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World's 50 Best

2011 World's 50 Best Bars

2011 · 47 entries

Annual global rankings celebrating notable bars for innovation and excellence.

2011 World's 50 Best Bars
#VenueCityCountry
1Please Don't Tell (PDT)New York CityUnited States
2The Connaught BarLondonUnited Kingdom
3ArtesianLondonUnited Kingdom
4Death & Co NYCNew York CityUnited States
6American BarLondonUnited Kingdom
769 Colebrooke RowLondonUnited Kingdom
8FarmaciaBostonUnited States
9Harry's BarParisFrance
10Black PearlMelbourneAustralia
11Pegu ClubNew York CityUnited States
13Eau de VieSydneyAustralia
14BrambleEdinburghUnited Kingdom
15Employees Only NYCNew York CityUnited States
16La CapillaTequilaMexico
17Merchant HotelBelfastUnited Kingdom
18NightjarLondonUnited Kingdom
19Smuggler's CoveSan FranciscoUnited States
20Buddha BarParisFrance
21Skyview BarDubaiUnited Arab Emirates
22The VarnishLos AngelesUnited States
23Tippling ClubSingaporeSingapore
24Milk & Honey LondonLondonUnited Kingdom
25878 BarBuenos AiresArgentina
26Der RaumMelbourneAustralia
27Callooh CallayLondonUnited Kingdom
28Clover ClubNew York CityUnited States
29Door 74AmsterdamNetherlands
30Tommy's Mexican RestaurantSan FranciscoUnited States
31FloriditaHavanaCuba
32City SpaceMoscowRussia
33MatterhornWellingtonNew Zealand
34Bar High FiveTokyoJapan
35Le Lion Bar de ParisHamburgGermany
36LABLondonUnited Kingdom
37BoadasBarcelonaSpain
38Dutch KillsNew York CityUnited States
39Worship St Whistling ShopLondonUnited Kingdom
40BarAgricoleSan FranciscoUnited States
41Papa DobleMontpellierFrance
42Quo VadisLondonUnited Kingdom
43Lounge BohemiaLondonUnited Kingdom
44Maya MezcalNew York CityUnited States
45MutisBarcelonaSpain
47RulesLondonUnited Kingdom
48Hemingway BarParisFrance
49ZumaDubaiUnited Arab Emirates
50STAR BAR GINZATokyoJapan