London dominated this year’s World’s 50 Best Bars list this year, occupying all but one of the top five rankings. The U.S. brought home 13 awards, with The Nomad in New York placing third, making it the country’s best bar. New York boasts seven spots on the list, including #16 Dante, headed by Food Republic contributor Naren Young. Last year’s top bar, The Dead Rabbit falls to number five this year, while American Bar in London rose from the second spot to be crowned this year’s World’s Best Bar.
The World’s 50 Best Bars 2017 provides a definitive list of the world’s best drinking venues, voted for by those in the know. The final list is compiled by votes from an academy of 500 of the most renowned names in the drinks industry. Here it is, in its entirety.
Here’s the release and the list in full:
1. American Bar, The Savoy Hotel London - Best Bar in Europe and The World
2. Dandelyan, Mondrian, London
3. The NoMad, NoMad Hotel, New York - Best Bar in North America
4. Connaught Bar, The Connaught, London UK
5. The Dead Rabbit Grocery and Grog, New York
6. The Clumsies, Athens
7. Manhattan, Singapore - Best Bar in Asia
8. Attaboy, New York
9. Bar Termini, London
10. Speak Low, Shanghai
11. Little Red Door, Paris
12. Happiness Forgets, London
13. High Five, Tokyo
14. Licorería Limantour, Mexico City - Best Bar in Latin America
15. Atlas, Singapore - Highest New Entry
16. Dante, New York
17. Oriole, London
18. Broken Shaker, Miami
19. Candelaria, Paris
20. Himkok, Oslo
21. The Gibson, London
22. Black Pearl, Melbourne - Best Bar in Australia & Legend of the List
23. Floreria Atlántico, Buenos Aires - Highest Climber
24. Operation Dagger, Singapore
25. 28 HongKong Street, Singapore
26. Trick Dog, San Francisco
27. Sweet Liberty, Miami
28. Indulge Experimental Bistro, Taipei
29. Lost & Found, Nicosia
30. Baba Au Rum, Athens
31. Tippling Club, Singapore
32. BlackTail, New York - Best New Opening
33. Jerry Thomas Speakeasy, Rome
34. Le Syndicat, Paris
35. Tales & Spirits, Amsterdam
36. Bar Benfiddich, Tokyo
37. Employees Only, New York
38. Schumann's, Munich
39. La Factoría, Puerto Rico
40. Quinary, Hong Kong
41. Aviary, Chicago
42. Mace, New York
43. Nightjar, London
44. Linje Tio, Stockholm
45. The Baxter Inn, Sydney
46. ABV, San Francisco
47. Native, Singapore
48. Tommy's, San Francisco
49. Lobster Bar, Hong Kong
50. Imperial Craft, Tel Avi