The World’s 50 Best Bars 2024 51-100 List

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The World’s 50 Best Bars 2024 51-100 list has been revealed ahead of the annual awards taking place on 22 October in Madrid.

The World’s 50 Best Bars 2024 will return to Europe this month for its 16th annual edition, reuniting the global bar community in Madrid in honour of the greatest hospitality experiences around the world. Designed to celebrate and recognise outstanding accomplishments of teams and individuals, the awards strive to honour the hard work and innovation of the global bar community. By unveiling the extended 51-100 list, 50 Best aims to highlight an even broader spectrum of the world’s most extraordinary bars and cocktail cities, celebrating the excellence of the industry on an even grander scale.

Australian bars Cantina OK! in Sydney and Above Board in Melbourne have both made a triumphant return to the list at No.96 & No.100 respectively.

Of the 14 bars from the Americas, establishments from the USA lead the 51-100 list once again with a total of seven bars included. New York is home to four of the seven, including Dante, which has re-entered the list at No.79, Katana Kitten at No.80, Attaboy at No.84 and Employees Only at No.97. Los Angeles’ Thunderbolt is No.64, followed by Miami’s Café La Trova at No.66. Elsewhere, an establishment in San Francisco makes a return to the 51-100 list for the first time since 2020, with Pacific Cocktail Haven at No.88.

Mexico follows closely behind the USA, with five bars, led by Arca in Tulum at No.55. In Mexico City, Baltra Bar is No.83, Rayo is No.87 and Hanky Panky is No.93, while Playa del Carmen’s Zapote Bar returns at No.91. Canada welcomes a new entry to the list with Bar Pompette from Toronto at No.70. In South America, Lima’s Carnaval is at No.69.

Europe has 18 entries, including four bars in the UK, three of which are new entries: Kwãnt Mayfair at No.52, Amaro at No.90 and Viajante87 at No.99. A Bar with Shapes For a Name is No.61.

Greece and Italy follow with three bars each. Athens’ The Bar in Front of the Bar at No.51 is joined by The Clumsies at No.60 and Barro Negro at No.68. In Italy, Rome’s Freni e Frizioni is No.53, Naples’ L’Antiquario is No.78 and Milan’s Camparino in Galleria is No.92.

Eastern Europe’s presence on the 51-100 list remains strong, with Mirror Bar in Bratislava rising an impressive 28 places to No.62 and joined by Nouvelle Vague, Tirana, at No.95.

Elsewhere in Europe, Madrid sees a brand-new entry with Angelita at No.65 while Copenhagen’s Bird joins the list for the first time at No.77. Little Red Door, Paris (No.59), Svanen, Oslo (No.72), Wax On, Berlin (No.73) and Red Frog, Lisbon (No.94) also feature on the extended 51-100 list.

Singapore tops Asia with three bars on the list out of the 13, including two new entries; Cat Bite Club enters at No.56 and last year’s Bareksten Best Bar Design Award winner, Night Hawk, in at No.74. Singapore stalwart Native has risen 16 places to No.67.

Following Singapore are bars in Hong Kong, Japan and Thailand, with two bars a piece in the 51-100 list. Hong Kong’s Argo is No.58 alongside new entry The Savory Project at No.82. In Tokyo, The SG Club comes in at No.54 and The Bellwood is No.89 while Bangkok sees Mahaniyom Cocktail Bar at No.57 and Vesper at No.85.

Elsewhere in Asia, Smoke & Bitters (No.86) in Hiriketiya becomes the first ever entry for Sri Lanka. Hope & Sesame, Guangzhou (No.63), Bar Cham, Seoul (No.71) and Penrose, Kuala Lumpur (No.98) also feature on the extended ranking.

In the Middle East and Africa, UAE sees a new entry with LPM Dubai at No.76. Representing Africa are Nairobi’s Hero Bar (No.75) and Johannesburg’s Sin + Tax rising 13 places to No.81.

The 51-100 List in Numbers

• The 51-100 list includes bars spanning 35 different cities across the world
• There are 12 new entries on the list from Copenhagen, Dubai, Hiriketiya, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, London, Madrid, Singapore and Toronto
• Bars from the USA lead the list once again with seven included across four cities: New York, Miami, San Francisco and Los Angeles
• UK tops Europe, with four bars out of a total of 18 across the continent
• Smoke & Bitters from Hiriketiya marks the first ever entry from Sri Lanka
• The list includes 13 bars in Asia, three of which are in Singapore

World’s 50 Best Bars 2024 51-100

51, The Bar in Front of the Bar, Athens
52, Kwãnt Mayfair, London
53, Freni e Frizioni, Rome
54, The SG Club, Tokyo
55, Arca, Tulum
56, Cat Bite Club, Singapore
57, Mahaniyom Cocktail Bar, Bangkok
58, Argo, Hong Kong
59, Little Red Door, Paris
60, The Clumsies, Athens
61, A Bar with Shapes For a Name, London
62, Mirror Bar, Bratislava
63, Hope & Sesame, Guangzhou
64, Thunderbolt, Los Angeles
65, Angelita, Madrid
66, Café La Trova, Miami
67, Native, Singapore
68, Barro Negro, Athens
69, Carnaval, Lima
70, Bar Pompette, Toronto
71, Bar Cham, Seoul
72, Svanen, Oslo
73, Wax On, Berlin
74, Night Hawk, Singapore
75, Hero Bar, Nairobi
76, LPM Dubai, Dubai
77, Bird, Copenhagen
78, L’Antiquario, Naples
79, Dante, New York
80, Katana Kitten, New York
81, Sin + Tax, Johannesburg
82, The Savory Project, Hong Kong
83, Baltra Bar, Mexico City
84, Attaboy, New York
85, Vesper, Bangkok
86, Smoke & Bitters, Hiriketiya
87, Rayo, Mexico City
88, Pacific Cocktail Haven, San Francisco
89, The Bellwood, Tokyo
90, Amaro, London
91, Zapote Bar, Playa del Carmen
92, Camparino in Galleria, Milan
93, Hanky Panky, Mexico City
94, Red Frog, Lisbon
95, Nouvelle Vague, Tirana
96, Cantina OK!, Sydney
97, Employees Only, New York
98, Penrose, Kuala Lumpur
99, Viajante87, London
100, Above Board, Melbourne

The list of The World’s 50 Best Bars 2024 will be announced at a live awards ceremony in Madrid on 22 October 2024. The countdown of the list will also be broadcast live to a global audience who are not able to attend in person from 8.25pm local time. Bars and cocktail lovers are invited to join through The World’s 50 Best Bars Facebook page and 50 Best Bars TV channel on YouTube.