The World's 50 Best Bars

The World's 50 Best Bars is an annual list that celebrates the best of the international drinks scene, providing a yearly ranking of bars, voted for by more than 650 drinks experts from across the globe[1][2][3] [4]

History

The list was first announced in 2009, with annual award ceremonies held in London since the inaugural event in 2012. In 2022, the ceremony moved for the first time from London to Barcelona.[5] Incorporating grand hotel bars, secretive speakeasies, quirky salons and dive bars, The World's 50 Best Bars list aims to celebrate the diversity and universality of the drinks culture and to reflect new bar scenes developing all over the world. The World's 50 Best Bars is owned and organised by William Reed Ltd, the group behind The World's 50 Best Restaurants. William Reed is solely responsible for organising the awards, collating the votes, and producing the lists. None of the employees of the organiser or any of the sponsors associated with the awards, including the main sponsor, has any influence over the results.[6]

In 2016, The World's 50 Best Bars brand was extended with the launch of Asia's 50 Best Bars, the first regional Bars award for the brand. A second regional list, North America's 50 Best Bars, was launched in 2022.[7]

The Voting Process

The list is compiled by votes from The World's 50 Best Bars Academy, which comprises more than 650 drinks experts with 50/50 gender parity, including renowned bartenders and consultants, drinks writers, and cocktail specialists from around the world.[8] The Academy of voters is spread across 28 global geographic regions, each headed by an Academy Chair who selects their region's voters, with the distribution of voters designed to reflect the relative development and sophistication of the drinks sector, and the concentration of quality bars, in each region. Voters are required to remain anonymous and voting is confidential, secure and independently adjudicated by Deloitte.[9]

The World's Best Bars

World's Best Bars
Year 1st 2nd 3rd
2009 Milk & Honey London Milk & Honey NYC Buddha Bar
2010 Milk & Honey London PDT (Please Don't Tell) Harry's Bar
2011 PDT (Please Don't Tell) The Connaught Bar Artesian
2012 Artesian PDT (Please Don't Tell) Nightjar
2013 Artesian Nightjar High Five
2014 Artesian The Dead Rabbit Nightjar
2015 Artesian The Dead Rabbit Nightjar
2016 The Dead Rabbit The American Bar Dandelyan
2017 The American Bar Dandelyan The NoMad
2018 Dandelyan The American Bar Manhattan
2019 Dante NYC The Connaught Bar Florería Atlántico
2020 The Connaught Bar Dante NYC The Clumsies
2021 The Connaught Bar Tayēr + Elementary Paradiso
2022 Paradiso Tayēr + Elementary Sips

Asia's 50 Best Bars

Asia's Best Bars
Year 1st 2nd 3rd
2022 Coa Jigger & Pony Argo

North America's 50 Best Bars

North America's Best Bars
Year 1st 2nd 3rd
2022 Attaboy Handshake Speakeasy Licorería Limantour

See also

References

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