Every year, the William Reed Business Media ranks the top 50 bars in the world (note they’re from the UK, so the list tends to skew UK/Singapore). It’s a great excuse to travel. After digging more into the bars, we can say that all of the bars featured are exceptional – but there’s often a lot of politics (bartenders have told us off-the-record that they will scour the reservations to try to figure out when the reviewers arrive).
We try to review the bars from a layperson’s perspective. Keep in mind that we go in on a random night (and not often) so your mileage may vary quite a lot in regards to the experience at the bar.
Things we tend to like:
- Good and inventive cocktails
- Exceptional bartenders
- Great place to meet new friends
The below are the newly updated 2019 World’s Best 50 Bars. The asterisked ones are the ones we personally recommend of those, with 3 stars being the most recommended:
- Dante, New York*
- Connaught Bar, London
- Florería Atlántico, Buenos Aires
- The NoMad, New York ** (recommend)
- American Bar, London
- The Clumsies, Athens
- Attaboy, New York
- Atlas, Singapore
- The Old Man, Hong Kong
- Licoreria Limantour, Mexico City***
- Manhattan, Singapore***
- Native, Singapore
- Carnaval, Lima
- Katana Kitten, New York
- Guilhotina, São Paulo- Brazil
- Three Sheets, London
- Himkok, Oslo
- High Five, Tokyo**
- Salmón Gurú, Madrid
- Paradiso, Barcelona
- Indulge Experimental Bistro, Taipei
- The Dead Rabbit, New York*** (highly recommend)
- Coupette, London
- The SG Club, Tokyo
- Dr. Stravinsky, Barcelona
- Employees Only, New York
- El Copitas, St Petersburg
- Scout, London
- Jigger & Pony, Singapore
- Operation Dagger, Singapore
- Baba Au Rum, Athens
- La Factoría, Old San Juan – Puerto Rico
- Presidente, Buenos Aires
- Schumann’s, Munich
- Speak Low, Shanghai*** (highly recommend)
- Little Red Door, Paris
- Linje Tio, Stockholm
- The Old Man, Singapore
- Lyaness, London
- Happiness Forgets, London
- Swift, London
- Trick Dog, San Francisco
- Maybe Sammy, Sydney
- 1930, Milan
- Sober Company, Shanghai
- Electric Bing Sutt, Beirut
- Kwānt, London
- Artesian, London
- Coa, Hong Kong
- Jerry Thomas Speakeasy, Rome
What we think should have made it: Gibson, London. Hands down.
Top 50 Bar Reviews
