“Seemingly each bold new bar program is bent on charting virgin territory within the realm of extra,” Matt Buchanan, a contributing editor to Bon Appétit, wrote in a latest article on the rise of a brand new maximalist cocktail tradition. By amping up all of their drinks, and leaning into theatrical presentation, bars hope it’ll land them “on each more and more prestigious ‘greatest bars’ lists and the kinetic TikTok feeds of fickle, clout-hungry influencers.”
For all its affect, the 50 Greatest group has been topic to loads of critique over time. Many argue that its scouting course of favors areas with well-funded tourism boards and institutions that supply free or discounted foods and drinks to scouters. Detractors say the listing isn’t consultant of the geographic and cultural range of the restaurant world; certainly, this 12 months’s listing, regardless of its international purview, options not a single bar situated in Africa.
And the place Michelin inspectors pay for their very own meals, 50 Greatest scouters are topic to no such stipulations. 50 Greatest has conceded to the potential of drinks being gifted to voters and maintains no restrictions towards the observe. Nonetheless, since 2018, the group has instructed all of its voters to stay nameless, which does, in idea, assist keep away from preferential remedy. The voting physique consists of “drinks specialists,” in accordance to the 50 Greatest web site, “together with bartenders, bar managers, drinks consultants, model ambassadors, drinks writers, historians, and cocktail aficionados.” These 680 voters “are merely requested to call the seven bars during which they’ve loved the perfect expertise over the earlier 18 months.”
Whether or not you view it as a bar bible or scan it with a dose of side-eye, the newest 50 Greatest Bars listing is a snapshot of consuming tradition at this second. Beneath, discover the total listing.
Disclosure: Jamila Robinson, Bon Appétit’s editor in chief, is the US & Canada East Academy Chair for The World’s 50 Greatest Eating places. Robinson was not concerned with this protection.
- Sips, Barcelona
- Double Rooster Please, New York
- Handshake Speakeasy, Mexico Metropolis
- Paradiso, Barcelona
- Connaught Bar, London
- Little Crimson Door, Paris
- Licorería Limantour, Mexico Metropolis
- Tayēr + Elementary, London
- Alquímico, Cartagena
- Himkok, Oslo
- Tres Monos, Buenos Aires
- Line, Athens
- BKK Social Membership, Bangkok
- Jigger & Pony, Singapore
- Possibly Sammy, Sydney
- Salmon Guru, Madrid
- Overstory, New York
- Zest, Seoul
- Mahaniyom Cocktail Bar, Bangkok
- Coa, Hong Kong
- Drink Kong, Rome
- Hanky Panky, Mexico Metropolis
- Caretaker’s Cottage, Melbourne
- Café La Trova, Miami
- Baba au Rum, Athens
- CoChinChina, Buenos Aires
- Katana Kitten, New York
- Devil’s Whiskers, London
- Wax On, Berlin
- Florería Atlántico, Buenos Aires
- Röda Huset, Stockholm
- Sago Home, Singapore
- Freni e Frizioni, Rome
- Argo, Hong Kong
- A Bar With Shapes for a Title, London
- The SG Membership, Tokyo
- Bar Benfiddich, Tokyo
- The Cambridge Public Home, Paris
- Panda & Sons, Edinburgh
- Mimi Kakushi, Dubai
- Scarfes Bar, London
- 1930, Milan
- Carnaval, Lima
- L’Antiquario, Naples
- Baltra Bar, Mexico Metropolis
- Locale Firenze, Florence
- The Clumsies, Athens
- Atlas, Singapore
- Jewel of the South, New Orleans
- Galaxy Bar, Dubai
