At London’s Roundhouse on Wednesday, the 10th annual World’s 50 Best Bars awards ceremony revealed the top drinking destinations for 2018. The high-caliber event, organized by William Reed Business Media and sponsored by Perrier, has taken place annually since 2009.
Topping the list as the best bar in the world is Dandelyan, which worked its way up from the number 50 spot in 2015. Located in the Mondrian London, the swanky cocktail bar is famously helmed by Ryan Chetiyawardana, otherwise known as Mr. Lyon, London’s most revered bartender.
London’s American Bar took second place; while Manhattan, of Singapore, took third place. The U.S. made it into the top five with the NoMad, of New York, at number four; followed by another London hotel bar, Connaught Bar, at number five.
Below is a full list of winners.
The World’s 50 Best Bars for 2018
- Dandelyan – London, UK
- American Bar – London, UK
- Manhattan – Singapore
- The NoMad – New York, USA
- Connaught Bar – London, UK
- Bar Termini – London, UK
- The Clumsies – Athens, Greece
- Atlas – Singapore
- Dante – New York, USA
- The Old Man – Hong Kong, China
- Licorería Limantour – Mexico City, Mexico
- Bar High Five – Tokyo, Japan
- Native – Singapore
- Florería Atlántico – Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Attaboy – New York, USA
- The Dead Rabbit – New York, USA
- Oriole – London, UK
- Coupette – London, UK
- Himkok – Oslo, Norway
- Speak Low – Shanghai, China
- Sweet Liberty – Miami, USA
- Baba Au Rum – Athens, Greece
- Operation Dagger – Singapore
- Le Syndicat – Paris, France
- Lost & Found – Nicosia, Cyprus
- Employees Only – New York, USA
- Central Station – Beirut, Lebanon
- Scout – London, UK
- Three Sheets – London, UK
- Black Pearl – Melbourne, Australia
- Tales and Spirits – Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Linje Tio – Stockholm, Sweden
- Little Red Door – Paris, France
- 28 HongKong Street – Singapore
- Happiness Forgets – London, UK
- La Factoría – Old San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Paradiso – Barcelona, Spain
- Indulge Experimental Bistro – Taipei, Taiwan
- El Copitas – St Petersburg, Russia
- Tommy’s – San Francisco, USA
- BlackTail – New York, USA
- Candelaria – Paris, France
- Schumann’s – Munich, Germany
- Trick Dog – San Francisco, USA
- Fifty Mils – Mexico City, Mexico
- Swift – London, UK
- Salmon Guru – Madrid, Spain
- Buck and Breck – Berlin, Germany
- Bar Benfiddich – Tokyo, Japan
- Lost Lake – Chicago, USA