This year’s list includes bars from 28 different cities around the world (courtesy of 50 Best Bars)
With a global gala from Singapore, the organization 50 best bars published the list of the 50 best bars in the world, in which eight were selected from Latin America: four of Mexicothree of Argentinaone of Peru and one of Colombia.
The list of The 50 Best Bars in the World 2023 was created from the votes of 680 Voting Academy members. This panel is made up of industry experts including drinks critics, bartenders and cocktail enthusiasts with travel experience. The verdict was announced at a ceremony this morning Pasir Panjang Power Station from Singapore.
This fifteenth edition of the Awards for the Best of cocktail It was held for the first time on the Asian continent to highlight the global nature of the awards. The top 50 rankings were announced today, while places 51 to 100 were published online a week earlier on October 10th.
Handshake Bar Manager Eric van Beek Excites Using Molecular Mixology to Create a Fluid Dialectic (Courtesy of Handshake Bar)
Handshake Speakeasy, Mexico City (3rd place). Handshake Speakeasy’s intimate location is difficult to find, but those who discover the lounge in Mexico City will be rewarded with an excellent cocktail experience. Hidden in the trendy district of Colonia JuarezHandshake is a black lacquered marble and brass sanctuary dedicated to the cocktail.
Limantour Liquor Store, Mexico City (Post 7). This legendary establishment has been around since 2014 North Romeled by Benjamín Padrón and José Luis León, is a true star of the 50 Best list and a pioneer of the knowledge-sharing culture in bartending worldwide. The bar’s newest menu, Ida y Vuelta, is based on Oaxacan ingredients, and the Rosita de Cacao mezcal leche punch is a favorite with regulars.
Alchemical, Cartagena (position 9). This bar showcases its diverse personalities across three, mostly crowded floors of a renovated colonial house in Cartagena. of India. After falling in love with Colombia, French-Vietnamese owner Jean Trinh wanted to give back to the country he now calls home. While each of the bar’s three floors expresses its own identity through drinks and (purely vegetarian) dishes, Alchemical is that too Antioquia Farm from Trinh, which supplies the Cartagena team with many Colombian ingredients, such as the pine extract or the citrus syrup used in the gimlet.
Three Monkeys, Buenos Aires (Post 11). Neon pink lights, graffiti tags and a cheeky middle finger illuminating the dimly lit back bar set the tone at this bar Palermo Soho: If you take one of the 10 stools next to the bar, you will have the opportunity to play with the charismatic trio consisting of Sebastián Atienza, Charly Aguinsky and Gustavo Vocke.
For Limantour Liquor Store, its longevity does not mean standing still. The two-story bar is full of energy and guests hit the streets every night of the week (50 Best Bars)
Hanki Panky, Mexico City (Post 22). Initially, Hanky Panky was a real speakeasy, a place where its founder Walter Meyenberg could meet with his friends. But a big secret is hard to keep, and after all, the nightly line around the block was a sign that the bar needed to be opened to the public. During the pandemic, the bar opened its doors to the global cocktail industry and created an international family of bartenders. To this day, the entrance remains hidden behind a fully functioning (and very good) taco shop.
CoChinChina, Buenos Aires (position 26). Located in Palermo Soho, bartender Inés de los Santos’ bar and restaurant takes us to Southeast Asia, with drinks served at the horseshoe-shaped bar beneath eye-catching street food posters. The atmosphere is lively and DJs play live every night of the week.
Florería Atlántico, Buenos Aires (Post 30). When the bar opened a decade ago, it told the stories of European immigrants who came to try their luck in the New World. Today, it has doubled its membership, and its newest drinks menu (many of which use the bartender’s own brand vermouth and gin) is a tribute to Argentina’s indigenous and rural communities, an encyclopedic work by Giovannoni and historian Felipe Pigna.
Carnaval Bar in Lima, Peru was ranked 43rd in the 50 Best Bars in the World (Courtesy of Carnaval Bar)
Carnival, Lima (Post 43). The décor of this curved, glass-fronted bar is eclectic and filled with souvenirs from around the world, while the drinks also have a globetrotting twist. The menu is a mix of 360-degree twisted classics and carnival signatures. Most cocktails require one of 15 flavors of ice, custom-made by the bar’s ice chef in the bar’s Ice Room, but all will make you smile.
Baltra Bar, Mexico City (position 45). The atmosphere is relaxed and welcoming, the hospitality is warm but understated and the music is always good, and with taxidermy and nautical tchotchke on the walls, you’ll feel like you’re in your best friend’s apartment. That is, if they could make drinks like José Luis León. The man behind Licorería Limantour is also in charge here and ensures the bar’s popularity and charisma. The latest menu from the Overseas Archives is inspired by Darwin’s research trips and is designed for accessibility.
New this year to Bar Tres Monos is El Garage, a next-door addition that captures the abundance but still adheres to the saying: “See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil” (Source: Tres Monos)
1.Sips, Barcelona
2. Double Chicken Please, New York City
3. Handshake Speakeasy, Mexico City
4. Paradise, Barcelona
5. Connaught Bar, London
6. Little Red Door, Paris
7. Limantour Liquor Store, Mexico City
8. Tayer + Elementary, London
9. Alchemical, Cartagena
10. Himkok, Oslo
Ranked 9th out of the 50 best bars in the world, Alchemical from Cartagena, Colombia hosted the awards gala with cocktails featuring signature ingredients from the country’s regions.
11. Three Monkeys, Buenos Aires
12th line, Athens
13. Bkk Social Club, Bangkok
14. Jigger and Bangs. Singapore
15. Maybe Sammy, Sydney
16. Salmon Guru, Madrid
17. Overstory, New York
18. Zest, Seoul
19. Mahaniyom Cocktail Bar, Bangkok
20. Coa, Hong Kong
21. Drink Kong, Rome
22. Hanki Panky, Mexico City
23. Caretaker’s Cottage, Melbourne
24. Cafe La Trova, Miami
25. Baba Au Rum, Athens
26. Cochinchina, Buenos Aires
27. Katana Kitten, New York
28. Satan’s Whiskers, London
29. Wax On, Berlin
30. Florería Atlántico, Buenos Aires
31. Röda Huset, Stockholm
32. Sago House, Singapore
The bar Florería Atlántico in the Retiro district of Buenos Aires was ranked 30th in the ranking
33. Freni e Frizoni, Rome
34. Argo, Hong Kong
35. A bar with shapes for a name, London
36. The SG Club, Tokyo
37. Bar Benfiddich, Tokyo
38. The Cambridge Public Bar, Paris
39. Panda and Sons, Edinburgh
Carnaval Bar in Lima, Peru was ranked 43rd among the 50 best bars in the world
40. Mimi Kakushi, Dubai
41. Scarves, London
42. 1930, Milan
43rd Carnival, Lima
44. L’Antiquario, Naples
45. Baltra Bar, Mexico City
46. Locale Firenze, Florence
47. The Clumsies, Athens
48. Atlas, Singapore
49. Jewel of the South, New Orleans
50. Galaxy Bar, Dubai