Extended list announced ahead of the The World’s 50 Best Bars 2025 event – live from Hong Kong October 8th
September 26th, 2025
Global bars ranked from No.51 to No.100 have been revealed by World’s 50 Best Bars for the ninth consecutive year. The annual list is created from the votes of a panel of more than 800 independent experts, including acclaimed bartenders, educators, cocktail authorities and award-winning drinks writers.
Returning to Asia for its 17th annual edition, The World’s 50 Best Bars 2025 will gather the global drinks industry in Hong Kong in celebration of the finest cocktail experiences worldwide. Honouring the creativity, dedication and achievements of exceptional teams and individuals across the drinks world, 50 Best highlights a wider array of remarkable bars and cocktail destinations with the release of the 51-100 list, amplifying its recognition of excellence on a global scale.
The 51-100 List in Numbers
• The 51-100 list includes bars spanning 34 different cities across the world
• There are 16 new entries on the list including from Bangkok, Barcelona, Buenos Aires, Florence, London, Medellín and New Delhi
• Bars from the USA lead the extended list once again with eight bars from across five cities: Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, New York and San Francisco
• Europe leads the way with 15 bars on the list, including four from Spain and four from Italy
• The 51-100 list includes 12 bars in Asia, three of which are in Hong Kong
• Mamba Negra and Bar Carmen from Medellín, and Vender from Taichung mark the first ever entries from these cities
The 2025 List 51-100
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Asia highlights
In Asia, bars in Hong Kong lead for the first time since 2019; a bar from Taichung appears for the first time.
Taking the crown from Singapore for the first time in five years, bars in Hong Kong now lead in Asia with three on the 51-100 list; Argo at No.56, new entry Gokan at No.70 and The Savory Project at No.86. Japan and Thailand follow with two bars each: The SG Club (No.65) and re-entry Bar Trench (No.94) in Tokyo and two new entries for Bangkok with Dry Wave Cocktail Studio (No.88) and Opium (No.92).
Elsewhere in Asia, Seoul’s Bar Cham is at No.53 and Smoke & Bitters in Hiriketiya, which was the first entry for Sri Lanka in 2024, rises 19 places to No.67. Vender in Taichung becomes the first bar from the city to make the list at No.74 and is joined by another newcomer, Lair in New Delhi, at No.96. Native in Singapore is No.84.
See also: Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2025 list
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