Two bars from Hong Kong were winners at the World’s 50 Best Bars 2023, while Barcelona’s Sips claimed the crown during a live ceremony on 17 October.
Coa, which is the best bar in Hong Kong and topped the Asia’s 50 Best Bars list earlier this year, ranked at No.20, while Argo placed at No.34.
The best bar in Asia on the World’s 50 Best list of winners was Bangkok’s BKK Social Club, which came in at No.13.
After Sips, New York’s Double Chicken Please placed second, followed by Handshake Speakeasy from Mexico City.
“After two years of hard work, passion, and sometimes suffering, it’s a real pleasure,” Sips co-founder Simone Caporale said. “It’s a very small place, but we try to put a human value in everything we do.”
World’s 50 Best Bars 2023: Who were the biggest winners?
Among the Asian cities, Singapore had the most number of entries on The World’s 50 Best Bars 2023, with Jigger & Pony as its best performing local bar at No.14, followed by Sago House (No.32) and Atlas (No.48). Apart from Hong Kong, Tokyo and Bangkok also had two bars apiece. Japan’s capital was represented by SG Club (No.36) and Bar Benfiddich (No.37), while Bangkok was led by BKK Social Club and Mahaniyom Cocktail Bar (No.19).
Other awards were given out at the ceremony. Lady Bee from Peru was presented with the Campari One to Watch Award, which is given to venues with the potential to break into the top 50 in the future. Tres Monos from Buenos Aires was recognised with the Michter’s Art of Hospitality Award, while Gn Chan of New York’s Double Chicken Please took the Altos Bartenders’ Bartender Award.
The Clumsies from Athens received the Remy Martin Legend of the List Award, Singapore’s Nighthawk picked up the Best Bar Design Award. Röda Huset from Stockholm received the Ketel One Sustainable Bar Award, and The American Bar Gleneagles won the Siete Misterios Best Cocktail Menu Award. Renato Tato Giovannoni of Florería Atlántico in Buenos Aires got the Industry Icon Award.
Olso’s Himkok jumped from No.43 last year to 11th this year, which got them the Nikka Highest Climber Award.
This was the first time Singapore has hosted the World’s 50 Best Bars ceremony, which also marked the event’s debut in Asia. Last year’s edition was held in Barcelona, and previous years all took place in London.
See below for the full list of the World’s 50 Best Bars 2023. Then check out the extended 51-100 list here.
1. Sips (Barcelona)
2. Double Chicken Please (New York)
3. Handshake Speakeasy (Mexico City)
4. Paradiso (Barcelona)
5. Connaught Bar (London)
6. Little Red Door (Paris)
7. Licorería Limantour (Mexico City)
8. Tayer + Elementary (London)
9. Alquímico (Cartagena) – Best bar in South America
10. Tres Monos (Buenos Aires)
11. Himkok (Oslo) – Highest climber
12. Line (Athens)* – Best new opening
13. BKK Social Club (Bangkok) – Best bar in Asia
14. Jigger & Pony (Singapore)
15. Maybe Sammy (Sydney) – Best bar in Australasia
16. Salmon Guru (Madrid)
17. Overstory (New York)
18. Zest (Seoul)* – highest new entry
19. Mahaniyom Cocktail Bar (Bangkok)*
20. Coa (Hong Kong)
21. Drink Kong (Rome)
22. Hanky Panky (Mexico City)
23. Caretaker’s Cottage (Melbourne)
24. Cafe La Trova (Florida)
25. Baba Au Rum (Athens)
26. CoChinChina (Buenos Aires)
27. Katana Kitten (New York)
28. Satan’s Whiskers (London)
29. Wax On (Berlin)
30. Florería Atlántico (Buenos Aires)
31. Röda Huset (Stockholm)
32. Sago House (Singapore)
33. Freni e Frizioni (Rome)
34. Argo (Hong Kong)
35. A Bar with Shapes for a Name (London)
36. The SG Club (Tokyo)
37. Bar Benfiddich (Tokyo)
38. Cambridge Public House (Paris)
39. Panda & Sons** (Edinburgh)
40. Mimi Kakushi (Dubai) – Best bar in Africa
41. Scarfes Bar (London)
42. 1930 (Milan)
43. Carnaval (Lima)
44. L’Antiquario (Naples)
45. Baltra Bar (Mexico City)
46. Locale Firenze (Florence)
47. The Clumsies (Athens)
48. Atlas (Singapore)
49. Jewel of the South (New Orleans)
50. Galaxy Bar (Dubai)
* New entry
** Reentry
More details here.
This story first appeared on Lifestyle Asia Singapore
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