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Nevertheless, it’s an impressive showing for European bars as 11 cities from seven different countries are in the top 50 watering holes.
The UK is once again one of the best represented in the list with five bars on the list between London and Edinburgh. As with Sips’ rise to the top spot last year, Spain’s surge in top dollar drinking spots is evidenced by its three entries, with Italy present across four entries and Athens showing Greece’s quality offerings with two spots in the top 50.
Outside of Europe, it’s the usual story with New York represented five times, and Asia’s high-end cities such as Hong Kong, Seoul, Singapore and Tokyo all taking up respectable space on the list.
As Handshake Speakeasy takes the top spot for Mexico City, the story of this year’s list is the presence of South American as one of the leading continents for a top-notch cocktail with 11 bars in the top 50.
Over 700 anonymous industry experts helped compile the list that also featured individual awards such as the Altos Bartenders’ Bartender Award which went to Iain McPherson, the owner of Panda & Sons in Edinburgh.
Here are the Top 50 Bars of 2024 – for those of you wishing to tick them off your to-drink list. We’ve even highlighted the European ones.
1. Handshake Speakeasy, Mexico City
2. Bar Leone, Hong Kong
3. Sips, Barcelona
Sips – The World’s 50 Best Bars
“Opened in 2021, Sips soared to glory in two short years, being named The World’s Best Bar in 2023. The rise of Sips may seem meteoric but everything that happens within its walls is the result of decades of combined experience. Owners Simone Caporale and Marc Alvarez are legends of the field, Caporale’s former bar Artesian having won the top spot on The World’s 50 Best Bars list four times from 2012-2015, while Alvarez honed his craft for more than 10 years with the Adria brothers of El Bulli Fame.”
4. Tayēr + Elementary, London
Tayer + Elementary – The World’s 50 Best Bars
“Even five years into its life, Tayēr + Elementary feels as fresh as the day it opened. That’s probably because its power-couple owners Monica Berg and Alex Kratena have always been one step ahead of the world they work in.”
5. Jigger & Pony, Singapore
6. Line, Athens
Line – The World’s 50 Best Bars
“All whitewashed walls and neck-craning ceilings, this former art gallery is the digs of Athens cocktail royalty Vasilis Kyritsis and Nikos Bakoulis (alongside Three Cents’ Dimitris Dafopoulos). Just a few klicks from the pair’s downtown debut venue, The Clumsies, Line needed to be big to accommodate its owners’ ambitions: to redefine craft bartending.”
7. Tres Monos, Buenos Aires
8. Alquímico, Cartagena
9. Zest, Seoul
10. Paradiso, Barcelona
Paradiso – The World’s 50 Best Bars
“Two of Barcelona’s top tourist destinations are Gaudi’s famed Sagrada Familia and Paradiso. And there’s a kinship: both create a sensation of wonder and awe in visitors. At Paradiso, this starts with the entrance, hidden behind the fridge door of a pastrami shop, which leads you into a bar that looks like the inside of a whale with its majestic curving wooden ‘ribs’.”
11. Himkok, Oslo
Himkok – The World’s 50 Best Bars
“When you realise that Himkok translates to moonshine (specifically homemade) in Norwegian, everything in this temple of drinks makes sense. This place goes deeper than your usual cocktail bar concept – it’s a showcase of Norway, from distillery to glass, with echoes of the same seasonality and localism of the New Nordic food movement.”
12. BKK Social Club, Bangkok
13. Connaught Bar, London
Connaught Bar – The World’s 50 Best Bars
“Connaught Bar is not a venue, it’s an icon of the bar industry. When it opened in 2008, it was the game-changer that cast away the classic trope that five-star hotel bars were stuffy museums to drinking’s past, and ushered in a new way of thinking – a bridge between classicism and modernism.”
14. Double Chicken Please, New York
15. Overstory, New York
16. Lady Bee, Lima
17. Baba au Rum, Athens
Baba au Rum – The World’s 50 Best Bars
“In a world of flashy bars, there’s something very straightforward and honest about Baba au Rum. A self-styled “rum and cocktail society” where you come for the drinks but “stay for the company”, it wears its heart on its sleeve, just like owner Thanos Prunarus.”
18. Coa, Hong Kong
19. The Cambridge Public House, Paris
The Cambridge Public House – The World’s 50 Best Bars
“Opened in 2019 by three friends, including notable Paris bartender Hyacinthe Lescoët, The Cambridge Public House combines the convivial atmosphere of a traditional English pub with the meticulous approach of a modern-day cocktail lounge. In addition to cocktails, they serve craft beer and natural wine.”
20. Tlecān, Mexico City
21. Caretaker’s Cottage, Melbourne
22. CoChinChina, Buenos Aires
23. Salmon Guru, Madrid
Salmon Guru – The World’s 50 Best Bars
“Now a global phenomenon with outposts in Dubai and Milan, Salmon Guru is best understood in its natural habitat of Madrid. “Only dead fish go with the flow,” owner Diego Cabrera likes to say, and this philosophy has driven the ever-evolving bar for almost a decade now.”
24. Martiny’s, New York
25. Bar Benfiddich, Tokyo
26. Maybe Sammy, Sydney
27. Superbueno, New York
28. Nutmeg & Clove, Singapore
29. Satan’s Whiskers, London
Satan’s Whiskers – The World’s 50 Best Bars
“This refreshingly themeless cocktail bar in Bethnal Green has become a bona fide bartender favourite. Why? Because it sees and celebrates the complexity in simplicity. The drinks are all made à la minute, quickly, and with laser focus on the two most important elements: balance and temperature. The atmosphere is made by the pitch-perfect lighting, the classic hip-hop soundtrack that flows at just the right level out of every speaker, and the service, which is warm and attentive but never too fussy.”
30. Panda & Sons, Edinburgh
Panda & Sons – The World’s 50 Best Bars
“Panda & Sons manages to be many things at once. From the street it’s a barber shop owned by a family of pandas through which you descend to a cocktail bar with vintage stylings, a bouncy vibe and a wide-armed welcome. Inside it has the tweed and wood trappings of a traditional pub where you can drink pints of lager or, alternatively, some of the most creative cocktails the world of mixed drinks has ever seen. It won’t matter to the friendly bartenders in panda aprons what you choose – this is some of the warmest, most unassuming hospitality around.”
31. Tan Tan, São Paulo
32. Licorería Limantour, Mexico City
33. Drink Kong, Rome
Drink Kong – The World’s 50 Best Bars
“Drink Kong seamlessly blends a retro futuristic aesthetic with an innovative and technological approach to cocktails. The bar’s dark, vibrant atmosphere, accentuated by neon lights, invites a cool, trendy crowd to explore its multiple engaging nooks and rooms.”
34. Jewel of the South, New Orleans
35. Byrdi, Melbourne
36. Locale Firenze, Florence
Locale Firenze – The World’s 50 Best Bars
“Locale Firenze is a time-machine that takes you both backwards and forwards. Back to the 1200s from when the Concini Palace first dates, to the 1500s when it gained its name and much of its more elaborate, period features. Back to centuries-old Tuscan chandeliers, mirrors and antique furniture of the time of the Medici. But also forward to a future-thinking menu serving modernist cocktail techniques using the latest lab technology to harness seasonal produce with a low-waste approach to drinks-making.”
37. Scarfes Bar, London
Scarfes Bar – The World’s 50 Best Bars
“The beautifully designed Scarfes Bar at Rosewood London will have you falling for it from the entrance. The revolving door delivers you from the bustle of High Holborn into one of the most glorious nightspots on the planet. On your left side will be the long hardwood bar, tended by half a dozen bartenders – each bedecked in the signature Scarfes white jackets and tartan trousers – and, in the surrounds, clusters of colourful plush seats, each intimate, but with their own ringside view of the live musicians.”
37. Moebius Milano, Milan
Moebius Milano – The World’s 50 Best Bars
“The industrial-chic Moebius blends cuisine, cocktails and culture in a revitalised former textile warehouse. Stylish Milanese snack on Italian bistro-style tapas or indulge in fine dining at the tiny floating restaurant table. Audiophiles shop for vinyl or stop in for a regular programme of live bossa nova, jazz, or DJ sets that provide the soundtrack to lively nights.”
39. Bar Nouveau, Paris
Bar Nouveau – The World’s 50 Best Bars
“The bijou Bar Nouveau doesn’t take reservations but opens every day at 3pm, making it easier to score one of the city’s most sought-after barstools. Co-founded by Remy Savage, twins Sara and Hadrien Moudoulaud and Marc Puzzuoli, it’s built around the Art Nouveau movement, paying tribute to a bygone era with exceptional attention to detail.”
40. Mimi Kakushi, Dubai
41. Bar Us, Bangkok
42. Virtù, Tokyo
43. Atlas, Singapore
44. La Sala de Laura, Bogota
45. Röda Huset, Stockholm
Roda Huset – The World’s 50 Best Bars
“Röda Huset, or Red House, is a bar that can’t help standing out. Its three tiers of crimson rise from the grey Stockholm pavement like a modern art installation, looking out to the famous Sergels Torg square. This is the house of the earth-father of Swedish drinks, Hampus Thunholm, who found his philosophy at Fäviken, the now-shuttered Noma of northern Sweden. What he serves is Scandinavia in a glass, with the 17-cocktail menu reacting weekly to the seasons, rather than ploughing right through them.”
46. Florería Atlántico, Buenos Aires
47. Analogue Initiative, Singapore
48. El Gallo Altanero, Guadalajara
49. Danico, Paris
Danico – The World’s 50 Best Bars
“Danico’s brand of stylish design paired with innovative drinks keeps cocktail connoisseurs and trendsetters alike perched on the plush bar stools. The decor’s crisp lines and bold colours are softened by velvet upholstery, dim lights and delicate gold details that recall the space’s fashionable former life as the Jean Paul Gaultier flagship store. Enter through the historic covered passage Gallery Vivienne or via the big, buzzy, beautiful Italian eatery Daroco, within which the bar is hidden.”
50. 1930, Milan
1930 – The World’s 50 Best Bars
“With an unpublished address and invite-only access, 1930 is one of Milan’s better-kept cocktail secrets. The lucky few to gain entry through the unassuming shopfront step back into another time and another world. Prohibition style pervades, with desk lamps casting a warm glow on brick walls and statement wallpaper. The 1930s furniture is prevalent with stylish touches like an old-timey gramophone and manual cash register present. But the sharply dressed staff turn out cocktails that go beyond rehashed pre-Prohibition drinks.”
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