Top 500 Bars

A yearly ranking of 500 bars worldwide, published by Top 500 Bars.

The 2025 list

52 bars

1. 3Bar LeoneHong Kong
2. 4Handshake SpeakeasyMexico City
3. 7Tayēr + ElementaryLondon
4. 22Satan's WhiskersLondon
5. 25ZESTSeoul
6. 27Drink KongRome
7. 36Jewel of the SouthNew Orleans
8. 40LyanessLondon
9. 55The Donovan BarLondon
10. 56OverstoryNew York

Bar PompetteToronto#57🔶🟥🔵 A Bar with Shapes for a NameLondon#63Martiny’sNew York#73Clemente BarNew York#77Side HustleLondon#79AttaboyNew York#81TjogetStockholm#87schmuck.New York#102Nutmeg & CloveSingapore#105Kwãnt MayfairLondon#108DanteNew York#123American Bar at the SavoyLondon#128Swift SohoLondon#133Callooh CallayLondon#137AllegoryWashington, D.C.#142ThunderboltLos Angeles#143Bar ChamSeoul#147Bar MordecaiToronto#154Alice CheongdamSeoul#156Trick DogSan Francisco#164Le ChamberSeoul#196Katana KittenNew York#197Silver LyanWashington, D.C.#203LockdownHong Kong#213Three Sheets DalstonLondon#222The Keefer BarVancouver#225The Curator Coffee & CocktailsManila#227Service Bar DCWashington, D.C.#249Civil LibertiesToronto#256Bar MoodTaipei#263Wax OnBerlin#296BotanistVancouver#317Mother Cocktail BarToronto#321LaowaiVancouver#340Terrible BabyHong Kong#378BalderdashCopenhagen#383The Back RoomManila#399Pine&CoSeoul#425VelvetBerlin#430Gong-GanSeoul#458Bar BananeToronto#496SOKOSeoul#498

The 2024 list

44 bars

1. 6Tayēr + ElementaryLondon
2. 9Bar LeoneHong Kong
3. 13Three Sheets DalstonLondon
4. 14LyanessLondon
5. 16OverstoryNew York
6. 20Drink KongRome
7. 25Nutmeg & CloveSingapore
8. 35Satan's WhiskersLondon
9. 37Kwãnt MayfairLondon
10. 38Martiny’sNew York

Swift SohoLondon#52Jewel of the SouthNew Orleans#62Side HustleLondon#71The Donovan BarLondon#72AllegoryWashington, D.C.#103The Dead RabbitNew York#109Bar PompetteToronto#120TjogetStockholm#124American Bar at the SavoyLondon#125🔶🟥🔵 A Bar with Shapes for a NameLondon#129Katana KittenNew York#140DanteNew York#143Trick DogSan Francisco#181ThunderboltLos Angeles#186Silver LyanWashington, D.C.#203The Keefer BarVancouver#211Bar MordecaiToronto#223Wax OnBerlin#225Civil LibertiesToronto#235LaowaiVancouver#241Service Bar DCWashington, D.C.#258The Curator Coffee & CocktailsManila#262BotanistVancouver#285Bar RavalToronto#312VelvetBerlin#316Xaman BarMexico City#329Alice CheongdamSeoul#331Le ChamberSeoul#360barminiWashington, D.C.#379Southside ParlorSeoul#389Pine&CoSeoul#423SOKOSeoul#437Mother Cocktail BarToronto#445The Green DoorHong Kong#466

The 2023 list

39 bars

1. 2Double Chicken PleaseNew York
2. 7Three Sheets DalstonLondon
3. 12Tayēr + ElementaryLondon
4. 15LyanessLondon
5. 17Drink KongRome
6. 20Swift SohoLondon
7. 46Side HustleLondon
8. 47AttaboyNew York
9. 49Martiny’sNew York
10. 51🔶🟥🔵 A Bar with Shapes for a NameLondon

Satan's WhiskersLondon#53Nutmeg & CloveSingapore#66The Donovan BarLondon#67DanteNew York#70American Bar at the SavoyLondon#93The Dead RabbitNew York#95TjogetStockholm#101OverstoryNew York#110Jewel of the SouthNew Orleans#120BotanistVancouver#148AllegoryWashington, D.C.#168Trick DogSan Francisco#180The Keefer BarVancouver#209ThunderboltLos Angeles#220Bar PompetteToronto#230SOKOSeoul#251Alice CheongdamSeoul#254Bar RavalToronto#260Pine&CoSeoul#287Silver LyanWashington, D.C.#318Wax OnBerlin#336Civil LibertiesToronto#341Bar MordecaiToronto#369The Curator Coffee & CocktailsManila#380Service Bar DCWashington, D.C.#387VelvetBerlin#415Southside ParlorSeoul#442Run Rabbit RunManila#450barminiWashington, D.C.#484

The 2022 list

27 bars

1. 4LyanessLondon
2. 8Tayēr + ElementaryLondon
3. 18Swift SohoLondon
4. 19Katana KittenNew York
5. 22🔶🟥🔵 A Bar with Shapes for a NameLondon
6. 28AttaboyNew York
7. 48DanteNew York
8. 61Three Sheets DalstonLondon
9. 64Satan's WhiskersLondon
10. 77The Donovan BarLondon

The Dead RabbitNew York#88American Bar at the SavoyLondon#113Trick DogSan Francisco#143ThunderboltLos Angeles#153LaowaiVancouver#154The Keefer BarVancouver#159Jewel of the SouthNew Orleans#163Bar RavalToronto#185Martiny’sNew York#216Bar MoodTaipei#252Xaman BarMexico City#281Southside ParlorSeoul#295Bar MordecaiToronto#328Civil LibertiesToronto#330BotanistVancouver#389Mother Cocktail BarToronto#414Alice CheongdamSeoul#467