The inaugural Asia’s 50 Best Bars were announced last night with 28 Hongkong St in Singapore taking out first place followed by Shanghai‘s Speak Low and and at number 3, Bar High Five in Tokyo.
For the first regional spin-off of the World’s 50 Best Bars by Drinks International, 154 Asian Academy members from 20 Asian countries voted in this poll. The Academy consisted of high-level bartenders, bar consultants, brand ambassadors and journalists.
The full list of Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2016:
1. 28 Hongkong Street, Singapore
2. Speak Low, Shanghai
3. Bar High Five, Tokyo
4. Lobster Bar & Grill, Hong Kong
5. Manhattan, Singapore
6. Quinary, Hong Kong
7. Operation Dagger, Singapore
8. Jigger & Pony, Singapore
9. Union Trading Company, Shanghai
10. Omakase + Appreciate, Kuala Lumpur
11. Alice, Seoul
12. Tippling Club, Singapore
13. D.Bespoke, Singapore
14. ABV, Manila
15. Alchemy, Taipei
16. The Curator, Manila
17. Vesper, Bangkok
18. Janes & Hooch, Beijing
19. The Pontiac, Hong Kong
20. Woo Taipei, Taipei
21. Ben Fiddich, Tokyo
22. Gibson, Singapore
23. TCRC, Tainan
24. Charles H, Seoul
25. Le Chamber, Seoul
26. Q&A, Bangkok
27. Teens of Thailand, Bangkok
28. Royal Bar, Tokyo
29. Honi Honi, Hong Kong
30. Bar Trench, Tokyo
31. Stockton, Hong Kong
32. Loewy, Jakarta
33. Star Bar, Tokyo
34. Bamboo Bar, Bangkok
35. Union Brasserie, Bakery & Bar, Jakarta
36. Codename Mixology Akasaka, Tokyo
37. Bar Orchard, Tokyo
38. Mixology Laboratory, Tokyo
39. Zuma, Hong Kong
40. Ounce, Taipei
41. Maggie Choo’s, Bangkok
42. Constellation, Shanghai
43. Anti:dote, Singapore
44. Ori-gin, Hong Kong
45. The Envoy, Hong Kong
46. R&D Cocktail Lab, Taipei
47. Mahalo Tiki Lounge, Hong Kong
48. Sugarhall, Singapore
49. D.still, Seoul
50. Hyde & Seek, Bangkok
In addition, these are Asia’s 50 Best Bars To Watch 2016:
- Sky Bar, The Dome at Lebua 63rd floor, 1055/42 Silom Road, Bangkok, Thailand
- Potato Head Beach Club Bali, Jl. Petitenget No. 51b, Seminyak, Kuta, Kabupaten Badung, Bali
- Rock Bar, Ayana Resort, Jimbaran, Kabupaten Badung, Bali
- Blind pIG, Dist 227 Salcedo St., Makati City, Salcedo, Legazpi Village, Manila, Philippines
- Butler, 5/f Mody House, 30 Mody Road Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
The winners were announced on 31 March 2016.
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