At , we have a pretty good idea of which bars are worth their salt. Our guide to the one bar to visit in the world’s best cities is curated using the expertise of our dedicated city editors and local experts, who – in the name of journalism – regularly drink their way across their hometowns to recommend only the best spots for a tipple.
But we’re not the only ones rating and ranking bars – so too are the experts over at World’s 50 Best, who produce annual lists recognising the greatest hospitality venues the world over, including hotels, restaurants and bars.
The official top 50 list will be unveiled in a swanky ceremony in October, but before that, World’s 50 Best has just announced the bars ranked 51 to 100.
The list spans 35 destinations and all kinds of different drinking dens, from trendy boltholes in Bangkok to listening bars in Buenos Aires. New entries this year include Foco in Barcelona at #89, True Laurel in San Francisco at #64 and Exímia in São Paulo at #61, among others.
Three bars in London made the longlist, including A Bar with Shapes For a Name, Kwãnt Mayfair and Three Sheets Soho. Read on for the full list.
The world’s best bars right now, in order from 100-51
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Bar Carmen — Medellín
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Gucci Giardino — Florence
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Jerry Thomas Speakeasy — Rome
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Kumiko — Chicago
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Lair — New Delhi
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Employees Only — New York
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Bar Trench — Tokyo
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Mírate — Los Angeles
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Opium — Bangkok
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Byrdi — Melbourne
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Florería Atlántico — Buenos Aires
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Foco — Barcelona
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Dry Wave Cocktail Studio — Bangkok
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Victor Audio Bar — Buenos Aires
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The Savory Project — Hong Kong
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Boadas — Barcelona
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Native — Singapore
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Dr. Stravinsky — Barcelona
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Café La Trova — Miami
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Mamba Negra — Medellín
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Three Sheets Soho — London
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Kwãnt Mayfair — London
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Baltra Bar — Mexico City
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Arca — Tulum
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Tjoget — Stockholm
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Martiny’s — New York
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Vender — Taichung
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A Bar with Shapes For a Name — London
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Attaboy — New York
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El Gallo Altanero — Guadalajara
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Gokan — Hong Kong
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Hero Bar — Nairobi
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La Sala de Laura — Bogotá
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Smoke & Bitters — Hiriketiya
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Bird — Copenhagen
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The SG Club — Tokyo
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True Laurel — San Francisco
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L’Antiquario — Naples
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Barro Negro — Athens
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Exímia — São Paulo
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LPM Dubai — Dubai
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Schmuck — New York
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Freni e Frizioni — Rome
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Wax On — Berlin
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Argo — Hong Kong
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Bar Pompette — Toronto
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Bar Mauro — Mexico City
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Bar Cham — Seoul
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Licorería Limantour — Mexico City
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Angelita — Madrid
If your favourite bar didn’t make the longlist, keep your eyes peeled on October 8. It could well be one of the best of the best.
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