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2012 World's 50 Best Bars

2012 · 50 entries

Annual global rankings celebrating notable bars for innovation and excellence.

2012 World's 50 Best Bars
#VenueCityCountry
1ArtesianLondonUnited Kingdom
2Please Don't Tell (PDT)New York CityUnited States
3NightjarLondonUnited Kingdom
4The Connaught BarLondonUnited Kingdom
5American BarLondonUnited Kingdom
6Death & Co NYCNew York CityUnited States
7The Baxter InnSydneyAustralia
869 Colebrooke RowLondonUnited Kingdom
9Callooh CallayLondonUnited Kingdom
1028 HongKong StreetSingaporeSingapore
10BrambleEdinburghUnited Kingdom
11Employees Only NYCNew York CityUnited States
12Happiness ForgetsLondonUnited Kingdom
13FarmaciaBostonUnited States
14The VarnishLos AngelesUnited States
15Zetter TownhouseLondonUnited Kingdom
15Nottingham ForestMilanItaly
16MutisBarcelonaSpain
17Black PearlMelbourneAustralia
18Clover ClubNew York CityUnited States
19Dry MartiniBarcelonaSpain
20La CapillaTequilaMexico
21Palmer & Co.SydneyAustralia
22Bar High FiveTokyoJapan
23Le Lion Bar de ParisHamburgGermany
24Smuggler's CoveSan FranciscoUnited States
25Eau de VieSydneyAustralia
26Experimental Cocktail ClubNew York CityUnited States
27Portobello StarLondonUnited Kingdom
28Schuman's BarMunichGermany
29Tippling ClubSingaporeSingapore
30LebenssternBerlinGermany
31Goldene BarMunichGermany
32Pegu ClubNew York CityUnited States
33Worship St Whistling ShopLondonUnited Kingdom
34Angel's ShareNew York CityUnited States
35Dutch KillsNew York CityUnited States
36Frank'sBuenos AiresArgentina
37Beaufort BarLondonUnited Kingdom
38Hemingway BarParisFrance
39METALouisvilleUnited States
40Milk & Honey LondonLondonUnited Kingdom
43Boutiq'barBudapestHungary
44Chainaya, Tea & CocktailsMoscowRussia
45CandelariaParisFrance
46Salvatore at PlayboyLondonUnited Kingdom
47RubyCopenhagenDenmark
48Stagger LeeBerlinGermany
49La Bar du Plaza AthénéeParisFrance
50AsokaCape TownSouth Africa