The 50 Best Bars in the World for 2023 Named: London Dominates, But Barcelona’s ‘Sips’ Takes the Top Spot… With NYC’s ‘Double Chicken Please’ No. 2

Barcelona have successfully retained their grip on the coveted World’s Best Bar trophy.

For the second year in a row, a bar in the Spanish city is number one The 50 best bars in the world awards, with Sips in Barcelona’s Eixample district, declared the 2023 winner.

However, London dominates overall with five bars on the list, more than any other city, including two in the top 10 – Connaught Barwhich ranks fifth, and Tayer + Elementary in eighth place. There is also Satan’s whiskers (28th), A bar with shapes for a name (35th) and Scarves Bar (41st). They’re not the only British bars to make the rankings: Edinburgh’s Panda & Sons appears on the list at 39th place.

New York now has three sizes in the rankings, with Double chicken please crowned the number 2 bar in the world and the best bar in America. Fellow bars in Manhattan Overstory (17th) and Katana kitten (27th) are also in the top 50. Two more American bars appear in the ranking: Miami’s Cafe La Trova is in 24th place and Pearl of the South in New Orleans ranks 49th.

Sydney’s Maybe Sammy (15th) has been crowned the best bar in Australasia for the fifth year in a row, while Melbourne’s Caretaker’s house comes in 23rd place for the first time on the list.

London has five bars on the list, which is more than any other city. Above is the city’s Connaught Bar, which ranks fifth overall

London cocktail bar Tayer + Elementary (photo above) is in eighth place. The winners were announced this week at an awards ceremony in Singapore

Edinburgh’s Panda & Sons (pictured) is the only British bar outside London to make the top 50, ranking 39th on the list

The Perrier-sponsored awards ceremony took place in Singapore on Tuesday evening, with the list compiled by votes from The World’s 50 Best Bars Academy, which includes more than 680 drinks experts, including renowned bartenders and consultants, drinks writers and cocktail specialists.

Winner Sips – which opened its doors in Barcelona in 2021 – combines ‘elegant design with the latest technology to create a simple and playful ‘drinking house”.

The design is said to “remove every barrier between guest and bartender, aiming to center the human aspect of service to create a multi-sensory, immersive drinking experience.”

William Drew, Content Director of The World’s 50 Best Bars, says: ‘The brainchild of cocktail world icons Marc Álvarez and Simone Caporale, Sips was destined for greatness even before it entered the list at number 37 within a few months. after opening in 2021. The bar seamlessly translates contemporary innovation and technical precision into a playful cocktail program, accompanied by the warmest hospitality, making it a worthy winner of the title of The World’s Best Bar 2023.’

The rankings are compiled based on votes from The World’s 50 Best Bars Academy, which consists of more than 680 beverage experts, including renowned bartenders and consultants, drinks writers and cocktail specialists.

The New York bar Double Chicken Please has been crowned the number 2 bar in the world and the best bar in America

Sydney’s Maybe Sammy, ranked 15th, has been crowned the best bar in Australasia for the fifth year in a row

Sips is joined on the list by two more Spanish bars: the bar in Barcelona Paradisewhich was number one last year but is now in fourth place, and Madrid’s Salmon guru (16th).

Five Italian pubs are in the top 50 – Drinking Kong (21st) and Freni and Frizioni (33rd) in Rome; 1930 (42nd) in Milan; The Antiquario (44th) in Naples and Local Florence (46th) in Florence.

Athens has three bars on the list – Line (12th), Baba Au Rum (25th) and The Clumsies (47th).

Elsewhere in Europe, Parisian bars Small red door (sixth) and The Cambridge Public House (38th) and bar in Berlin Wash on (29e) make the cut. From the Scandinavian countries, Oslo Himkok is in 10th place Roda Huset in Stockholm it ranks 31st.

The best bar in South America is Cartagena’s Alquimico – a title it also held last year. It ranks ninth in the overall rankings.

Pictured is bar Paradiso in Barcelona, ​​which was number one last year but is now in fourth place

Two Parisian bars are in the top 50 of the rankings; one of these is Little Red Door (photo), which ends up in sixth place

Bar Handshake Speakeasy (above) in Mexico City has moved up eight places to take the overall bronze medal in the awards

The best bar in South America is Alquímico from Cartagena, which ranks ninth

A drink served at the gold medal-winning bar Sips in Barcelona

Mexico City has several notable bars to visit: Handshake Speakeasy has moved up eight places to take the overall bronze medal in the awards, while Licoreria Limantour ranks seventh, hanky panky slips to 22nd place and Baltra bar is 45th.

Bangkok, Singapore, Hong Kong and Tokyo each have two bars in the list, in addition to Bangkok’s BKK Social Club (13th overall) and takes the top spot as The Best Bar in Asia, overtaking last year’s winner, Singapore’s Jigger and Pony, which ranks 14th.

In Dubai, newcomer Mimi Kakushi storms into the list at 40th place overall as the best bar in the Middle East and Africa.

William Drew comments: “At 50 Best, we are proud to highlight the unparalleled diversity of the global bar industry and extend our sincerest congratulations to every bar that has earned a place in this illustrious ranking. We have once again seen the number of cocktail cities represented here increase, and hope this list continues to ignite the spark of wanderlust for cocktail lovers around the world.”