Sometimes you just have to get away from it all—and sometimes, quaffing copious amounts of foreign liquor and beer is the only way to do it. Between the holidays, pricey New Year’s parties and dropping dough on your beloved beau this V-Day, there’s nary a penny in the piggy bank saved up for some adventures abroad. For those bitten by the travel bug but lacking in the Benjamins, Shecky’s has rounded up 10 internationally-inspired spots that’ll take your taste buds overseas, from Deutschland to Down Under and everywhere in between. So forget astronomical airfare, day-long flights and dreaded plane hair (ugh!)—with global grub 'n' guzzles like these only a subway stop away, you’ll never have to set foot in JFK again!

-Christina Izzo

GERMANY Okay, so you won’t catch an awe-inspiring glimpse of the Alps at Zum Schneider, but you will get a grand “Guten Tag!” aus Germany when you wander through its rustic wooden doors. All the Bavarian biergarten basics are accounted for: cheery communal tables, bowls brimming with pretzels, a solid sausage und schnitzel-heavy menu and, most importantly, a dozen Deutsch brews on tap, served up in strong-arm steins primed for prost-ing. Sure, with impossible-to-pronounce items like “Schupfnudeln” ($10) and “Grießnockerlsuppe” ($6) on the menu, you’d have to be a Von Trapp to order without resorting to a pick-and-point situation, but with a simple devotion to delicious Bavarian beers and bites, Zum Schneider proves that thankfully some things don’t get lost in translation. Zum Schneider Bavarian Beer House 107 Ave. C @ 7th St. (East Village) 212.598.1098

IRELAND Looking for a hop-filled holiday but don’t have the time to trek to the Emerald Isle? Leave your passport home but pack some serious liver strength for a trip to Molly’s Pub & Restaurant. In a city where you can’t throw a Blarney stone without hitting an “authentic” Irish pub, this shebeen actually lives up to its Celtic cred, with brogue-boasting bartenders, sawdust-strewn floors, a juke crooning Irish tunes, black-and-white prints of Belfast-bred poets, and a brew list that reads Irish, Irish and more Irish. Grab the booth by the door (a fave of Seamus Heaney’s) and tuck into a classic Shepherd’s Pie ($13) or all-out, authentic Irish breakfast (eggs, black and white pudding, potato pancake, tomato, Irish sausage & beans, $16), washed down with some Smithwick’s. If the working, wood-burning fireplace doesn’t warm you up from the inside out, then the perfectly poured pints surely will. Molly’s Pub & Restaurant 287 3rd Ave. Bt. 22nd & 23rd Sts. (Gramercy) 212.889.3361

SPAIN Sure, it’s no sun-drenched beach in Spain, but for some bona fide bites de Espana, Boqueria’s the next best thing to Barcelona itself. Named after the bustling Barcelonan marketplace, this sleek cervezeria is serving up Catalan cuisine as small plates and shareable entrées. Grab a table along the toffee-tiled walls for traditional tapas like “Pimientos De Padrón” (sea-salted shishito peppers, $7) and “Croquetas Cremosas” (Serano-stuffed croquettes, $12), or for something más grande, dig into Valencian staple “Paella de Mariscos” (paella with monkfish, sepia, squid, shrimp, clams & mussels, $19). After a few swirls of Spanish vino or some authentic “Beer Sangria” (sí, you read that right, $8-10), it’s about time to settle down for a siesta and have sweet dreams about those sunny Spanish beaches. Boqueria 53 W. 19th St. Bt. 5th & 6th Aves. (Flatiron) 212.255.4160

RUSSIA Outside it may be Midtown, but inside it’s all Moscow at the Russian Vodka Room. The name succinctly sums up what you’ll find behind the red velvet curtains: fluent Russian flows as freely as the Slavic spirit around the curved bar, where vats of RVR’s infamous infused vodkas stand proudly. After swigging some strawberry-laced liquor, settle into a banquette amongst the bevy of Borises and Natashas and soak up the booze with Eastern European eats from borsht ($7) and beef stroganoff ($23) to classic caviar-topped blinis ($25). From the marble 'n' mirrors décor to the soundtrack of live jazz piano and rattling ice in a vodka on the rocks, this cool, clandestine Russian spot will have you cheering the end of the Cold War all over again. Russian Vodka Room 265 W. 52nd St. Bt. Broadway & 8th Ave. (Midtown West) 212.307.5835

JAPAN Serious sake sippers don't have to trek to Tokyo to get their fill of the Japanese spirit. Simply descend down to the basement of a nondescript office building on 43rd and follow the paper lanterns until you arrive at sake paradise, a.k.a. Sakagura. The subterranean spot serves as NYC’s most authentic izakaya, turning out over 200 sake varieties and Japanese standards from soba noodles to seaweed salad to a superb sashimi platter (3 for $15) that will wipe crappy California rolls from your culinary vocab. The savvy staff will help you pick the perfect pairing from the multi-page menu, like junmai sake sopped up with onigiri rica balls ($5). From Sakagura’s spread to its tranquil bamboo-and-blond wood décor, you’ll think the city’s turning Japanese, you’ll think it’s turning Japanese, you’ll really think so. Sakagura 211 E. 43rd St. Bt. 2nd & 3rd Aves. (Midtown East) 212.953.7253

U.K. It doesn’t look like they’ll be getting started on that rumored New York-to-London transatlantic tunnel anytime soon, so the easiest way for anglophiles to get in some across-the-pond action is at UES gastropub Jones Wood Foundry. You won’t find Wills and Kate pounding pints at the bar (okay, maybe Harry), but you will find British brews like Fuller’s London Pride and Boddington’s, as well as comfort classics like bangers 'n' mash ($17), beer-battered cod & chips ($22), and cottage pie ($18) courtesy of Cotswolds-bred Chef Jason Hicks. From the Sex Pistols posters and the Union Jack-upholstered settees to the marmite-topped toasts and football (the non-Giants kind) on the telly, you’ll feel like you were just transported to jolly ol’ England. God save the Queen, indeed. Jones Wood Foundry 401 E. 76th St. Bt. 1st & York Aves. (Upper East Side) 212.249.2700

FRANCE Let them eat cake…dipped in decadent dark chocolate, that is, at French-style fondue fave the Bourgeois Pig. Channeling Château de Versailles, the red-hued restau is ornately outfitted in velvet upholstery, vintage chandeliers and Louis XIV armchairs. Plop yourself à la Marie Antoinette into a plush couch and have a feast fit for a French queen with fondues both savory and sweet, like the bubbling, lobster-studded “Bisque Fondue” ($26) to the silky, Grand Marnier-spiked milk chocolate ($28). Keep your goblet full with a ladle of champagne punch or vin from the extensive, all-français wine list, repping regions of L'hexagone from Bordeaux to Burgundy and everywhere in between. The sumptuous vin and victuals will have you seriously thinking you’re French royalty, so best stay away from that guillotine, oui? Bourgeois Pig 111 E. 7th St. Bt. 1st Ave. & Ave. A (East Village) 212.475.2246

AUSTRALIA Toto, I don’t think we’re in Midtown anymore. Skip the 24-hour flight to Sydney and step into the Land of Oz at Aussie-themed bar/resto, The Australian. Sidle up to the Sheilas and blokes at the bar for some Fosters-fuelled fun while taking in a cricket match on one of the 20 flat-screens. Wash down authentic Aussie eats like meat pie ($11), sausage rolls ($12) and pan-seared barramundi ($25) with amber fluid like Tooheys New or a glass of Penley Cab Sav. The décor’s also fair dinkum, eschewing Outback kitsch like kangaroo heads and boomerangs for more subtle nods like '30s-era rugby posters and Australian artwork. So whether you’re a true Aussiephile or simply a big Men At Work fan, this ridgy-didge den will definitely have ya feelin’ like you come from a land down under. The Australian 20 W. 38th St. Bt. 5th & 6th Aves. (Midtown West) 212.869.8601

ITALY You may know your Ferragamo and Prada, but do you know your Apulia? You will after a night at I Trulli, specializing in faithful renditions of regional fare straight from the heel of Italy’s boot. Rutigliano-raised Nicola Marzovilla brings the flavor of his homeland to NYC, plating Pugliese classics like burrata with wild chicory ($14), homemade orecchiette in rabbit ragù ($24), and roasted lamb with fave e cicoria purée ($36). If that doesn’t make you feel like you’re traipsing around Southern Italy, the 500-bottle-deep Italiano wine list sure will. Warm up by the fireplace with a Salento-made Malvasia Bianca and enjoy the charming, candlelit atmosphere of this rustic ristorante. Sure, it’ll set you back a few Euros, but it’s still cheaper than a flight to Italia and no less delicious, trulli. I Trulli 122 E. 27th St. Bt. Lexington & Park Ave. S. (Gramercy) 212.481.7372

MOROCCO You won’t find Rick and Ilsa hanging around a piano at Moroccan-themed Falucka, but you will find a piece of the Middle East at the West Village lounge. Affiliated with former EV club Le Souk, the mellower Falucka rivals the club’s North African atmosphere, decorated with cinnamon-red drapery, Moroccan mosaic tiles, hanging lanterns, and rose petals scattered on the low banquettes. A worldly change from Bleecker’s rowdy beer bars, the bar swaps basic brews for exotic $10 specialty cocktails like saffron-laced or mango-infused martinis. The hookah flavors, like apple-tinged tobacco, are as alluring as the beautiful belly-dancers who shake and shimmy to the DJ’s blend of global, hip hop and Arabian beats. From Falucka’s serpentine swirls of fruity hookah smoke to its dimly-lit Moroccan décor, you’ll think you stepped off Bleecker St. straight into Casablanca. Falucka Lounge 162 Bleecker St. Bt. Sullivan & Thompson Sts. (Greenwich Village) 212.777.4555