The World’s 50 Best Bars 2025 have just been announced – here’s which bar was named the planet’s best

The World’s 50 Best Bars have just been announced for 2025 – this is the bucket list for drinking dens around the world to start ticking off.

For those unfamiliar with the list, The World’s 50 Best Bars is one of the most prestigious awards on the planet: a definitive ranking of the world’s most outstanding places to drink. The list is updated each year at an awards ceremony, which took place in Hong Kong this year. It’s run by the same company that produces The World’s 50 Best Restaurants, widely regarded as the ultimate global restaurant ranking. The awards are compiled from The World’s 50 Best Bars Academy, which consists of hundreds of anonymous industry experts.

Which bar was named the best bar in the world in 2025?

Bar Leone, in Hong Kong, was named the best bar in the world for 2025.

The World’s 50 Best Bars: 50-1

50. Nutmeg and Clove, Singapore
49. BKK Social Club, Bangkok
48. The Bellwood, Tokyo
47. The Bar in front of the Bar, Athens
46. Overstory, New York
45. Virtù, Tokyo
44. Jewel of the South, New Orleans
43. 1930, Milan
42. Maybe Sammy, Sydney
41. Double Chicken Please, New York
40. Drink Kong, Rome
39. Sip and Guzzle, New York
38. Coa, Hong Kong
37. Salmon Guru, Madrid
36. Mimi Kakushi, Dubai
35. Röda Huset, Stockholm
34. Panda and Sons, Edinburgh
33. Sastrería Martinez, Lima
32. Svanen, Oslo
31. Scarfes Bar, London
30. Danico, Paris
29. Hope & Sesame, Guangzhou
28. Nouvelle Vague, Tirana
27. Baba Au Rum, Athens
26. Cochinchina, Buenos Aires
25. Mirror Bar, Bratislava
24. Tan Tan, São Paulo
23. Tlecān, Mexico City
22. Locale Firenze, Florence
21. Satan’s Whiskers, London
20. The Cambridge Public House, Paris
19. Caretaker’s Cottage, Melbourne
18. Benfiddich, Tokyo
17. Bar Nouveau, Paris
16. Zest, Seoul
15. Bar Us, Bangkok
14. Himkok, Oslo
13. Lady Bee, Lima
12. Superbueno, New York
11. Alquímico, Cartagena
10. Tres Monos, Buenos Aires
9. Jigger & Pony, Singapore
8. Line, Athens
7. Moebius Milano, Milan
6. The Connaught Bar, London
5. Tayēr + Elementary, London
4. Paradiso, Barcelona
3. Sips, Barcelona
2. Handshake Speakeasy, Mexico City
1. Bar Leone, Hong Kong

Handshake Speakeasy cocktail

Which country and city has the best bars in the world?

New York is the latest mixology capital of the world, with eight bars featured in the best 100 bars list.

How many of The World’s 50 Best Bars are in the UK?

In the main list of 50-1, there are eight bars from across the UK – 7 in London, England and 1 in Edinburgh, Scotland. And in the 50-1 list, five are in the UK; Scarfes Bar, Satan’s Whiskers, The Connaught Bar and Tayēr + Elementary all in London, and Panda and Sons in Edinburgh.

Which bars placed highest in each continent?

There are also awards given to the bars that place highest in each continent. This year, the best bar in the Middle East and Africa went to Mimi Kakushi in Dubai. The best bar in Australasia was Caretaker’s Cottage in Melbourne, Australia. The best bar in Asia was Bar Leoné in Hong Kong while the best bar in South America went to Tres Monos, Buenos Aires, Argentina. The best bar in North America was named as Handshake Speakeasy in Mexico City and the best bar in Europe went to Sips in Barcelona.

Which bars won The World’s 50 Best special awards?

There were also some special awards outside of the list of 50-1. These include the Michter’s Art of Hospitality Award, which, as the name suggests, recognises a bar that provides outstanding hospitality. The 2025 award went to Lady Bee in Lima, Peru. The Altos Bartenders’ Bartender Award, meanwhile, went to Singapore-based, South Korean Uno Jang.

How many new entries were there to the list in 2025?

There were eight new entries to the 2025 list, including Nouvelle Vague in Tirana, Albania, Sip and Guzzle in New York and The Bellwood in Tokyo.