Bars

New Delhi, India

Sidecar

Sidecar in New Delhi's Greater Kailash II has earned a position among Asia's most consistently recognised bars, appearing on Asia's 50 Best Bars every year since 2020 and reaching #14 on the Asia list in 2022.

Bangkok, Thailand

The Bamboo Bar

Operating from within the Mandarin Oriental Bangkok since 1953, The Bamboo Bar holds a position few hotel bars in Asia can match on longevity or awards consistency. Ranked #7 in Asia's Best Bars in 2020 and still listed in the Tatler Best Bars Asia-Pacific 2025, it has anchored Bangkok's live jazz and cocktail culture across seven decades while the city's bar scene has shifted dramatically around it.

Cartagena, Colombia

Alquímico

Ranked #8 on the World's 50 Best Bars list in 2024, Alquímico occupies a 19th-century mansion in Cartagena's historic El Centro, operating across three floors with distinct atmospheres: a courtyard bar at street level, a more measured mid-floor, and a full Reggaetón rooftop. Capacity reaches 1,200 people at peak, but the deeper story is the community infrastructure funded through every drink sold.

Changsha, China

CMYK

Named to Asia's Best Bars 2025 at number 16, CMYK has become a reference point for cocktail culture in Changsha's Jiefang West Road corridor. The programme centres on colour-driven, visually precise cocktails that read as a coherent creative statement rather than a menu of crowd-pleasers. For anyone tracing the rise of China's inland bar scene, this is a logical first stop.

Victoria, Canada

Humboldt Bar

Ranked #69 on World's 50 Best North America's Best Bars 2025, Humboldt Bar at 722 Humboldt St builds its entire identity around 19th-century naturalist Alexander von Humboldt: drinks, artwork, and sharing plates all trace back to the explorer's journeys. The corner banquette is the seat to claim. A 4..

Singapore, Singapore

Night Hawk

Night Hawk on Tanjong Pagar Road draws its entire identity from Edward Hopper's 1942 painting Nighthawks, translating the original's late-night diner atmosphere into a Singapore cocktail bar that ranked #74 on the World's 50 Best Bars 2024 list and #16 in Asia. The result is one of the Tanjong Pagar strip's more conceptually coherent bar programs, built around a clear visual and thematic premise rather than trend-chasing.

Nara, Japan

Lamp Bar

Six appearances on Asia's 50 Best Bars list place Lamp Bar among the more consistently recognised cocktail programmes in Japan, operating not from Tokyo or Osaka but from Nara — a city better known for its deer and ancient temples than its bar scene.

Barcelona, Spain

14 de la Rosa

Ranked #355 in the Top 500 Bars (2025), 14 de la Rosa occupies a quiet stretch of Carrer de Martínez de la Rosa in Gràcia, one of Barcelona's most residential and bar-literate neighbourhoods. It sits in a tier of recognised independent bars that define the district's after-dark character, away from the tourist-facing circuits of the Gothic Quarter and El Born.

Barcelona, Spain

FOCO

FOCO sits on Carrer de l'Encarnació in Gràcia, the Barcelona neighbourhood that has become a testing ground for restaurants operating outside the city's headline fine-dining circuit. The address places it among a cluster of smaller, independently driven rooms where the kitchen-to-floor dynamic matters as much as the plate. Expect a format shaped by collaboration rather than solo authorship.

Nairobi, Kenya

Hero Bar

Hero Bar sits on the ninth floor of Trademark Hotel in Nairobi's Village Market district, holding a position inside the World's 50 Best Bars list in 2023, 2024, and 2025. It represents the sharpest edge of East Africa's evolving cocktail scene, placing African-sourced ingredients and technical bartending within a rooftop setting that looks out over the Kenyan capital.

Tainan, Taiwan

Moonrock

Moonrock took Tatler's Bar of the Year at the 2025 Best Bars Taiwan awards and climbed to number 42 on Asia's Best Bars 2025, making it one recognised cocktail address in Tainan. The bar operates on a philosophy of restraint, pouring gentle, low-intervention cocktails in a space designed to feel slow and lunar-lit. For travellers arriving from Taipei or Kaohsiung, it is the clearest argument that southern Taiwan's bar scene has fully arrived.

Bogotá, Colombia

La Sala de Laura

La Sala de Laura has climbed the World's 50 Best Bars list three consecutive years, reaching #44 in 2024 before settling at #68 in 2025, making it among the more-tracked bar programs in Latin America. Located on Calle 65 Bis in Bogota, it holds a 4., alongside peers recognized on the Top 500 Bars global index.

London, United Kingdom

A Bar with Shapes For a Name

Ranked #73 in the World's 50 Best Bars 2025 and sitting on Kingsland Road in the heart of east London's Dalston-to-Haggerston corridor, A Bar with Shapes For a Name has carved a distinct position in the city's cocktail conversation. Its trajectory through the global rankings since 2023 points to a program that rewards repeat attention. Bookings fill quickly; plan several weeks ahead.

London, United Kingdom

Artesian

Artesian at The Langham London held the World's 50 Best Bars number one position four consecutive years from 2012 to 2015, a run that placed it at the centre of London's cocktail conversation for a generation. It remains among the more award-documented hotel bars in Europe.

London, United Kingdom

Noble Rot Lamb's Conduit

Noble Rot Lamb's Conduit sits on one of Bloomsbury's quietest Georgian streets, operating as both a serious wine bar and a kitchen that treats the glass as equal to the plate. The Lamb's Conduit Street address gives it a neighbourhood character the Soho original lacks, drawing a crowd that reads the wine list the way others read a menu. An essential stop for anyone who takes London's wine culture seriously.

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

The Enigma Mansion

Named Tatler Asia's Bar of the Year for Vietnam in 2025 and ranked among the leading 500 Bars globally, The Enigma Mansion occupies a colonial-era address on Tôn Đức Thắng in District 1. The bar operates in a tier that prizes creative programming and heritage atmosphere over volume, placing it alongside Ho Chi Minh City's most recognised drinking destinations.

Barcelona, Spain

Boadas

One of Barcelona's most enduring cocktail addresses, Boadas occupies a triangular corner at the foot of Carrer dels Tallers with the quiet confidence of a bar that has never needed to announce itself.

Paris, France

Harry's Bar

Few bars in Paris carry the kind of documented critical weight that Harry's Bar does. Ranked No. 9 in the World's 50 Best Bars in both 2010 and 2011, and still listed in the Top 500 Bars at No. 60 in 2025, it occupies a specific tier in the city's cocktail map: historically significant, continuously operating, and benchmarked against particularly recognised bars in the world.

London, United Kingdom

Swift

Swift on Old Compton Street operates across two floors with entirely different intentions: a light, aperitivo-focused bar upstairs and a whisky-dedicated basement below. Ranked #76 on the World's 50 Best Bars list in 2023 and holding a position in the Top 500 Bars at #133 in 2025, it is one of Soho's most consistently recognised drinking addresses, with a 4.,600 reviews.

Penang, Malaysia

Backdoor Bodega

Backdoor Bodega on Jalan Gurdwara is George Town's most decorated younger bar, earning Tatler Asia-Pacific Best 20, Best Innovation, and Rising Star recognition alongside a #52 ranking on Asia's Best Bars 2024. The programme centres on Penang's local flavour traditions translated into technically considered cocktails, placing it firmly among Malaysia's most talked-about drinking destinations.

Paris, France

Candelaria

A taqueria on Rue de Saintonge that conceals one of Paris's most decorated cocktail bars behind an unmarked interior door. Candelaria built its reputation on Mexican spirits and inventive mixing, earning a place inside the World's 50 Best Bars top 20 across multiple consecutive years.

Chicago, United States

Meadowlark

Meadowlark sits on West Palmer Street in Bucktown, ranking #32 in North America's Best Bars in 2024 and climbing to #38 in 2025. It occupies a quieter register than Chicago's downtown cocktail circuit, drawing a loyal following through program depth and service consistency rather than spectacle.

Taipei, Taiwan

Bar Mood

Bar Mood in Taipei's Da'an District has held a place on Asia's Best Bars rankings every year since 2019, reaching as high as #13 in 2020. The bar's approach bridges classical Western cocktail technique with native Taiwanese botanicals and ingredients, earning it Tatler Asia-Pacific recognition in 2025. It sits in a lane-house setting off Dunhua South Road, drawing a loyal local crowd alongside international bar enthusiasts.

Milan, Italy

Camparino in Galleria

Positioned at the base of the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II since 1867, Camparino in Galleria occupies a category of its own in Milan's aperitivo culture. Ranked 27th on the World's 50 Best Bars in 2021 and holding a place in the top 100 through 2024, it earns that recognition not through novelty but through institutional authority. This is where Campari-based drinking tradition lives in its original setting.

London, United Kingdom

Side Hustle

Ranked #79 in the Top 500 Bars (2025), Side Hustle operates inside NoMad London's Covent Garden address as one of the city's most focused agave programs. The drinks menu draws on Latin American flavour traditions, with mezcal and tequila taking centre stage in a setting that plays against the neighbourhood's tourist-heavy grain. Serious spirits in a serious hotel bar.

Ålesund, Norway

Vino Bar

Where the Fjords Meet the Wine List Ålesund sits at the edge of a chain of islands where the Sunnmøre Alps slide into the sea, a city shaped as much by water as by stone. The Art Nouveau architecture, rebuilt after the 1904 fire, gives the town...

Berlin, Germany

Buck & Breck

Buck & Breck has held a position inside the World's 50 Best Bars every year since 2013, reaching as high as number 16 in 2015. The bar operates as a small-format, appointment-style room in Mitte, where the counter format and craft-focused program sit closer to the Tokyo or New York model than the high-volume Berlin club scene. For serious cocktail seekers, it remains a fixed reference point in a city with many good drinking.

Seattle, United States

Roquette

San Diego, United States

Realm of the 52 Remedies

Realm of the 52 Remedies occupies an address on San Diego's Convoy Street where dramatic design meets a cocktail menu drawn from Asian ingredients, rituals, and mythology. The bar sits in a corridor defined by the city's densest concentration of pan-Asian commerce and dining, which makes its thematic framework more than decorative. It is one of the more conceptually specific drinking destinations in a San Diego bar scene that trends toward casual.

Taipei, Taiwan

The Public House

Ranked #40 in Asia's Best Bars 2025 and a consistent presence on the World's 50 Best Asia shortlist since 2023, The Public House on Xinyi Road structures each night into three distinct atmospheric chapters.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

CoChinChina

Ranked #22 on the World's 50 Best Bars list in 2024, CoChinChina occupies a converted Palermo space where Franco-Vietnamese aesthetics meet Argentine cocktail craft. The menu moves between inventive mixed drinks and kitchen dishes rooted in the same dual cultural logic, across several distinct room formats — from pavement deckchairs to an upstairs dining room. A 4.,000 reviews confirms the consistency.

London, United Kingdom

Nightjar

A basement bar on City Road that has spent over a decade among the world's most recognised cocktail addresses, Nightjar deals in prohibition-era atmosphere, live jazz, and technically elaborate drinks. Ranked as high as No. 2 in the World's 50 Best Bars, it opens nightly from 6pm until 3am, making it one of London's few serious late-night destinations for craft cocktails.

Thessaloniki, Greece

Gorilla

Ranked #393 in the Top 500 Bars list for 2025, Gorilla operates within Thessaloniki's ambitious cocktail tier — a city whose bar scene has moved well beyond Balkan backwater status into genuine European recognition. Located on Veroias 3 in the city centre, the bar signals craft focus and technical program depth in a market that rewards exactly that.

London, United Kingdom

Soma

A subterranean cocktail bar on Denman Street in Soho, Soma draws on Indian inspiration to produce precision-crafted drinks in a setting that trades Soho's usual maximalism for spare, considered minimalism. Ranked #346 in the Top 500 Bars 2025 list, it represents the quieter, more technically focused end of London's bar scene, where the drink itself does the talking.

Bristol, United Kingdom

The Milk Thistle

A veteran of the Bristol cocktail scene, The Milk Thistle on Colston Avenue earned a place in the Top 500 Bars global ranking at #315 in 2025. The bar trades in Prohibition-era style cocktails, a deep whisky collection, and an atmosphere dressed with taxidermy that sits somewhere between members' club and cabinet of curiosities.

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

The Opposites

On Hollywood Road in Central, The Opposites holds a place in both Asia's 50 Best Bars (ranked #80 in 2025) and the Top 500 Bars global list. The bar operates from the lower ground floor of Hilltop Plaza, positioning it within one of Hong Kong's most concentrated corridors of serious drinking.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Galaxy Bar

Galaxy Bar sits inside DIFC's Gate Village and holds a place on the World's 50 Best Bars list, reaching number 45 in 2021 and number 50 in 2023, before landing at number 182 on the Top 500 Bars ranking in 2025. Recognised by Tatler Asia's Best Bars Middle East 2025 for Best Innovation, the bar draws on Greek heritage and celestial design to build a cocktail program around narrative and craft.

Rome, Italy

Jerry Thomas Bar Room

Jerry Thomas Bar Room is the Trastevere sister bar to Jerry Thomas Speakeasy, listed separately by Top 500 Bars.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

JungleBird

JungleBird occupies a corner of Bukit Damansara that rewards those who know where to look in Kuala Lumpur's increasingly confident bar and dining scene. Positioned within a neighbourhood that has drawn serious operators in recent years, it sits at an intersection of Malaysian drinking culture and internationally literate cocktail craft. The name itself references one of the country's most celebrated classic cocktails.

Kumamoto, Japan

Yakoboku

Ranked #25 on Asia's Best Bars 2025, Yakoboku occupies a quiet corner of Kumamoto's Chuo Ward, where bartender Shinya Koba builds cocktails from the flora and wild landscapes of Kyushu. For anyone tracing the regional bar scene beyond Tokyo and Osaka, this is a significant stop.

Melbourne, Australia

Byrdi

Byrdi occupies a ground-floor tenancy on La Trobe Street with a drinks programme built around Australian native ingredients and a track record that puts it among the world's most recognised bars. Ranked #35 on the World's 50 Best Bars list in 2024, it holds a 4.. For Melbourne's bar scene, it represents the cleaner, more produce-led end of the spectrum.

Houston, United States

Anvil Bar

Ranked #326 in the 2025 Top 500 Bars list, Anvil Bar has been a fixed point in Houston's serious cocktail conversation for years. Located on Westheimer Road in Montrose, it occupies the serious, unpretentious end of the city's bar spectrum, where the drinks do the talking and the room supports them without theatre.

Zürich, Switzerland

Bar am Wasser

Ranked #362 in the Top 500 Bars for 2025, Bar am Wasser sits on Stadthausquai 1 with Lake Zürich directly outside its windows. The format here is cocktail tasting menus delivered with precision technique inside a room that reads Art Deco but with a sharper, more contemporary edge. It represents the direction serious Swiss cocktail culture has been moving for several years.

Florence, Italy

Bitter Bar

Located on Via di Mezzo in the Sant'Ambrogio quarter, it draws a 4.. For a city better known for Chianti than cocktails, that sustained recognition signals something deliberate happening behind the bar.

Boston, United States

Hecate

Ranked #366 on the 2025 Top 500 Bars list, Hecate occupies a focused position within Boston's serious cocktail tier on Gloucester Street in the Back Bay. The bar draws comparison with the city's most technically minded programs, with a format that rewards repeat visitors who approach the drinks list with intent.

Florence, Italy

Manifattura Tabacchi

Ranked #234 in the Top 500 Bars for 2025 and. With a 4., it sits in a different competitive tier from the heritage cocktail rooms of central Florence.

Singapore, Singapore

Sago House

Sago House on Duxton Hill has earned consecutive placements in the World's 50 Best Asia's Best Bars rankings since 2021, reaching #10 in 2023 and appearing in the global list at #32 that same year. Set in one of Singapore's most characterful heritage streets, it operates at the intersection of place-rooted cocktail philosophy and tropical ingredient work that defines the city's premium bar tier.

Barcelona, Spain

Dr Stravinsky

In-house drinks glow in a vintage apothecary

Copenhagen, Denmark

Balderdash

Ranked #383 in the Top 500 Bars for 2025, Balderdash occupies a quiet address on Valkendorfsgade in Copenhagen's inner city, placing it among a small tier of Copenhagen bars that compete on global recognition rather than foot traffic. The bar operates within a city that has made cocktail culture a serious discipline, and its placement in the world ranking positions it firmly inside that conversation.

Montréal, Canada

Bar Bello

Bar Bello brings the Italian aperitivo tradition to Mile-Ex with a program that earned a spot at #84 on World's 50 Best North America's Best Bars 2025. From a vintage Negroni vending machine to long lists of amari and Italian vermouths, this is a bar built around bitterness, leisure, and the unhurried pleasure of the pre-dinner hour — with a large patio that earns its reputation through warm-weather months.

Zürich, Switzerland

Widder Bar

Ranked #250 in the Top 500 Bars for 2025, Widder Bar occupies a storied address in Zurich's old town, drawing a loyal crowd that returns not for novelty but for consistency. The bar operates within the Widder Hotel complex, where the connected restaurant runs Stefan Heilemann's Asian-inflected European kitchen. For serious drinkers in the Swiss-German circuit, it sits in a different tier from the city's casual hotel bars.

London, United Kingdom

American Bar

Few bars in London carry a ranking history as sustained as American Bar at the Savoy. From World's 50 Best number one in 2017 to consistent top-twenty placement across more than a decade, its position in the global cocktail conversation is grounded in verifiable record rather than reputation alone. The Strand address puts it at the centre of London's most storied hospitality corridor.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Bramble

Bramble has held a position in the World's 50 Best Bars since 2009, reaching number seven in the world in that same year and peaking at number ten in 2012. Its sustained recognition over more than fifteen years places it in a different tier from most Edinburgh bars.

New York City, United States

Dante West Village

Dante West Village, at 551 Hudson Street, is a bar that ranks among North America's 50 Best Bars — placing 60th in 2025 — and holds a 4.,000 reviews. The address puts it in the quieter, residential stretch of the West Village, where the pace sits well outside midtown theatrics. It draws a crowd that knows what it wants and books accordingly.

Florence, Italy

Gucci Giardino

Positioned on Piazza della Signoria, Gucci Giardino sits at the intersection of Florentine heritage and contemporary cocktail craft. Ranked #31 in the Top 500 Bars (2025) and #99 in the World's 50 Best Bars (2025), the bar operates at the upper tier of Italy's competitive cocktail scene, where sourcing discipline and formal technique carry as much weight as the address.

Miami, United States

Swizzle Rum Bar & Drinkery

Ranked #78 on North America's Best Bars 2025 and. With a 4.,300 reviews, it holds a consistent position at the summit of Miami Beach's cocktail bar tier, where rum heritage and tropical format meet serious technical intent.

Jakarta, Indonesia

The St. Regis Bar (Jakarta)

Ranked #22 on Asia's Best Bars 2025, The St. Regis Bar in Jakarta's Kuningan district sits at the upper tier of the city's hotel bar scene. The program draws on the St. Regis legacy of structured, spirits-forward service within a setting that reads more like a private club than a lobby lounge. It holds a 4..

Rome, Italy

Jerry Thomas Speakeasy

One of Rome's most awarded cocktail bars, Jerry Thomas Speakeasy has held a place in the World's 50 Best Bars since 2013, peaking at number 19 before settling into a consistent presence in global rankings. Its speakeasy format, tucked into a narrow alley off Campo de' Fiori, represents the pre-theatrical era of the genre before the city's bar scene moved toward more transparent technical programs. A 4.,600 reviews confirms enduring local and visitor appeal.

Bangkok, Thailand

Lennon's

Positioned on the 30th floor of Rosewood Bangkok, Lennon's earned its place on the World's 500 Best Bars list in 2025, ranked at number 462. The bar occupies a high-altitude perch above Phloen Chit that positions it alongside Bangkok's most recognised cocktail programs. Expect the refined sightlines and considered format typical of the Rosewood hotel tier.

Mexico City, Mexico

Bijou Drinkery Room

Ranked #34 on North America's Best Bars 2025 and #422 in the global Top 500 Bars, Bijou Drinkery Room operates from Colonia Hipódromo with a program that has earned consistent recognition across two major bar rankings. A 4.. For Mexico City's cocktail circuit, it represents one of the neighbourhood's more decorated addresses.

Shanghai, China

Epic

On a quiet stretch of Gaoyou Road in Xuhui, Epic occupies a corner of Shanghai's dining scene where the neighbourhood's tree-lined residential calm meets serious kitchen ambition. The address places it among a cluster of independently minded restaurants that have made Xuhui a counterweight to the Bund's more ceremonial fine dining.

Milan, Italy

Ceresio 7

On the fourth floor of the historic ENEL palazzo in Milan's northern Isola district, Ceresio 7 pairs a Michelin Plate kitchen with a cocktail program ranked 53rd in the Top 500 Bars for 2025. Two rooftop pools, a long outdoor terrace, and views across the financial quarter give it a profile that few restaurant-bar hybrids in the city can match. The mood shifts considerably between a lunch sitting and an evening service — a distinction worth understanding before you book.

Helsinki, Finland

Chihuahua Julep

Ranked #454 in the Top 500 Bars for 2025, Chihuahua Julep sits on Erottajankatu in central Helsinki, operating within a city bar scene that has quietly built international credibility over the past decade. The name alone signals a hybrid sensibility: the Chihuahua's Mexican-inflected irreverence fused with the Southern American julep tradition. For Helsinki, that kind of conceptual range is increasingly the norm among its most-watched bars.

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Mizunara: The Library

On the fourth floor of a Wan Chai commercial building, Mizunara: The Library has built a reputation that reaches well beyond its address. Ranked #297 in the Top 500 Bars (2025) and #66 in Asia's 50 Best Bars (2024), it operates in the specialist tier of Hong Kong's bar scene, where the format centres on whisky depth rather than spectacle.

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Montana

Montana sits in Central’s dense cocktail corridor, where Hong Kong’s bar culture has moved beyond hotel lounges into smaller, sharper rooms with international awards scrutiny. Its 2026 Tales Spirited Awards Top 10 Nominee placement for Best New International Cocktail Bar puts it in the city’s newer export class rather than the nostalgia-led end of the scene.

London, United Kingdom

Amaro

On Kensington High Street, Amaro occupies a stretch of west London dining that has long attracted residents who expect precision rather than spectacle. The address places it alongside one of the city's more settled, residential-facing dining corridors, where format and consistency matter more than opening-week hype. Booking ahead is advisable for this part of London's dining circuit.

Tijuana, Mexico

Aruba Day Drink

Ranked #16 in North America's Best Bars 2024 and climbing to #22 in 2025, Aruba Day Drink has positioned Tijuana's bar scene on the continental map. Located on Avenida Andrés Quintana Roo in Zona Este, it draws a 4..

Vancouver, Canada

Bagheera

Behind a faux turf club front on Main Street, Bagheera transports you into a glittering bar-car interior drawn from 1900s British India and Rudyard Kipling's world. The Vancouver speakeasy, from the team behind Laowai, frames every drink through colonial-era literary references — including the saffron-infused Man's Red Flower. It is immersive cocktail theatre with genuine cultural roots.

New York City, United States

Death & Co NYC

Death & Co at 433 E 6th St has shaped the East Village cocktail scene since 2006, building a track record that includes a top-ten ranking in the World's 50 Best Bars for four consecutive years between 2009 and 2013.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Honeycomb Hi-Fi

Honeycomb Hi-Fi sits on the second floor of the Pullman Dubai Downtown, combining Japanese-inspired cocktails with a vinyl record programme and warm, considered design. Named Tatler's Bar of the Year for the Middle East in 2025 and holding a Legacy Award from the same list, it ranks #243 in the Top 500 Bars globally. The bar occupies a distinct niche in Dubai's cocktail scene, where concept-led programming increasingly separates the serious operators from the decorative ones.

Shanghai, China

Pony Up

Ranked #97 on Asia's Best Bars 2025 and listed among Tatler's Best Bars Asia-Pacific 2025, Pony Up operates from Shanghai's Chang Ning district as a bar where classic cocktail formats meet a format built to run from afternoon into late night. Founder Dre Yang's program spans two distinct spaces, giving the room range that few bars in the city can sustain across an entire evening.

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Summer Experiment

Summer Experiment occupies a Bến Thành address in Ho Chi Minh City's District 1, sitting within the cluster of ambitious modern dining rooms that have reshaped central Saigon's evening scene. Specific menu details and booking information are limited in the public record, making direct contact one reliable planning step for visitors building a serious itinerary around the city's current restaurant moment.

Copenhagen, Denmark

Ruby

Ruby has appeared in the World's 50 Best Bars list every year from 2011 through 2023, reaching as high as #22 in 2013 — a record of sustained recognition that places it among the more consistently acknowledged cocktail bars in Scandinavia. Situated on Nybrogade in Copenhagen's inner city, it holds a 4.,000 reviews and remains a reference point for the city's serious cocktail scene.

Bangkok, Thailand

Bar Sathorn

Ranked #48 on Asia's 50 Best Bars 2025 and #410 in the global Top 500, Bar Sathorn operates from the HAP@Sathorn Hotel in Bangkok's Silom-Sathorn corridor. The bar has built its recognition around curation and back-bar depth, placing it in the tier of Bangkok programs where spirits selection and technical discipline drive the conversation rather than spectacle or rooftop views.

New Delhi, India

Lair

Lair has become among the more closely watched bars in Asia, ranking #8 on Asia's 50 Best Bars 2025 and #96 globally. Operating from Vasant Vihar's Basant Lok market, it represents New Delhi's shift toward technically precise, narrative-driven cocktail culture.

San Francisco, United States

ABV

ABV on 16th Street has been one of San Francisco's most consistently recognized bars since the mid-2010s, appearing on the World's 50 Best Bars list in both 2016 and 2017 and. The Mission District address places it inside a neighborhood that runs serious on food and drink, and its sustained presence across multiple award cycles marks it as a reference point for the city's cocktail program.

Los Angeles, United States

Bar Next Door

Bar Next Door on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood occupies a precise position in Los Angeles's cocktail hierarchy: ranked #100 on North America's 50 Best Bars in 2025, a recognition that signals serious program depth. For West Hollywood, it reads as a benchmark address for considered drinking.

Columbus, United States

Cobra

Cobra occupies a storefront on South High Street in Columbus's German Village-adjacent corridor, where the bar scene has quietly outpaced its national profile. The address puts it inside one of the city's most concentrated stretches of independent drinking and dining, a block type that rewards walking rather than planning. Sparse on press, specific on atmosphere.

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Darkside

Positioned inside Rosewood Hong Kong on the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront, Darkside has ranked consistently inside both the World's 50 Best Bars global list and Asia's Best Bars top tier since 2021. The bar operates at a technical level that places it among Hong Kong's most decorated drinking rooms, drawing a crowd that treats the visit as an occasion rather than a stop.

Seoul, South Korea

Gong-Gan

In the historic alleys of Anguk-dong, Gong Gan has climbed from #89 to #63 in Asia's Best Bars in a single year, placing it among a small cohort of Seoul bars drawing serious international attention. The program draws on Korean ingredients and tradition rather than imported frameworks, making it a meaningful reference point for understanding where Seoul's cocktail scene is heading.