The World's 50 Best Bars
A yearly ranking of the world's bars, voted by an international academy of bartenders, drinks writers and bar experts. The list is published by William Reed, which also runs The World's 50 Best Restaurants.
Global
Published by William Reed
Since 2009
Only bars that are in Barhopper's Guide are shown, so a ranking can have gaps.
The 2026 list
91 barsRanked
- 1
Bar LeoneHong Kong - 2
Moebius MilanoMilan - 3
AlquimicoCartagena - 4
Bar UsBangkok - 5
LineAthens - 6
Handshake SpeakeasyMexico City - 7
ZESTSeoul - 8
The Connaught BarLondon - 9
Lady BeeLima - 10
Bar MauroMexico City
schmuck.New York#11
Hope & SesameGuangzhou#12
The Cambridge Public HouseParis#13
Sip & GuzzleNew York#14
Bar NouveauParis#15
SipsBarcelona#16
ParadisoBarcelona#17
Jigger & PonySingapore#18
THE BAR IN FRONT OF THE BARAthens#19
Exímia BarSão Paulo#20
Tres MonosBuenos Aires#21
Mamba NegraMedellín#22
De VieParis#23
HIMKOKOslo#24
ARGOHong Kong#25
DanicoParis#26
Dry Wave Cocktail StudioBangkok#27
El Gallo AltaneroGuadalajara#28
Satan's WhiskersLondon#29
BKK Social ClubBangkok#30
Victor Audio BarBuenos Aires#31
WaltzLondon#32
Locale FirenzeFlorence#33
Mirror BarBratislava#34
TAN TANSão Paulo#35
MontanaHong Kong#36
Sastrería MartinezLima#37
Nutmeg & CloveSingapore#38
Bar CarmenMedellín#39
Barro NegroAthens#40
GOKANHong Kong#41
Mimi KakushiDubai#42
Nouvelle VagueTirana#43
Bar BenfiddichTokyo#44
Caretaker's CottageMelbourne#45
Martiny’sNew York#46
TlecanMexico City#47
VIRTÙTokyo#48
Bar SnackNew York#49
AngelitaMadrid#50
TjogetStockholm#51
BoadasBarcelona#52
Double Chicken PleaseNew York#53
COAHong Kong#54
Baba au RumAthens#55
La Petite MaisonDubai#58
FORM + MATTER (FO+MA)Mexico City#59
SuperbuenoNew York#61
FRENI E FRIZIONIRome#62
Licorería LimantourMexico City#63
Jewel of the SouthNew Orleans#64
SVANENOslo#65
Salmon GuruMadrid#66
Bar GabrielIstanbul#68
PenicillinHong Kong#69
KumikoChicago#70
Bar ChamSeoul#71
Panda & SonsEdinburgh#72
Three Sheets SohoLondon#73
Bar TRENCHTokyo#74
Maybe SammySydney#75
Naked AthensAthens#76
Scarfes BarLondon#77
Employees OnlyNew York#78
Vender BarTaichung#79
Front/BackAccra#80
MIUSHong Kong#81
Röda HusetStockholm#83
Three HorsesMelbourne#84
G.O.D (Genius.On.Dr*gs)Bangkok#85
The SG ClubTokyo#88
OfftrackSingapore#89
FOCOBarcelona#90
Gucci GiardinoFlorence#91
Drink KongRome#92
Little Red DoorParis#93
1930Milan#94
The Savory ProjectHong Kong#96
Opium BarBangkok#97
VesperBangkok#99
The BellwoodTokyo#100Awards
Bar LeoneBest Bar in Asia · Hong Kong
Moebius MilanoBest Bar in Europe · Milan
Handshake SpeakeasyBest Bar in North America · Mexico City
AlquimicoBest Bar in South America · Cartagena
Bar MauroHighest New Entry Award · Mexico City
LineKetel One Sustainable Bar Award · AthensParadisoRémy Martin Legend of the List Award · BarcelonaThe 2025 list
92 bars- 1Bar LeoneHong Kong
- 2Handshake SpeakeasyMexico City
- 3
SipsBarcelona - 4
ParadisoBarcelona - 5
Tayēr + ElementaryLondon - 6The Connaught BarLondon
- 7Moebius MilanoMilan
- 8LineAthens
- 9
Jigger & PonySingapore - 10
Tres MonosBuenos Aires
AlquimicoCartagena#11SuperbuenoNew York#12
Lady BeeLima#13HIMKOKOslo#14
Bar UsBangkok#15
ZESTSeoul#16Bar NouveauParis#17Bar BenfiddichTokyo#18Caretaker's CottageMelbourne#19The Cambridge Public HouseParis#20Satan's WhiskersLondon#21Locale FirenzeFlorence#22TlecanMexico City#23TAN TANSão Paulo#24Mirror BarBratislava#25Baba au RumAthens#27Nouvelle VagueTirana#28Hope & SesameGuangzhou#29DanicoParis#30Scarfes BarLondon#31SVANENOslo#32Sastrería MartinezLima#33Panda & SonsEdinburgh#34Röda HusetStockholm#35Mimi KakushiDubai#36Salmon GuruMadrid#37COAHong Kong#38Sip & GuzzleNew York#39Drink KongRome#40Double Chicken PleaseNew York#41Maybe SammySydney#421930Milan#43Jewel of the SouthNew Orleans#44VIRTÙTokyo#45
OverstoryNew York#46THE BAR IN FRONT OF THE BARAthens#47The BellwoodTokyo#48BKK Social ClubBangkok#49Nutmeg & CloveSingapore#50AngelitaMadrid#51Licorería LimantourMexico City#52Bar ChamSeoul#53Bar MauroMexico City#54
Bar PompetteToronto#55ARGOHong Kong#56
Wax OnBerlin#57FRENI E FRIZIONIRome#58schmuck.New York#59La Petite MaisonDubai#60Exímia BarSão Paulo#61Barro NegroAthens#62
L'AntiquarioNaples#63
True LaurelSan Francisco#64The SG ClubTokyo#65
BirdCopenhagen#66GOKANHong Kong#70El Gallo AltaneroGuadalajara#71.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
AttaboyNew York#72
🔶🟥🔵 A Bar with Shapes for a NameLondon#73Vender BarTaichung#74Martiny’sNew York#75TjogetStockholm#76
Baltra BarMexico City#78
Kwãnt MayfairLondon#79Three Sheets SohoLondon#80Mamba NegraMedellín#81
Cafe La TrovaMiami#82
Dr. StravinskyBarcelona#83
NativeSingapore#84BoadasBarcelona#85The Savory ProjectHong Kong#86Victor Audio BarBuenos Aires#87Dry Wave Cocktail StudioBangkok#88FOCOBarcelona#89Opium BarBangkok#92
MirateLos Angeles#93Bar TRENCHTokyo#94Employees OnlyNew York#95KumikoChicago#97
Jerry Thomas SpeakeasyRome#98Gucci GiardinoFlorence#99Bar CarmenMedellín#100The 2024 list
88 bars- 1Handshake SpeakeasyMexico City
- 2Bar LeoneHong Kong
- 3SipsBarcelona
- 4Tayēr + ElementaryLondon
- 5Jigger & PonySingapore
- 6LineAthens
- 7Tres MonosBuenos Aires
- 8AlquimicoCartagena
- 9ZESTSeoul
- 10ParadisoBarcelona
HIMKOKOslo#11BKK Social ClubBangkok#12
The Connaught BarLondon#13Double Chicken PleaseNew York#14OverstoryNew York#15Lady BeeLima#16Baba au RumAthens#17COAHong Kong#18The Cambridge Public HouseParis#19TlecanMexico City#20Caretaker's CottageMelbourne#21Salmon GuruMadrid#23Martiny’sNew York#24Bar BenfiddichTokyo#25Maybe SammySydney#26SuperbuenoNew York#27Nutmeg & CloveSingapore#28Satan's WhiskersLondon#29Panda & SonsEdinburgh#30TAN TANSão Paulo#31Licorería LimantourMexico City#32Drink KongRome#33Jewel of the SouthNew Orleans#34Locale FirenzeFlorence#36Scarfes BarLondon#37Moebius MilanoMilan#38Bar NouveauParis#39Mimi KakushiDubai#40Bar UsBangkok#41VIRTÙTokyo#42
ATLASSingapore#43Röda HusetStockholm#45El Gallo AltaneroGuadalajara#48DanicoParis#491930Milan#50THE BAR IN FRONT OF THE BARAthens#51Kwãnt MayfairLondon#52FRENI E FRIZIONIRome#53The SG ClubTokyo#54
Cat Bite ClubSingapore#56
MahaniyomBangkok#57ARGOHong Kong#58Little Red DoorParis#59
The ClumsiesAthens#60🔶🟥🔵 A Bar with Shapes for a NameLondon#61Mirror BarBratislava#62Hope & SesameGuangzhou#63
ThunderboltLos Angeles#64AngelitaMadrid#65Cafe La TrovaMiami#66NativeSingapore#67Barro NegroAthens#68Bar PompetteToronto#70Bar ChamSeoul#71SVANENOslo#72Wax OnBerlin#73
Night HawkSingapore#74La Petite MaisonDubai#76BirdCopenhagen#77L'AntiquarioNaples#78
DanteNew York#79
Katana KittenNew York#80The Savory ProjectHong Kong#82Baltra BarMexico City#83AttaboyNew York#84VesperBangkok#85
RayoMexico City#87
Pacific Cocktail HavenSan Francisco#88The BellwoodTokyo#89
Amaro BarLondon#90
Camparino in GalleriaMilan#92
Hanky PankyMexico City#93
Red FrogLisbon#94Nouvelle VagueTirana#95
Cantina OK!Sydney#96Employees OnlyNew York#97
PenroseKuala Lumpur#98
Viajante87London#99The 2023 list
85 bars- 1SipsBarcelona
- 2
Double Chicken PleaseNew York - 3Handshake SpeakeasyMexico City
- 4ParadisoBarcelona
- 5The Connaught BarLondon
- 6
Little Red DoorParis - 7
Licorería LimantourMexico City - 8Tayēr + ElementaryLondon
- 9AlquimicoCartagena
- 10
HIMKOKOslo
Tres MonosBuenos Aires#11LineAthens#12BKK Social ClubBangkok#13Jigger & PonySingapore#14Maybe SammySydney#15Salmon GuruMadrid#16OverstoryNew York#17ZESTSeoul#18MahaniyomBangkok#19COAHong Kong#20Drink KongRome#21Hanky PankyMexico City#22Caretaker's CottageMelbourne#23Cafe La TrovaMiami#24Baba au RumAthens#25Katana KittenNew York#27Satan's WhiskersLondon#28Wax OnBerlin#29Röda HusetStockholm#31
Sago HouseSingapore#32FRENI E FRIZIONIRome#33ARGOHong Kong#34🔶🟥🔵 A Bar with Shapes for a NameLondon#35The SG ClubTokyo#36Bar BenfiddichTokyo#37The Cambridge Public HouseParis#38Panda & SonsEdinburgh#39Mimi KakushiDubai#40Scarfes BarLondon#411930Milan#42L'AntiquarioNaples#44Baltra BarMexico City#45Locale FirenzeFlorence#46The ClumsiesAthens#47ATLASSingapore#48Jewel of the SouthNew Orleans#49
Galaxy BarDubai#50DanicoParis#51Lady BeeLima#52The BellwoodTokyo#53
LyanessLondon#54VesperBangkok#55TAN TANSão Paulo#56AttaboyNew York#57
28 HongKong StreetSingapore#59
ManhattanSingapore#63Nutmeg & CloveSingapore#64El Gallo AltaneroGuadalajara#65Martiny’sNew York#68Barro NegroAthens#70PenicillinHong Kong#71RayoMexico City#72
Civil LibertiesToronto#73Hope & SesameGuangzhou#74Bar ChamSeoul#75
Swift SohoLondon#76
VelvetBerlin#77
High FiveTokyo#79
Kaito del valleMexico City#81KumikoChicago#82NativeSingapore#83SVANENOslo#84Camparino in GalleriaMilan#85Nouvelle VagueTirana#86
RubyCopenhagen#87Red FrogLisbon#88ThunderboltLos Angeles#89Mirror BarBratislava#90
Maison PremiereNew York#91
The Donovan BarLondon#92TjogetStockholm#93
DarkSideHong Kong#97THE BAR IN FRONT OF THE BARAthens#98Employees OnlyNew York#99
ArtesianLondon#100The 2022 list
77 bars- 1ParadisoBarcelona
- 2Tayēr + ElementaryLondon
- 3SipsBarcelona
- 4Licorería LimantourMexico City
- 5Little Red DoorParis
- 6Double Chicken PleaseNew York
- 7
TWO SCHMUCKSBarcelona - 8The Connaught BarLondon
- 9
Katana KittenNew York - 10AlquimicoCartagena
Handshake SpeakeasyMexico City#11Jigger & PonySingapore#12Hanky PankyMexico City#13BKK Social ClubBangkok#14Salmon GuruMadrid#15Drink KongRome#16COAHong Kong#17The ClumsiesAthens#19Baba au RumAthens#20Cafe La TrovaMiami#21AttaboyNew York#22Satan's WhiskersLondon#23KumikoChicago#25Tres MonosBuenos Aires#27ARGOHong Kong#28Maybe SammySydney#29Swift SohoLondon#30LineAthens#31Baltra BarMexico City#32ManhattanSingapore#33OverstoryNew York#341930Milan#35DanteNew York#36🔶🟥🔵 A Bar with Shapes for a NameLondon#37Locale FirenzeFlorence#39Red FrogLisbon#40Cantina OK!Sydney#41HIMKOKOslo#43Galaxy BarDubai#45L'AntiquarioNaples#46Employees OnlyNew York#47Bar BenfiddichTokyo#48
Lucy's Flower ShopStockholm#49
The Bulgari BarDubai#50Sago HouseSingapore#51Barro NegroAthens#5228 HongKong StreetSingapore#55
QuinaryHong Kong#56
MO BARSingapore#57Mimi KakushiDubai#58Caretaker's CottageMelbourne#60TAN TANSão Paulo#62The SG ClubTokyo#63
BrujasMexico City#64ATLASSingapore#67TjogetStockholm#71
Three Sheets DalstonLondon#72Camparino in GalleriaMilan#73Nutmeg & CloveSingapore#74
Side HustleLondon#75
CandelariaParis#76
The Court Bar. Palazzo ManfrediRome#77Röda HusetStockholm#78VesperBangkok#79
Indulge Experimental BistroTaipei#82
BAR GOTONew York#83
Le SyndicatParis#84DanicoParis#85FRENI E FRIZIONIRome#86The Donovan BarLondon#89
Republic BarSingapore#90
Antique American BarBratislava#91
MaceNew York#93
Sweet Liberty Drinks & Supply CompanyMiami#94
The Bamboo BarBangkok#95
The Dead RabbitNew York#96
TAGKrakow#97The 2021 list
74 bars- 1The Connaught BarLondon
- 2Tayēr + ElementaryLondon
- 3ParadisoBarcelona
- 4
The ClumsiesAthens - 6Licorería LimantourMexico City
- 7
COAHong Kong - 9Jigger & PonySingapore
- 10Katana KittenNew York
- 11TWO SCHMUCKSBarcelona
- 12
Hanky PankyMexico City
INSIDER BarMoscow#13Baba au RumAthens#14ManhattanSingapore#15ATLASSingapore#16The SG ClubTokyo#18Drink KongRome#191930Milan#20Maybe SammySydney#22Cantina OK!Sydney#23Salmon GuruMadrid#24Handshake SpeakeasyMexico City#25Camparino in GalleriaMilan#27Cafe La TrovaMiami#28Little Red DoorParis#29DanteNew York#30Kwãnt MayfairLondon#31Bar BenfiddichTokyo#32Tres MonosBuenos Aires#33AttaboyNew York#34Lucy's Flower ShopStockholm#35MO BARSingapore#36SipsBarcelona#37Baltra BarMexico City#38
Sober CompanyShanghai#39TjogetStockholm#40
EpicShanghai#41
Charles H. 찰스 H.Seoul#42Galaxy BarDubai#45DarkSideHong Kong#49QuinaryHong Kong#50Locale FirenzeFlorence#51
Bar TrigonaKuala Lumpur#52AlquimicoCartagena#53Double Chicken PleaseNew York#54LyanessLondon#55Swift SohoLondon#57The Bulgari BarDubai#58PenicillinHong Kong#59Employees OnlyNew York#60KumikoChicago#61Sago HouseSingapore#63The Court Bar. Palazzo ManfrediRome#64ThunderboltLos Angeles#66Red FrogLisbon#67DanicoParis#6928 HongKong StreetSingapore#71ARGOHong Kong#72Satan's WhiskersLondon#73Barro NegroAthens#74The BellwoodTokyo#76🔶🟥🔵 A Bar with Shapes for a NameLondon#77HIMKOKOslo#79Side HustleLondon#80L'AntiquarioNaples#82
Buck & BreckBerlin#83
1862 Dry BarMadrid#84TAN TANSão Paulo#87Sweet Liberty Drinks & Supply CompanyMiami#89BKK Social ClubBangkok#90The Cambridge Public HouseParis#92
Flying Dutchmen CocktailsAmsterdam#93Hope & SesameGuangzhou#94
FréquenceParis#96
Savas BarMadrid#98The 2020 list
72 bars- 1The Connaught BarLondon
- 2
DanteNew York - 3The ClumsiesAthens
- 4
ATLASSingapore - 5Tayēr + ElementaryLondon
- 6
Kwãnt MayfairLondon - 8COAHong Kong
- 9Jigger & PonySingapore
- 10
The SG ClubTokyo - 11
Maybe SammySydney
AttaboyNew York#12ManhattanSingapore#14
The Old ManHong Kong#15Katana KittenNew York#16Licorería LimantourMexico City#17NativeSingapore#18ParadisoBarcelona#19
American Bar at the SavoyLondon#20Salmon GuruMadrid#22Little Red DoorParis#241930Milan#25
TWO SCHMUCKSBarcelona#26Cantina OK!Sydney#28LyanessLondon#29HIMKOKOslo#30Baba au RumAthens#31Panda & SonsEdinburgh#32Swift SohoLondon#33Three Sheets DalstonLondon#34The Bamboo BarBangkok#35TjogetStockholm#36Buck & BreckBerlin#37Employees OnlyNew York#38Bar BenfiddichTokyo#40ArtesianLondon#41Sober CompanyShanghai#42Indulge Experimental BistroTaipei#43Bar TrigonaKuala Lumpur#44Drink KongRome#45AlquimicoCartagena#47High FiveTokyo#48Charles H. 찰스 H.Seoul#49Dr. StravinskyBarcelona#52Scarfes BarLondon#54DanicoParis#55Hanky PankyMexico City#59
The PontiacHong Kong#61VesperBangkok#62The Donovan BarLondon#63
Schumann'sMunich#65Galaxy BarDubai#67Cafe La TrovaMiami#70The Dead RabbitNew York#71Baltra BarMexico City#72Pacific Cocktail HavenSan Francisco#74
Rabbit HoleBangkok#76
Trick DogSan Francisco#77
Happiness ForgetsLondon#78Le SyndicatParis#79
Bar MoodTaipei#81KumikoChicago#82
The Wise KingHong Kong#83Tres MonosBuenos Aires#8528 HongKong StreetSingapore#86FRENI E FRIZIONIRome#87
Death & CoNew York#89
Officina MilanoMilan#90
Gibson BarSingapore#92
Draft LandTaipei#93
Amor y AmargoNew York#94
Bar RavalToronto#99Bar TRENCHTokyo#100
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