Over the summer, a new bar opened in DC dedicated exclusively to water. No beer, no cocktails, not even hand-carved ice. Just... water. The Park View business advertises around 40 domestic and ...

“Philadelphia tap water is high quality, it’s affordable, it’s sustainable, and we want people to know that,” said Maura Jarvis, assistant manager of public engagement at the Philadelphia Water ...

Jabari insists that the water bar, although frequented by suited businessmen who work in the surrounding Dubai Media City, is not only for wealthy patrons, saying the water, costing 2 dirhams or ...

All I wanted was a bottle of water. But when I went to the cold case at the fancy new coffee bar, there wasn’t a plain water bottle in sight. I had a ...

A water bar serving what it said was heavily filtered New York City tap water opened in the city’s East Village in 2012, prompting a torrent of criticism. Another briefly opened in Washington ...

"Tap water with a fancy name and a price to match. Seems legit," another wrote, to which someone replied, "And a weird plastic bag," in reference to the pouch packaging surrounding one aluminum can.

Perhaps the rise of fancy water is also related to the rising costs of seemingly everything. As luxuries become more and more out of reach for some consumers, “little treat” culture has boomed.

Jabari insists that the water bar, although frequented by suited businessmen who work in the surrounding Dubai Media City, is not only for wealthy patrons, saying the water, costing 2 dirhams or ...