If you fancy yourself a bar connoisseur, read on to discover which bars have been voted the best in the world.
The World’s 50 Best Bars is one of the most prestigious awards that comes around every year.
While the ceremony is usually held in London, this year, for the 14th edition, the event took place in the capital of Catalonia, Barcelona.
Included in the awards are the best bars in the world, as well as a number of special awards, as well. Read on to discover which bar took the top spot as well as other contenders.
The criteria – how to crown the world’s best bars
When analysing the world’s best bars, a number of factors are taken into consideration. Licorería Limantour, a legendary cocktail bar in Mexico City, came in at number four on the list and was praised for getting “everything right”.
Everything refers to being “packed every day of the week, with efficient service, on-point drinks and an intoxicating atmosphere”.
However, the bar that took the number one spot at the prestigious awards this year was Paradiso in the host city of Barcelona.
A speakeasy-style bar in the El Born district of the city, it has all the quirky traits of a hipster haunt but is able to even out the hype with top-class cocktails and service.
Tayēr + Elementary in London took the prize for the second-best bar, while Sip in Barcelona came out in third place.
The world’s best bar – Paradiso in Barcelona
Paradiso has taken the number one spot in the list of the world’s best bars. It’s a cool, dimly lit, curved, wood-panelled bar that offers excellent cocktails and mixology classes.
According to the World’s 50 Best, “Once you navigate your way through the false-front entrance through the refrigerator door in a pastrami shop”, you will be served “outrageously innovative drinks by one of the liveliest bar teams in the business”.
While Paradiso was voted the world’s best bar, the USA came out on top as the country with the best bars in the world. New York alone took six of the 50 spots of the world’s best.
To read the full list of the world’s best bars from one to 100, you can visit the World’s 50 Best Bars website here.
Special awards – deserving of praise
Aside from the World’s Best Bar Award, there are a number of special awards given out, too. The first is the Campari One To Watch, an award given to a rising star in the bar industry. Röda Huset in Stockholm was given this award.
The KetelOne Sustainable Bar Award was given to the Little Red Door in Paris, while the Altos Bartenders Bartender Award went to renowned Colombian owner and founder of Alquímico in Cartagena, Jean Trinh.
Did your favourite bar in the world make the list, are there any bars around the world that should’ve made the list? Let us know!
