Tales of the Cocktail Foundation has released the Spirited Awards Regional Top 10 Honorees 2020 divided into regions in the United States (East, Central and West) and Internationally (Europe, Middle East & Africa, Asia Pacific, The Americas (Latin America, the Caribbean and Canada).
Here is the full list of the Spirited Awards Regional Top 10 Honorees 2020 presented in alphabetical order.
Spirited Awards Regional Top 10 Honorees 2020
AMERICAN ESTABLISHMENTS
Best American Bar Team – Central
- Bad Hunter — Chicago, IL
- Copper Spoon — Fort Wayne, IN
- Jewel of the South — New Orleans, LA
- Johnny’s Gold Brick — Houston, TX
- Kumiko — Chicago, IL
- Lost Lake — Chicago, IL
- Nickel City — Austin, TX
- The Roosevelt Room — Austin, TX
- Three Dots and a Dash — Chicago, IL
- Williams & Graham — Denver, CO
Best American Bar Team – East
- Café La Trova — Miami, FL
- Dear Irving Gramercy — New York, NY
- Employees Only — New York, NY
- Existing Conditions — New York, NY
- Ghost Donkey — New York, NY
- Katana Kitten — New York, NY
- Le Sirenuse Restaurant & Champagne Bar At The Surf Club Miami — Miami, FL
- Service Bar DC — Washington, D.C.
- Sweet Liberty — Miami, FL
- The Long Island Bar — Brooklyn, NY
Best American Bar Team – West
- Death & Co. at the Ramble Hotel — Denver, CO
- Hey Love at The Jupiter — Portland, OR
- Navy Strength — Seattle, WA
- Pacific Cocktail Haven — San Francisco, CA
- Paper Plane — San Jose, CA
- Polite Provisions — San Diego, CA
- Rumba — Seattle, WA
- The Snug — Sacramento, CA
- True Laurel — San Francisco, CA
- Wildhawk — San Francisco, CA
Best American Cocktail Bar – Central*
- Beachbum Berry’s Latitude 29 — New Orleans, LA
- Best Intentions — Chicago, IL
- Billy Sunday — Chicago, IL
- Bryant’s Cocktail Lounge — Milwaukee, WI
- Julep — Houston, TX
- Manifesto — Kansas City, MO
- META — Louisville, KY
- Midnight Cowboy — Austin, TX
- Porco Lounge & Tiki Room — Cleveland, OH
- Sparrow — Chicago, IL
- Standby — Detroit, MI
- Sugar House — Detroit, MI
- The Atomic Lounge — Birmingham, AL
*Includes 13 honorees due to a tie
Best American Cocktail Bar – East
- Banzarbar — New York, NY
- Bar Goto — New York, NY
- barmini by José Andrés — Washington, D.C.
- Basik — Brooklyn, NY
- Drink — Boston, MA
- Jaguar Sun — Miami, FL
- Katana Kitten — New York, NY
- Pearl Diver — Nashville, TN
- Portland Hunt + Alpine Club — Portland, ME
- The Hawthorne — Boston, MA
Best American Cocktail Bar – West
- Bar Leather Apron — Honolulu, HI
- Brass Tacks — Denver, CO
- Duke’s Spirited Cocktails — Healdsburg, CA
- Pacific Cocktail Haven — San Francisco, CA
- Raised by Wolves — San Diego, CA
- Rob Roy — Seattle, WA
- Rumba — Seattle, WA
- Teardrop Lounge — Portland, OR
- The Sea Star — San Francisco, CA
- Trick Dog — San Francisco, CA
Best American High Volume Cocktail Bar – Central
- Anvil — Houston, TX
- Barrel Proof — New Orleans, LA
- Half Step — Austin, TX
- Maxine’s Tap Room — Fayetteville, AR
- Moneygun — Chicago, IL
- Nickel City — Austin, TX
- Sportsman’s Club — Chicago, IL
- The Roosevelt Room — Austin, TX
- The Whistler — Chicago, IL
- Three Dots and a Dash — Chicago, IL
Best American High Volume Cocktail Bar – East*
- Archipelago — Washington, D.C.
- Café La Trova — Miami, FL
- The Dead Rabbit — New York, NY
- Dutch Kills Bar — Queens, NY
- Existing Conditions — New York, NY
- Ghost Donkey — New York, NY
- Jack Rose — Washington, D.C.
- Sweet Liberty — Miami, FL
- The Long Island Bar — Brooklyn, NY
- The NoMad Bar — New York, NY
- Yvonne’s — Boston, MA
*Includes 11 honorees due to a tie
Best American High Volume Cocktail Bar – West
- ABV — San Francisco, CA
- Bitter & Twisted Cocktail Parlour — Phoenix, AZ
- Hello Stranger — Oakland, CA
- Navy Strength — Seattle, WA
- Occidental — Denver, CO
- Paper Plane — San Jose, CA
- Polite Provisions — San Diego, CA
- The Double Standard — Oakland, CA
- The Snug — Sacramento, CA
- Zombie Village — San Francisco, CA
Best American Hotel Bar – Central*
- Bourbon “O” Jazz Bar at Bourbon Orleans Hotel — New Orleans, LA
- By George at The Candler Hotel — Atlanta, GA
- Candy Bar at The Siren — Detroit, MI
- Lazy Bird at The Hoxton — Chicago, IL
- Midnight Rambler at the Joule — Dallas, TX
- Proof on Main at 21c Museum Hotel — Louisville, KY
- Sable Kitchen & Bar at Kimpton Hotel Palomar — Chicago, IL
- Sazerac Bar at The Roosevelt — New Orleans, LA
- The Library at the Detroit Club — Detroit, MI
- VASO at AC Hotel Columbus Dublin — Dublin, OH
- Vol. 39 at Kimpton Gray Hotel — Chicago, IL
*Includes 11 honorees due to a tie
Best American Hotel Bar – East*
- Ai Fiori at The Langham — New York, NY
- Allegory at the Eaton Hotel — Washington, D.C.
- Bemelmans Bar at The Carlyle — New York, NY
- Dear Irving on Hudson at the Aliz Hotel — New York, NY
- Elephant Bar at the NoMad Hotel — New York, NY
- Le Sirenuse Restaurant & Champagne Bar At The Surf Club Miami — Miami, FL
- Merchant & Trade at the Kimpton Tryon Park Hotel — Charlotte, NC
- POV Rooftop Lounge and Terrace at the W — Washington, D.C.
- The Bar Room at Temple Court at The Beekman — New York, NY
- The Bygone at Four Seasons Hotel — Baltimore, MD
- The Living Room Bar at The Dewberry — Charleston, SC
- The Rum House at Edison Hotel — New York, NY
*Includes 12 honorees due to a tie
Best American Hotel Bar – West
- Benjamin Cooper at the Hotel G — San Francisco, CA
- Broken Shaker at Freehand Hotel — Los Angeles, CA
- Death & Co. at the Ramble Hotel — Denver, CO
- Hey Love at The Jupiter — Portland, OR
- Libertine Social at the Mandalay Bay — Las Vegas, NV
- Little Rituals at the Residence Inn/Courtyard by Marriott — Phoenix, AZ
- Mountaineering Club at the Graduate Seattle Hotel — Seattle, WA
- Mr. COCO at the Palms Casino Resort — Las Vegas, NV
- The Dorsey at the Venetian — Las Vegas, NV
- The Spare Room at The Hollywood Roosevelt — Los Angeles, CA
Best American Restaurant Bar – Central
- Bad Hunter — Chicago, IL
- Better Luck Tomorrow — Houston, TX
- Grey Ghost — Detroit, MI
- Jewel of the South — New Orleans, LA
- Kumiko — Chicago, IL
- Revel Cafe & Bar — New Orleans, LA
- Sepia — Chicago, IL
- Spoon & Stable — Minneapolis, MN
- Sylvain — New Orleans, LA
- The Rieger — Kansas City, MO
Best American Restaurant Bar – East
- Chickadee — Boston, MA
- Eleven Madison Park — New York, NY
- Empire State South — Atlanta, GA
- Gramercy Tavern — New York, NY
- Kimball House — Decatur, GA
- Saxon + Parole — New York, NY
- The Baldwin Bar — Woburn, MA
- The Dabney — Washington, D.C.
- The Silver Dollar — Louisville, KY
- Ticonderoga Club — Atlanta, GA
Best American Restaurant Bar – West
- Bar Agricole — San Francisco, CA
- Cleaver — Las Vegas, NV
- Clyde Common — Portland, OR
- DAMA — Los Angeles, CA
- Jimmy’s — Aspen, CO
- Morin — Denver, CO
- Nopa — San Francisco, CA
- Otium — Los Angeles, CA
- Redbird — Los Angeles, CA
- True Laurel — San Francisco, CA
Best New American Cocktail Bar – Central
- Bar Marilou — New Orleans, LA
- Belle Époque — New Orleans, LA
- Flora Fauna — Chicago, IL
- Jet-Setter — San Antonio, TX
- Monkey’s Tail — Houston, TX
- Pastiche — San Antonio, TX
- The Bar at Willett — Bardstown, KY
- The Dandy Crown — Chicago, IL
- The Hey! Hey! Club — Kansas City, MO
- Two Headed Dog — Houston, TX
Best New American Cocktail Bar – East*
- Bar Goto Niban — Brooklyn, NY
- Bar Pisellino — New York, NY
- Boat Drinks — St. Augustine, FL
- Cardinal Bar — Atlanta, GA
- Crown Shy — New York, NY
- Hanumanh — Washington, D.C.
- Kingfisher Bar — Durham, NC
- Rule of Thirds — Brooklyn, NY
- Silver Lyan — Washington, D.C.
- Sugar Monk — New York, NY
- The Sylvester — Miami, FL
*Includes 11 honorees due to a tie
Best New American Cocktail Bar – West*
- Bar Flores — Los Angeles, CA
- California Gold — San Rafael, California
- Century Grand — Phoenix, AZ
- Elda — San Francisco, CA
- LowBoy — Los Angeles, CA
- Morning Glory — San Diego, CA
- Roquette — Seattle, WA
- Scotch Lodge — Portland, OR
- The Doctor’s Office — Seattle, WA
- Thunderbolt — Los Angeles, CA
- Viridian — Oakland, CA
*Includes 11 honorees due to a tie
INTERNATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS
For the Middle East and Africa region, the number of nominations continues to increase annually but remains an emerging scene for cocktail culture, so some categories may not have a full set of 10 honorees.
Best International Bar Team – Asia & Pacific (APAC)
- Bulletin Place — Sydney, Australia
- Cantina OK! — Sydney, Australia
- DarkSide at Rosewood — Hong Kong, China
- Hope & Sesame — Guangzhou, China
- Jigger & Pony — Singapore
- Manhattan at Regent Singapore — Singapore
- MAYBE SAMMY — Sydney, Australia
- Old Mate’s Place — Sydney, Australia
- Sober Company — Shanghai, China
- Tropic City — Bangkok, Thailand
Best International Bar Team – Canada
- Atwater Cocktail Club — Montreal, Canada
- Bar Raval — Toronto, Canada
- Botanist — Vancouver, Canada
- Civil Liberties — Toronto, Canada
- Lobby Lounge and RawBar at Fairmont Pacific Rim — Vancouver, Canada
- Mahjong Bar — Toronto, Canada
- The Cloakroom Bar — Montreal, Canada
- The Coldroom — Montreal, Canada
- The Drake Minibar at The Drake Hotel — Toronto, Canada
- The Keefer Bar — Vancouver, Canada
Best International Bar Team – Europe
- Artesian at The Langham — London, UK
- Baba Au Rum House of Spirits – Athens, Greece
- Boutiq’Bar — Budapest, Hungary
- El Copitas Bar — St. Petersburg, Russia
- Lyaness — London, UK
- Paradiso — Barcelona, Spain
- The Clumsies — Athens, Greece
- The Connaught Bar — London, UK
- The Donovan Bar — London, UK
- Two Schmucks — Barcelona, Spain
Best International Bar Team – Latin America & Caribbean*
- Alquímico — Cartagena, Colombia
- ARCA — Tulum, Mexico
- Dodo Café — Querétaro, Mexico
- El Barón Café & Liquor Bar — Cartagena, Colombia
- Fifty Mils — Mexico City, Mexico
- Guilhotina Bar — São Paulo, Brazil
- Hanky Panky Cocktail Bar — Mexico City, Mexico
- Huerta Coctelería Artesanal — Bogotá, Colombia
- Kaito del Valle — Mexico City, Mexico
- La Factoría — San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Siete Negronis — Santiago, Chile
*Includes 11 honorees due to a tie
Best International Bar Team – Middle East & Africa
- Buddha-Bar — Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Cause Effect Cocktail Kitchen – Cape Town, South Africa
- Ferdinand — Beirut, Lebanon
- Front/Back — Accra, Ghana
- Imperial Craft Cocktail Bar — Tel Aviv, Israel
- Incognito — Cape Town, South Africa
- Lucky Shaker — Umhlanga, South Africa
- Sin + Tax — Randburg, South Africa
- The Art of Duplicity — Cape Town, South Africa
- The House of Machines — Cape Town, South Africa
Best International Cocktail Bar – Asia & Pacific (APAC)
- Above Board — Melbourne, Australia
- Bulletin Place — Sydney, Australia
- Cantina OK! — Sydney, Australia
- Coa — Hong Kong, China
- MAYBE SAMMY — Sydney, Australia
- Native — Singapore
- PS40 — Sydney, Australia
- Speak Low — Shanghai, China
- The Old Man — Hong Kong, China
- The SG Club — Tokyo, Japan
Best International Cocktail Bar – Canada
- à toi — Toronto, Canada
- Atwater Cocktail Club — Montreal, Canada
- Bar Raval — Toronto, Canada
- Civil Liberties — Toronto, Canada
- El Pequeño Bar — Montreal, Canada
- Gift Shop at Barber & Co. — Toronto, Canada
- PrettyUgly Bar — Toronto, Canada
- Proof Cocktail Bar — Calgary, Canada
- The Cloakroom Bar — Montreal, Canada
- The Keefer Bar — Vancouver, Canada
Best International Cocktail Bar – Europe*
- 1930 Cocktail Bar — Milan, Italy
- Candelaria — Paris, France
- Homeboy Bar — London, UK
- Le Syndicat — Paris, France
- Little Red Door — Paris, France
- Officina Milano — Milan, Italy
- Paradiso — Barcelona, Spain
- Salmon Guru — Madrid, Spain
- Scout London — London, UK
- Swift — London, UK
- The Lucky Liquor Co. — Edinburgh, UK
- Three Sheets — London, UK
- Two Schmucks — Barcelona, Spain
*Includes 13 honorees due to a tie
Best International Cocktail Bar – Latin America & Caribbean
- Baltra Bar — Mexico City, Mexico
- Bebedero — San José, Costa Rica
- CARNAVAL — Lima, Peru
- El Barón Cafe & Liquor Bar — Cartagena, Colombia
- Floreria Atlántico — Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Guilhotina Bar — São Paulo, Brazil
- Hanky Panky Cocktail Bar — Mexico City, Mexico
- Kaito del Valle — Mexico City, Mexico
- Mayo Bar — Lima, Peru
- Presidente Bar — Buenos Aires, Argentina
Best International Cocktail Bar – Middle East & Africa*
- Cause Effect Cocktail Kitchen & Cape Brandy Bar — Cape Town, South Africa
- Electric Bing Sutt — Beirut, Lebanon
- Lucky Shaker — Umhlanga, South Africa
- Nok by Alara — Lagos, Nigeria
- PUBLIK Bar — Cape Town, South Africa
- Shinko — Cairo, Egypt
- Sin + Tax — Randburg, South Africa
- The Art of Duplicity — Cape Town, South Africa
- The House of Machines — Cape Town, South Africa
Best International High Volume Cocktail Bar – Asia & Pacific (APAC)
- Black Pearl — Melbourne, Australia
- Eau de Vie — Melbourne, Australia
- Employees Only — Singapore
- Hope & Sesame — Guangzhou, China
- KOR — Taipei, Taiwan
- Old Mate’s Place — Sydney, Australia
- Opera Bar — Sydney, Australia
- The Barber Shop — Sydney, Australia
- The Baxter Inn — Sydney, Australia
- The Odd Couple — Shanghai, China
Best International High Volume Cocktail Bar – Canada
- Bar Le Lab — Montreal, Canada
- Mahjong Bar — Toronto, Canada
- Milky Way Cocktail Bar — Montreal, Canada
- Miss Thing’s — Toronto, Canada
- Pablo — Edmonton, Canada
- The Boxcar — Vancouver, Canada
- The Coldroom — Montreal, Canada
- The Diamond — Vancouver, Canada
- The Shameful Tiki Room — Toronto, Canada
- The Walrus Pub & Beer Hall — Toronto, Canada
Best International High Volume Cocktail Bar – Europe
- Baba Au Rum House of Spirits — Athens, Greece
- Callooh Callay — London, UK
- Drink Kong — Rome, Italy
- Freni e Frizioni — Rome, Italy
- HIMKOK — Oslo, Norway
- Laki Kane — London, UK
- Panda & Sons — Edinburgh, Scotland
- The Clumsies — Athens, Greece
- The Cocktail Trading Company — London, UK
- Trailer Happiness — London, UK
Best International High Volume Cocktail Bar – Latin America & Caribbean
- Alquímico — Cartagena, Colombia
- Amano Bar — Panama City, Panama
- Floreria Atlántico — Buenos Aires, Argentina
- La Factoría — San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Licorería Limantour — Mexico City, Mexico
- Oh No! Lulu — Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Selvática — San José, Costa Rica
- The Hormiga Negra Coctel Bar — Puebla, Mexico
- Uptown & The Bronx — Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Xaman Bar — Mexico City, Mexico
Best International High Volume Cocktail Bar – Middle East & Africa
- Buddha-Bar — Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Front/Back — Accra, Ghana
- Iris — Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Spicehaus — Tel Aviv, Israel
- The Republic Bar & Grill — Accra, Ghana
- The Royale — Randburg, South Africa
Best International Hotel Bar – Asia & Pacific (APAC)
- Bar Trigona at the Four Seasons Hotel — Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Caprice Bar at the Four Seasons Hotel — Hong Kong, China
- Charles H. at the Four Seasons Hotel — Seoul, South Korea
- DarkSide at Rosewood — Hong Kong, China
- Jigger & Pony at the Amara Hotel — Singapore
- Lobster Bar and Grill at Island Shangri-La — Hong Kong, China
- Origin Bar at The Shangri-La Hotel — Singapore
- PDT Hong Kong at The Landmark Mandarin Oriental — Hong Kong, China
- Punch Room at The Shanghai EDITION — Shanghai, China
- The Bamboo Bar at the Mandarin Oriental — Bangkok, Thailand
Best International Hotel Bar – Canada*
- Bar Artefact at Auberge Saint-Antoine Hotel — Québec, Canada
- Clive’s Classic Lounge at the Chateau Victoria — Victoria, Canada
- Gerard Lounge at the The Sutton Place Hotel — Vancouver, Canada
- Library Bar at the Fairmont Royal York — Toronto, Canada
- Marcus Bar at The Four Seasons Hotel — Montreal, Canada
- Nacarat at the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth — Montreal, Canada
- Six Twelve Lounge at the Sheraton Cavalier Saskatoon Hotel — Saskatoon, Canada
- The Lobby Lounge and Raw Bar at the Hotel Fairmont Pacific Rim — Vancouver, Canada
- The Lounge at the Drake Hotel — Toronto, Canada
- The Raven Room at the Pan Pacific Whistler Village Centre — Whistler, Canada
- Wilks’ Bar at Langdon Hall — Cambridge, Canada
*Includes 11 honorees due to a tie
Best International Hotel Bar – Europe*
- Artesian at The Langham — London, UK
- Lyaness at Sea Containers London — London, UK
- Provocateur Bar in the Provocateur Hotel — Berlin, Germany
- Punch Room at The Barcelona EDITION — Barcelona, Spain
- Punch Room at The London EDITION — London, UK
- Scarfes Bar at the Rosewood Hotel — London, UK
- The American Bar at The Savoy Hotel — London, UK
- The Beaufort Bar at The Savoy Hotel — London, UK
- The Coral Room at The Bloomsbury Hotel — London, UK
- The Donovan Bar at the Brown’s Hotel — London, UK
- The Lobby Bar at The London EDITION — London, UK
*Includes 11 honorees due to a tie
Best International Hotel Bar – Latin America & Caribbean
- ACRE Baja — San José del Cabo, Mexico
- Baretto-Londra at Fasano Hotel — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Celajes Lounge Bar at Hotel Belmar — Monteverde, Costa Rica
- COMAL at the Chileno Bay Resort — Los Cabos, Mexico
- Fifty Mils at the Four Seasons Hotel — Mexico City, Mexico
- Frank Bar at the Maksoud Plaza — São Paulo, Brazil
- Hotel Casa Awolly — Mexico City, Mexico
- Mulberry Project at La Zebra Hotel — Tulum, Mexico
- Spirit Copa Bar at Fairmont Hotel — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Townhouse Rooftop at Townhouse Boutique Hotel and Rooftop — Cartagena, Colombia
Best International Hotel Bar – Middle East & Africa
- Frontier by Ideas Cartel — Cape Town, South Africa
- Galaxy Bar DIFC — Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Gigi Rooftop Restaurant & Bar at the Gorgeous George Hotel — Cape Town, South Africa
- HOOCH Boutique & Drinkery at the Phoenicia Hotel — Beirut, Lebanon
- Imperial Craft Cocktail Bar in the Imperial Hotel — Tel Aviv, Israel
- Laurel Bar at Caesars Palace Bluewaters — Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Planet Bar at the Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel — Cape Town, South Africa
- Sky 28 at the Kenzi Tower Hotel— Casablanca, Morocco
- Tambourin Rooftop Lounge and Bar at the Villa Rosa Kempinski Hotel — Nairobi, Kenya
- The Willaston Bar at The Silo Hotel — Cape Town, South Africa
Best International Restaurant Bar – Asia & Pacific (APAC)*
- Bar Torino — Adelaide, Australia
- Burnt Ends — Singapore
- Caffe Fernet — Singapore
- Capitano — Carlton, Australia
- Continental Deli Bar Bistro— Newtown, Australia
- Icebergs Dining Room Bar — Bondi Beach, Australia
- Mjølner — Sydney, Australia
- Restaurant Hubert — Sydney, Australia
- Rosenbaum & Fuller — Bondi Beach, Australia
- Sober Company — Shanghai, China
- The Shady Acres — Hong Kong, China
- Tippling Club — Singapore
*Includes 12 honorees due to a tie
Best International Restaurant Bar – Canada*
- Alo — Toronto, Canada
- Bar Kismet — Halifax, Canada
- Botanist — Vancouver, Canada
- Chantecler — Toronto, Canada
- Como Taperia — Vancouver, Canada
- ELISA — Vancouver, Canada
- Honō Izakaya — Québec, Canada
- Kissa Tanto — Vancouver, Canada
- Lot Six Bar & Restaurant — Halifax, Canada
- Maple Leaf Tavern — Toronto, Canada
- The Ostrich Club — Halifax, Canada
*Includes 11 honorees due to a tie
Best International Restaurant Bar – Europe
- Baccano — Rome, Italy
- Bonhomie — Paris, France
- Café Moderne — Paris, France
- Ceresio 7 — Milan, Italy
- Danico — Paris, France
- Le Mary Celeste — Paris, France
- Octavius Bar at The Stage — Milano, Italy
- Paloma Cantina — St. Petersburg, Russia
- Sexy Fish — London, UK
- The Craftsman — Reggio Emilia, Italy
- Tjoget — Stockholm, Sweden
Best International Restaurant Bar – Latin America & Caribbean*
- A Casa Do Porco — São Paulo, Brazil
- ámaZ — Lima, Peru
- ARCA — Tulum, Mexico
- Carmela Y Sal — Mexico City, Mexico
- Jungle Bird — San Juan, Puerto Rico
- La Mar Cebichería — Lima, Peru
- Mesa Franca — Bogotá, Colombia
- Mito Mercato — Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Nórtico — Tijuana, Mexico
- Room 09 — Santiago, Chile
- SubAstor – São Paulo, Brazil
- Tan Tan Noodle Bar — São Paulo, Brazil
*Includes 12 honorees due to a tie
Best International Restaurant Bar – Middle East & Africa
- BB Social Dining — Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Brew Bistro and Lounge — Nairobi, Kenya
- COYA Dubai — Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Ferdinand — Beirut, Lebanon
- La Otra — Tel Aviv, Israel
- La Petite Maison — Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Masti – Cocktails & Cuisine — Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- The Fat Goat — Durban, South Africa
- Zuma Dubai — Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Best New International Cocktail Bar – Asia & Pacific (APAC)
- Bar Margaux — Melbourne, Australia
- Barbary Coast SG — Singapore
- Byrdi — Melbourne, Australia
- CLIPPER — Auckland, New Zealand
- Happy Stan — Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Isabel — Bondi Beach, Australia
- Live Twice — Singapore
- No Sleep Club — Singapore
- Tell Camellia — Hong Kong, China
- Will’s — Coogee Beach, Australia
Best New International Cocktail Bar – Canada
- Bar Biltmore — Toronto, Canada
- Bar Mordecai — Toronto, Canada
- jjacques — Québec, Canada
- Mother Cocktail Bar — Toronto, Canada
- Noble – Halifax, Canada
- Pablo — Edmonton, Canada
- Parliament Pub & Parlour — Montreal, Canada
- Stillife — Montreal, Canada
- Supernova Ballroom — Toronto, Canada
- The Raven Room — Whistler, Canada
Best New International Cocktail Bar – Europe
- A bar called Gemma — Stockholm, Sweden
- Barro Negro — Athens, Greece
- Callooh Callay Chelsea — London, UK
- Davies and Brook — London, UK
- Kwānt — London, UK
- Lucy’s Flower Shop — Stockholm, Sweden
- Monkey Mash — Lisbon, Portugal
- Murder Inc. — London, UK
- Tayēr + Elementary — London, UK
- The Mezzanine Bar — London, UK
Best New International Cocktail Bar – Latin America & Caribbean
- Bon Vivants — Nassau, Bahamas
- Brasero Atlântico — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Café Ocampo — Mexico City, Mexico
- Las Brujas — Mexico City, Mexico
- Madre Café — Mexico City, Mexico
- Selva Oaxaca Cocktail Bar — Oaxaca, Mexico
- Spirit Copa — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Ticuchi — Mexico City, Mexico
- Tres Monos — Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Yellow Bird Bar — Mexico City, Mexico
- Middle East & Africa
- Amazonico Dubai — Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Gin Club Supreme — Tel Aviv, Israel
- Vicious Virgin Bar — Cape Town, South Africa
- West — Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
The overall Top 10 Nominees will be announced on May 4th, 2020, Top 4 Finalists will be named on June 1st, 2020, and Winners will be celebrated on July 25th, 2020.