The World’s 50 Greatest Bars 2022: the checklist in footage

October 4, 2022

For its 14th version, The World’s 50 Greatest Bars 2022, sponsored by Perrier, left London for Barcelona for the primary time in historical past. The 1-50 rating was revealed on Tuesday 4th October by way of livestream on Fb and YouTube. 

With new entries from throughout the globe, browse the rating in pictures from No.50 to No.1 to lose your self in the very best drinks the world has to supply

No.50 Bulgari Bar – NEW ENTRY
Dubai 
@bulgarihotels
bulgarihotels.com
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Situated in Dubai’s Bulgari Lodge is the oval-shaped bar helmed by mustachioed bar director Dario Schiavoni. Its menu attracts inspiration from flowers and colors, utilizing pure substances to create placing, surprising and scrumptious drinks.

No.49 Lucy’s Flower Store
Stockholm 
@lucysstockholm
lucysstockholm.se
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Lucy’s Flower Store is the very definition of Stockholm cool. The muted, velvety decor in purple and pink, with its curated deployment of sunshine and shadow and exact actions of its bartenders, are like one thing out of a Nineteen Sixties spy novel.

No.48 Bar Benfiddich
Tokyo 
@benfiddich_toyko
ameblo.jp
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Specialising in inventive spins on the classics, Benfiddich has no menu, slightly creates every drink bespoke. All embody fruit from the proprietor’s household farm 250km away, with produce delivered each day.

No.47 Staff Solely – RE-ENTRY
New York
@employeesonlyny
employeesonlynyc.com
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Every cocktail on the OG EO is a mix of the classics and touches of modernity, alongside a meals menu with simply as a lot punch. The bartenders are among the most skillful within the enterprise.

No.46 L’Antiquario – NEW ENTRY
Naples
@lantiquario_napoli
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Company to L’Antiquario can dive head-first into the classics, or take pleasure in a journey into the wealthy historical past of Naples via its bespoke Capital Metropolis menu.

No.45 Galaxy Bar
Dubai
@galaxybardxb
galaxy-bar.com
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Galaxy presents a refreshing riposte to different Dubai nightspots, with stellar drinks befitting of the cosmic backdrop. Come for the nice cocktails; keep for the excellent cigar choice.

No.44 Carnaval – RE-ENTRY
Lima
@carnavalbar
carnavalbar.com
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First-time guests ought to go for the three-cocktail Carnaval Expertise to savour Aaron Díaz’s playful Peruvian twists; a Negroni is bolstered by tropical banana and pineapple, whereas Boulevardier are supercharged by Iberian Ham.

No.43 Himkok – RE-ENTRY
Oslo
@himkok.oslo
www.himkok.no
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Himkok established Scandinavian cocktail tradition when it opened in 2015. A Thirties aesthetic of darkish wooden, gilded mirrors and low lighting is paired with signature drinks just like the Birch – a Martini-style cocktail served with a blue cheese-stuffed olive.

No.42 CoChinChina – NEW ENTRY
Buenos Aires
@cochinchina.bar
cochinchina.meitre.com
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It’s signature cocktails first and small plates for sharing second at CoChinChina, Buenos Aires’ most generally anticipated 2021 bar opening and the town’s hottest new venue. It’s a homage to French-Vietnamese consuming and consuming tradition.

No.41 Cantina OK!
Sydney
@cantina.okay
www.okokok.com.au
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Anticipate a celebration of all issues agave: each bottle tells a narrative of somebody the group has met shared a drink with, or somebody whose household they know. And the bar is small: the scale of only one automobile area.

No.40 Crimson Frog – NEW ENTRY
Lisbon
@redfrogspeakeasy
www.redfrog.pt
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Portugal’s finest cocktail spot is hidden inside its second finest cocktail spot, Monkey Mash. This can be a speakeasy with modernist takes on previous classics with a superb service programme.

No.39 Locale Firenze – NEW ENTRY
Florence
@localefirenze
localefirenze.it
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The drinks checklist is as distinctive because the venue at this Florentine gem. With a contemporary contact, bar supervisor Matteo Di Ienno’s menu options signatures similar to Elisir Caterina alongside seasonal recipes.

No.38 Zuma
Dubai
@zumadubai
zumarestaurant.com/
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Whereas Zuma has venues everywhere in the globe, it’s the Dubai spot of this contemporary Japanese izakaya that has turn out to be famend for its cocktails and repair. Its sq. bar permits visitors a view of all of the shaking and mixing of cocktail from its menu break up by drink types.

No.37 A Bar with Shapes for a Title – NEW ENTRY
London
@a_bar_with_shapes_for_a_name_
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Monikered by not phrases however shapes – a yellow triangle, pink sq. and blue circle – Remy Savage and Paul Lougrat’s east London bar doesn’t have a spoken or written title. The cocktails are clear in look, and environment friendly in execution, with layers of thought and modernist methods behind every of them.

No.36 Dante
New York
@dantenewyorkcity
dante-nyc.com
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Dante’s idea is straightforward – the bustling room is a picture-book Italian café, however its impression has prolonged far past its partitions. Only one style of its superlative Negroni may help one rapidly perceive how this tiny location helped popularise the cocktail throughout North America.

No.35 1930
Milan
@1930cocktailbar
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Milan’s 1930 is a speakeasy taken severely. To even discover the bar you want somebody within the know, as a result of not solely is the deal with undisclosed, entry isn’t assured. When discovered, visitors can have entry to among the finest cocktails in Europe.

No.34 Overstory – NEW ENTRY
New York
@overstory
overstory-nyc.com
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Perched atop a Wall Avenue skyscraper, Overstory presents Deco interiors supply an ultra-luxe oasis on the sixty fourth ground of a New York scraper. Outdoors, a wraparound deck supplies certainly one of New York Metropolis’s most placing vistas. Inside, its drinks are an ode to Gotham.

No.33 Manhattan
Singapore
@manhattan_sg
ihg.com
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Manhattan has loads of sparkle eight years since opening, particularly below the watchful eye of its newest chief, Rusty Cerven (ex-Connaught, Gibson, et al). The Manhattan trolley and barrel aged cocktails (from its very personal in-house rickhouse) are a should.

No.32 Baltra Bar
Mexico Metropolis
@baltrabar
baltra.bar
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Baltra owes its title to one of many islands visited by Darwin whereas within the Galapagos and its cocktail programme is all about evolution, the place cocktails do not skimp on massive flavour. Do not miss out on its Martini Tuesdays, the place trade figures collect weekly looking for perfecting the timeless drink.

No.31 Line – NEW ENTRY
Athens
@line.athens
lineathens.gr
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A brand new enterprise from the homeowners of The Clumsies, Line is a fermentation temple housed in a the attractive partitions of a former artwork gallery. Placing emphasis on surprising substances and unorthodox processing, Line makes its personal fruit ‘wines’, beer and artisan bread.

No.30 Swift – RE-ENTRY
London
@swiftbars
barswift.com
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Class and effectivity in excellent stability, Swift in Soho is a bar for the instances. Spanning two flooring, upstairs is the type of place you go for a single cocktail, however find yourself having an excessive amount of enjoyable to depart with its Artwork Déco-esque decor.

No.29 Perhaps Sammy
Sydney
@maybe_sammy_sydney
maybesammy.com
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That is already Australia’s most well-known cocktail bar and, at almost 4 years into its life, Perhaps Sammy continues to set the tempo for cocktail bars within the nation. Its group are beacons of hospitality; charismatic and beaming with character.

No.28 Argo – NEW ENTRY
Hong Kong
@argobarhk
fourseasons.com/zh_hant/hongkong/
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Taking its title from the ship that sailed Jason and the Argonauts to the Golden Fleece within the historical Greek delusion, Argo is a bar that balaces the legendary and futuristic. The evolution of spirits is explored in Argo’s Subject Information cocktail checklist. Assume AI-produced gin and the world’s first molecular whisky, or Martinis citrus and savoury hydrosols.

No.27 Tres Monos
Buenos Aires
@3monosbar
3monos.com.ar
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Drinks at Tres Monos are to be loved atop one of many 10 bar-side stools in order to take in the banter with the bartenders. Whereas its ambiance is undeniably fun-focused and tied up by a thumping ’90s soundtrack, the bar cares simply as a lot about its wider neighborhood, internet hosting workshops and supporting its suppliers.

No.26 Sidecar
New Delhi
@sidecarindia
sidecarbarindia.com
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New Delhi’s Sidecar is understood and cherished as the town’s quintessential neighbourhood bar. Throughout three flooring, this famend venue is understood simply as a lot for its addictive bar meals alongside its well-crafted drinks.

No.25 Kumiko – NEW ENTRY
Chicago
@barkumiko
barkumiko.com
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Julia Momose’s Kumiko is the epitome of magnificence. The refined West Loop area, livened by stunning wooden cabinetry and uncovered brick, is straight away transportive, channelling and integrating the flavours of Japan and America collectively.

No.24 Tropic Metropolis – NEW ENTRY
Bangkok
@tropiccitybkk
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This rum-centred idea by Swedish bar professionals Philip Stefanescu and Sebastian De La Cruz is all about enjoyable and good tunes (playlist courtesy of the latter’s different position as DJ) however not on the expense of correctly made drinks.

No.23 Devil’s Whiskers – NEW ENTRY
London
@satans_whiskers
satanswhiskers.com
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Devil’s Whiskers is London’s bartenders’ bar. Inside it’s all uncovered bricks, taxidermy and classic booze posters, one way or the other tied along with its now-famous hip-hop playlist. You understand right away this place serves cocktails with classical foundations.

No.22 Attaboy
New York
@attaboy134
attaboy.us/nyc
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Don’t count on an indication outdoors Attaboy – or a menu contained in the New York Metropolis bar. Actually, the inside small inside area looks like your welcoming, neighbourhood bar room. The room initially housed Milk & Honey, the ground-breaking speakeasy from cocktail pioneer Sasha Petraske.

No.21 Café La Trova
Miami 
@cafelatrovamiami
cafelatrova.com
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Cuban legend Julio Cabrera constructed Miami’s Café La Trova because the definitive homage to his homeland. On show on the festive area in Miami’s Little Havana neighbourhood is the island’s historic ‘cantinero’ model of bartending.

No.20 Baba au Rum
Athens 
@baba_au_rum
babaaurum.com
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The key behind this bar’s endurance is to be discovered within the impeccable style of supervisor and proprietor Thanos Prunarus, whose love for the modernist actions of Bauhaus, Dada and the Avant-Garde may be felt within the bar’s decor and sensibilities.

No.19 The Clumsies
Athens
@theclumsies
theclumsies.gr
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With its world-class cocktail checklist, stunning meals and heat Greek hospitality, The Clumsies is the bar you would like was in your neighbourhood. The central Athens all-day bar has the dynamism of a venue able to easy temper swings, from cosy daytime spots, to a quiet night-time hang-out to a full-blown events.

No.18 Florería Atlántico
Buenos Aires
@floreriaatlantico
floreriaatlantico.com.ar
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Housed beneath a flower store is certainly one of Buenos Aires’ most elegant and alluring venues. Boasting stunning bouquets and a curated choice of wine, the doorway to Florería Atlántico can solely be discovered via the door of a classic fridge.

No.17 Coa
Hong Kong
@coahongkong
coa.com.hk
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This Oaxacan-inspired bar – which takes its title from the software used to reap agave crops – is a homage to Mexican-produced spirits and all issues agave nestled within the coronary heart of Hong Kong. 

No.16 Drink Kong
Rome
@drinkkongbar
drinkkong.com
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This wrap-around area with nightclub-black decor is illuminated virtually completely by neon and offers off severe Blade Runner vibes. Guests have come to study that Drink Kong has among the most forward-thinking cocktails within the metropolis, with good use of acids and laborious liquor.

No.15 Salmon Guru
Madrid 
@salmonguru
salmonguru.es
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Salmon Guru is an establishment, revered for the standard of its service (the group received the Michter’s Artwork of Hospitality Award in 2021) and its brilliantly enjoyable decor and drinks. Anticipate dragon statues masquerading as cocktail vessels and among the most vibrant wallpaper of any bar, wherever on the planet.

No.14 BKK Social Membership – NEW ENTRY
Bangkok
@bkksocialclub
fourseasons.com/bangkok/
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What do you get while you mix the power of Bangkok, the attract of the golden age of Buenos Aires, bespoke cocktails and a bar group led by the most effective in enterprise? You get BKK Social Membership. Recognized for its Negroni flights and darkish spirit serves, it’s already one of many most interesting hostelries in Asia and the rightful winner of the London Essence Greatest New Opening Award in 2022.

No.13 Hanky Panky
Mexico Metropolis 
@hankypankydf
hankypanky.mx
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On prime of unbelievable drinks, Hanky Panky is a neighborhood hub and a spot with meals pretty much as good because the drinks, in addition to the worthy recipient of the Michter’s Artwork of Hospitality Award. Anticipate a fun-time, laid-back vibe any evening of the week.

No.12 Jigger & Pony
Singapore
@jiggerandponysg
jiggerandpony.com
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Jigger & Pony is a earlier Greatest Bar in Asia and hits the mark of mixing celebration vibes and severe drinks. It’s an innovator by way of its menu craft and bar design and serves the most effective Ramos Gin Fizz wherever on the planet.

No.11 Handshake Speakeasy
Mexico Metropolis
@handshake_bar
handshake.bar
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With its jet black and golden brass inside, Handshake has the appear and feel you’d count on from a Twenties speakeasy, as seen via Hollywood eyes. Behind Handshake’s secret door, the 2020s actually do really feel just like the Twenties, and vice-versa.

No.10 Alquímico – RE-ENTRY
Cartagena
@alquimicocartagena
alquimico.com
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Every of Alquimico’s three flooring has its personal identification. From its high-energy floor ground, to the advanced first ground bar and endearing rooftop space, every have obtained extremely consideration. By inserting folks, sustainability and Colombia first, proprietor Jean Trinh was additionally named because the Altos Bartender’s Bartender for 2022.

No.9 Katana Kitten
New York
@katanakitten_nyc
katanakitten.com
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Company are greeted warmly at Katana Kitten as they descend from the New York Metropolis streets into this underground, Japanese dive bar. Inside, allcomers are immediately immersed in an authentically ’80s celebration. Drawing from Asian influences, its extremely nuanced creations are price travelling into the town for.

No.8 Connaught Bar
London
@theconnaught
the-connaught.co.uk
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Now in its fifteenth 12 months, Connaught Bar has set the usual for London lodge bars. It’s the wedding between classicism and modernity, traditionalism and invention, pulled off with such poise by Agostino Perrone (winner of the Roku Business Icon Award 2022), Giorgio Bargiani, Maura Milia and their group, who’ve collectively created a world icon.

No.7 Two Schmucks
Barcelona
@two.schmucks
two-schmucks.com
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The five-star dive bar that’s Two Schmucks lives as much as its moniker and extra. In Barcelona’s historic El Raval, all scruffy and characterful, the bar suits proper in, with punk vibes and irreverent appeal seeping out of each pore.

No.6 Double Rooster Please – NEW ENTRY
New York
@doublechickenpleasenyc
doublechickenplease.com
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The entrance room at DCP is an homage to the Decrease East Facet neighbourhood’s fast-paced soda outlets of yesteryear, the place meals choices are reworked into whimsical liquid variations of everyman edible classics, such because the Chilly Pizza (Parmigiano Reggiano, burnt toast, tomato, basil honey, egg white). Because the best-positioned bar to enter this checklist for the primary time this 12 months, it’s anointed with the Disaronno Highest New Entry Award 2022.

No.5 Little Crimson Door
Paris
@littlereddoorparis
lrdparis.com
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Little Crimson Door has by no means stopped probing the conventions round cocktails and the best way they’re communicated to visitors. Digging deep into seasonal substances and their producers, Little Crimson Door’s present farm-to-glass mannequin locations produce on the coronary heart of the bar expertise, making it a worthy winner of the Ketel One Sustainable Bar Award for 2022.

No.4 Licorería Limantour
Mexico Metropolis
@limantourmx
limantour.television
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Current on the checklist since 2014, Licorería Limantour is an establishment in each Mexico and the worldwide bartending neighborhood. It’s the kind of bar that will get all the pieces proper: packed day-after-day of the week, with environment friendly service, on-point drinks and an intoxicating ambiance. As the very best performing bar within the historical past of the checklist since its 2009 inception, Licorería Limantour has been named because the Rémy Martin Legend of the Listing for 2022.

No.3 Sips
Barcelona
@sips.barcelona
sips.barcelona
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Simone Caporale and Marc Alvarez are doubtless two of the world’s most interesting bartenders and this is likely one of the world’s most interesting bars. Bouncing from its mellow daytime ambiance to its darkish and mysterious nightime aura, every drink is served and introduced with unmatched consideration to element and theatre. Rising a meteoric 34 locations up the checklist this 12 months, Sips is given the title of the Nikka Highest Climber.

No.2 Tayēr + Elementary
London
@tayer_elementary
tayer-elementary.com
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When Monica Berg and Alex Kratena launched Tayēr + Elementary in 2019, it felt like a glimpse into the long run. Each ingredient of the cocktail bar had been reimagined, from the design to the method to service and drinks making and it continues to probe what’s potential from a cocktail bar.

No.1 Paradiso
Barcelona
@paradiso_barcelona
paradiso.cat
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When you navigate your manner via the false-front entrance via the fridge door in a pastrami store, you’re confronted with The World’s Greatest Bar 2022, sponsored by Perrier. Gaudi-inspired curved wooden ceilings are mirrored by a sweeping bar serving outrageously revolutionary drinks by one of many liveliest bar groups within the enterprise.

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