021, however, its tables are stacked behind closed doors, partying is strictly limited by Monaco's 11 p.m. curfew and a sign by the entrance reminds patrons to wear a face mask for the safety of its staff.