Winners of the World’s 50 Best Bars were announced at a glamorous ceremony in Christchurch Spitalfields last night (6 October).
The biggest hitting headlines
- London crowned cocktail capital of the world with 9 bars in the top 50, including five of the top ten
- The American Bar at The Savoy, London was crowned the Tanqueray Best Bar in Europe at #2
- Dandelyan at the Mondrian Hotel takes the Nikka Whisky Highest Climber Award soaring 47 places to #3
- East London’s Gibson debuts at #6 taking the Urban Bar Highest New Entry Award
- Edinburgh’s Bramble returns to the list
- The Dead Rabbit Grocery & Grog (pictured above) takes the top spot as Botran Rum Best Bar in North America & the World
Read on for the full list and download episode 24 of the olive magazine podcast to hear our breakdown.
Ranking | Bar | City | Status |
1 | The Dead Rabbit Grocery & Grog | New York | Up 1 |
2 | American Bar | London | Up 3 |
3 | Dandelyan | London | Up 47 |
4 | Connaught Bar | London | Up 5 |
5 | Attaboy | New York | Up 6 |
6 | The Gibson | London | New entry |
7 | Employees Only | New York | Down 3 |
8 | Nomad Bar | New York | Up 28 |
9 | The Clumsies | Athens | Up 13 |
10 | Happiness Forgets | London | Down 2 |
11 | Manhattan | Singapore | Up 24 |
12 | The Baxter Inn | Sydney | Down 6 |
13 | Licoreria Limantour | Mexico City | Up 7 |
14 | 28 Hong Kong Street | Singapore | Down 7 |
15 | Speak Low | Shanghai | New entry |
16 | The Broken Shaker | Miami | Down 2 |
17 | Candelaria | Paris | Down 5 |
18 | Tales & Spirits | Amsterdam | Up 12 |
19 | Nightjar | London | Down 16 |
20 | Maison Premiere | New York | Up 3 |
21 | Operation Dagger | Singapore | New entry |
22 | Black Pearl | Melbourne | Down 12 |
23 | High Five | Tokyo | Down 10 |
24 | Little Red Door | Paris | Up 25 |
25 | Linje Tio | Stockholm | New entry |
26 | Central Station | Beirut | New entry |
27 | Lobster Bar | Hong Kong | Down 9 |
28 | Mace | New York | Up 10 |
29 | Smuggler’s Cove | San Francisco | Up 2 |
30 | Bar Termini | London | New entry |
31 | La Factoria | Old San Juan | Up 14 |
32 | Oriole | London | New entry |
33 | The Jerry Thomas Project | Rome | Down 12 |
34 | Dante | New York | New entry |
35 | Trick Dog | San Francisco | Up 5 |
36 | ABV | San Francisco | New entry |
37 | The Walker Inn | Los Angeles | New entry |
38 | Nottingham Forest | Milan | Up 8 |
39 | Aviary | Chicago | Down 10 |
40 | Baba au Rum | Athens | Re-entry |
41 | Quinary | Hong Kong | Down 2 |
42 | Himkok | Oslo | New entry |
43 | Lost & Found | Nicosia | Up 6 |
44 | Ruby | Copenhagen | Down 10 |
45 | PDT | New York | Down 8 |
46 | Bulletin Place | Sydney | Down 18 |
47 | Bramble | Edinburgh | Re-entry |
48 | Callooh Callay | London | Re-entry |
49 | Floreria Atlantico | Buenos Aires | Re-entry |
50 | Buck & Breck | Berlin | Down 34 |
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