 | This article contains content that is written like an advertisement .(May 2023) |
The World's 50 Best Bars is an annual list that celebrates the best of the international drinks scene, providing a yearly ranking of bars, voted for by more than 650 drinks experts from across the globe [1] [2] [3] [4]
The list was first announced in 2009, with annual award ceremonies held in London since the inaugural event in 2012. In 2022, the ceremony moved for the first time from London to Barcelona. [5] Incorporating grand hotel bars, secretive speakeasies, quirky salons and dive bars, The World's 50 Best Bars list aims to celebrate the diversity and universality of the drinks culture and to reflect new bar scenes developing all over the world. The World's 50 Best Bars is owned and organised by William Reed Ltd, the group behind The World's 50 Best Restaurants. William Reed is solely responsible for organising the awards, collating the votes, and producing the lists. None of the employees of the organiser or any of the sponsors associated with the awards, including the main sponsor, has any influence over the results. [6]
In 2016, The World's 50 Best Bars brand was extended with the launch of Asia's 50 Best Bars, the first regional Bars award for the brand. A second regional list, North America's 50 Best Bars, was launched in 2022. [7]
The list is compiled by votes from The World's 50 Best Bars Academy, which comprises more than 650 drinks experts with 50/50 gender parity, including renowned bartenders and consultants, drinks writers, and cocktail specialists from around the world. [8] The Academy of voters is spread across 28 global geographic regions, each headed by an Academy Chair who selects their region's voters, with the distribution of voters designed to reflect the relative development and sophistication of the drinks sector, and the concentration of quality bars, in each region. Voters are required to remain anonymous and voting is confidential, secure and independently adjudicated by Deloitte. [9]
| World's Best Bars | |||||
| Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 |  Milk & Honey London |  Milk & Honey NYC |  Buddha Bar | ||
| 2010 | Milk & Honey London | PDT (Please Don't Tell) |  Harry's Bar | ||
| 2011 | PDT (Please Don't Tell) | The Connaught Bar | Artesian | ||
| 2012 | Artesian | PDT (Please Don't Tell) | Nightjar | ||
| 2013 | Artesian | Nightjar |  High Five | ||
| 2014 | Artesian | The Dead Rabbit | Nightjar | ||
| 2015 | Artesian | The Dead Rabbit | Nightjar | ||
| 2016 | The Dead Rabbit | The American Bar | Dandelyan | ||
| 2017 | The American Bar | Dandelyan | The NoMad | ||
| 2018 | Dandelyan | The American Bar |  Manhattan | ||
| 2019 | Dante NYC | The Connaught Bar |  Florería Atlántico | ||
| 2020 | The Connaught Bar | Dante NYC |  The Clumsies | ||
| 2021 | The Connaught Bar | Tayēr + Elementary |  Paradiso | ||
| 2022 | Paradiso | Tayēr + Elementary | Sips | ||
| Asia's Best Bars | |||||
| Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 |  Coa | Jigger & Pony | Argo | ||
| North America's Best Bars | |||||
| Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Attaboy |  Handshake Speakeasy | Licorería Limantour | ||
| 2023 | Double Chicken Please | Handshake Speakeasy | Katana Kitten | ||
The Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the film industry. They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), in recognition of excellence in cinematic achievements as assessed by the Academy's voting membership. The Academy Awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment industry in the United States and worldwide. The Oscar statuette depicts a knight rendered in the Art Deco style.
The Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group, LLC is a San Francisco, California, based hotel and restaurant brand owned by IHG Hotels & Resorts (IHG) since 2015. Founded in 1981 by Bill Kimpton and led by Chief Executive Officer Mike DeFrino, the group was the largest chain of boutique hotels in the United States in 2011. It currently operates 75 hotels with a total of 13,118 bedrooms. New hotels have been announced for Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Paris, Barcelona, Charlottesville, Frankfurt, Grenada, Bali, Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Rotterdam and Sanya.
Togo's Eateries, LLC is an American chain of fast casual sandwich restaurants owned by Southfield Mezzanine Capital who purchased the company in March 2019. Togo's is headquartered in San Jose, California.
Restaurant magazine is a British magazine aimed at chefs, restaurant proprietors and other catering professionals that covers the breadth of the UK restaurant industry.
The World's 50 Best Restaurants is a list produced by the UK media company William Reed, which originally appeared in the British magazine Restaurant in 2002. The list and awards are no longer directly related to Restaurant, though they are owned by the same media company.
The Annie Awards are accolades which the Los Angeles branch of the International Animated Film Association, ASIFA-Hollywood, has presented each year since 1972 to recognize excellence in animation shown in cinema and television. Originally designed to celebrate lifetime or career contributions to animation, the award has been given to individual works since 1992.
Momofuku is a culinary brand established by chef David Chang and Cristiana Tosi in 2004 with the opening of Momofuku Noodle Bar. It includes restaurants in New York City, Toronto, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles, a bakery established by pastry chef Christina Tosi, a bar (Nikai), and a quarterly magazine. The restaurants are notable for their innovative take on cuisine while supporting local, sustainable and responsible farmers and food purveyors.
Hobo's Restaurant and Lounge, or simply Hobo's, was a restaurant, gay bar, and piano bar in Portland, Oregon's Old Town Chinatown, in the United States. Housed in a building with rare access to the Shanghai tunnels, the establishment served as a starting point for guided tours. The menu consisted of American cuisine including steakhouse fare. Hobo's was featured on the Food Network's Rachael Ray's Tasty Travels and the Travel Channel's Ghost Adventures, before closing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Beach Soccer Stars is an annual award ceremony in beach soccer organised by the sport's developmental body, Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW).
The Australian Independent Record Awards is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.
Ping was an Asian restaurant in Portland, Oregon. Chef Andy Ricker and restaurateur Kurt Huffman opened the original restaurant in Old Town Chinatown in 2009. In 2010, Ping was a semifinalist in the Best New Restaurant category at the James Beard Foundation Awards. It was also named a best new restaurant by GQ and earned a Rising Star award from The Oregonian.
Local Lounge was a gay bar in Portland, Oregon, operating from 2010 to 2021.
Shift Drinks was a cocktail bar in Portland, Oregon. The bar opened in 2015 and closed in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Palomar is a Cuban bar and restaurant in Portland, Oregon.
Santé Bar is an LGBT-friendly bar in Portland, Oregon.
Thơm Portland, or simply Thơm, is a Vietnamese restaurant in Portland, Oregon.
Cassidy's Restaurant and Bar, or simply Cassidy's, is a restaurant in Portland, Oregon.
EastBurn, sometimes known as EastBurn Public House or stylized as Eastburn, is a pub and restaurant in Portland, Oregon.
