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For bar bags I still really love my Decathlon bag, even after about six years of use. It doesn't have a map pocket as such but it does have a webbing pouch at the front that can hold folded up pieces of road atlas and routesheets. It's big enough to hold a jacket, shoe covers, light lock, lights, wallet etc and unmounts pretty easy. It also has a shoulder strap so that you can carry it sround nice and easy off the bike.
If you want a visible map pouch then Altura, Carradice and even Ortlieb do these in varying degrees of cost and quality. However, as far as I can tell the map pouch bit never tends to last that long. For that reason I've bought a maptrap (from SJS our fine sponsors), which is really good and has the added benefit of being usuable without the weight and drag of the bar bag if it's not needed.