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World’s 50 Best has just released its coveted longlist of the world’s best bars, featuring secret speakeasies, classy cocktail lounges and more
At Time Out, we have a pretty good idea of which bars are worth their salt. Our guide to the one bar to visit in the world’s best cities is curated using the expertise of our dedicated city editors and local experts, who – in the name of journalism – regularly drink their way across their hometowns to recommend only the best spots for a tipple.
But we’re not the only ones rating and ranking bars – so too are the experts over at World’s 50 Best, who produce annual lists recognising the greatest hospitality venues the world over, including hotels, restaurants and bars.
The official top 50 list will be unveiled in a swanky ceremony in October, but before that, World’s 50 Best has just announced the bars ranked 51 to 100.
The list spans 35 destinations and all kinds of different drinking dens, from trendy boltholes in Bangkok to listening bars in Buenos Aires. New entries this year include Foco in Barcelona at #89, True Laurel in San Francisco at #64 and Exímia in São Paulo at #61, among others.
Three bars in London made the longlist, including A Bar with Shapes For a Name, Kwãnt Mayfair and Three Sheets Soho. Read on for the full list.
Bar Carmen — Medellín
Gucci Giardino — Florence
Jerry Thomas Speakeasy — Rome
Kumiko — Chicago
Lair — New Delhi
Employees Only — New York
Bar Trench — Tokyo
Mírate — Los Angeles
Opium — Bangkok
Byrdi — Melbourne
Florería Atlántico — Buenos Aires
Foco — Barcelona
Dry Wave Cocktail Studio — Bangkok
Victor Audio Bar — Buenos Aires
The Savory Project — Hong Kong
Boadas — Barcelona
Native — Singapore
Dr. Stravinsky — Barcelona
Café La Trova — Miami
Mamba Negra — Medellín
Three Sheets Soho — London
Kwãnt Mayfair — London
Baltra Bar — Mexico City
Arca — Tulum
Tjoget — Stockholm
Martiny’s — New York
Vender — Taichung
A Bar with Shapes For a Name — London
Attaboy — New York
El Gallo Altanero — Guadalajara
Gokan — Hong Kong
Hero Bar — Nairobi
La Sala de Laura — Bogotá
Smoke & Bitters — Hiriketiya
Bird — Copenhagen
The SG Club — Tokyo
True Laurel — San Francisco
L'Antiquario — Naples
Barro Negro — Athens
Exímia — São Paulo
LPM Dubai — Dubai
Schmuck — New York
Freni e Frizioni — Rome
Wax On — Berlin
Argo — Hong Kong
Bar Pompette — Toronto
Bar Mauro — Mexico City
Bar Cham — Seoul
Licorería Limantour — Mexico City
Angelita — Madrid
If your favourite bar didn’t make the longlist, keep your eyes peeled on October 8. It could well be one of the best of the best.
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