Editorial Ranking · May 2026

The World's Top 50 Bars

Our editorial ranking of the bars that matter most right now, drawn from 72 cities and 12 markets where we publish in depth. Sorted by editor rating, broken by alphabetical order. Updated continuously as the rooms change.

First published September 12, 2023 · Last updated · Reviewed by the barsforKings editorial team

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Cocktail Bar · Singapore
Atlas Bar
Bugis · $$$$ · ★ 4.9 · Order the Champagne Tower Service
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02
Cocktail Bar · Tokyo
Bar BenFiddich
Shinjuku · $$$$ · ★ 4.9 · Order the Forager's Negroni
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03
Cocktail Bar · Tokyo
Bar Gen Yamamoto
Azabu-Juban · $$$$ · ★ 4.9 · Order the Seasonal Tasting Course
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04
Cocktail Bar · Paris
Bar Hemingway at The Ritz
1er · $$$$ · ★ 4.9 · Order the Serendipity
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05
Cocktail Bar · Tokyo
Bar High Five
Ginza · $$$$ · ★ 4.9 · Order the Bartender's Choice
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06
Cocktail Bar · Bangkok
BKK Social Club
Pathum Wan · $$$$ · ★ 4.9 · Order the Argentine Negroni
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07
Cocktail Bar · Hong Kong
COA
Central · $$$ · ★ 4.9 · Order the Mexican Firing Squad
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08
Cocktail Bar · Mexico City
Handshake Speakeasy
Juarez · $$$ · ★ 4.9 · Order the Handshake Margarita
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09
Cocktail Bar · Barcelona
Paradiso
El Born · $$$ · ★ 4.9 · Order the Supersonic
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10
Cocktail Bar · Tokyo
Star Bar Ginza
Ginza · $$$$ · ★ 4.9 · Order the Hisashi Kishi Martini
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11
Cocktail Bar · Tokyo
Tender Bar
Ginza · $$$$ · ★ 4.9 · Order the Hard Shake Gimlet
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12
Cocktail Bar · London
The Connaught Bar
Mayfair · $$$$ · ★ 4.9 · Order the Connaught Martini
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13
Cocktail Bar · Milan
1930 Speakeasy
Porta Romana · $$$ · ★ 4.8 · Order the 1930 Manhattan
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14
Cocktail Bar · London
A Bar with Shapes for a Name
Hackney · $$$ · ★ 4.8 · Order the Bauhaus Spritz
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15
Date Night · San Diego
Addison Bar
Carmel Valley · $$$$ · ★ 4.8 · Order the Addison Champagne
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16
Cocktail Bar · London
American Bar at The Savoy
Strand · $$$$ · ★ 4.8 · Order the White Lady
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17
Cocktail Bar · New Orleans
Arnaud's French 75 Bar
French Quarter · $$$$ · ★ 4.8 · Order the French 75
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18
Cocktail Bar · New York
Attaboy
Lower East Side · $$$ · ★ 4.8 · Order the Penicillin
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19
Cocktail Bar · Nashville
Attaboy Nashville
Germantown · $$$ · ★ 4.8 · Order the Penicillin
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20
Cocktail Bar · Bangkok
Bamboo Bar at Mandarin Oriental
Bang Rak · $$$$ · ★ 4.8 · Order the Mahanakhon Daiquiri
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21
Hidden Gem · Tokyo
Bar Asterisk
Aoyama · $$$$ · ★ 4.8 · Order the Asterisk Negroni
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22
Cocktail Bar · Osaka
Bar Augusta Tarlogie
Kita-ku · $$$$ · ★ 4.8 · Order the Augusta Manhattan
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23
Cocktail Bar · Munich
Bar Gabanyi
Maxvorstadt · $$$ · ★ 4.8 · Order the Gabanyi Manhattan
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24
Cocktail Bar · Tokyo
Bar Leyenda
Ebisu · $$$ · ★ 4.8 · Order the Leyenda Margarita
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25
Cocktail Bar · Osaka
Bar Mizunara
Kita-ku · $$$$ · ★ 4.8 · Order the Mizunara Highball
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26
Cocktail Bar · Tokyo
Bar Noble
Ginza · $$$$ · ★ 4.8 · Order the Noble Old Fashioned
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27
Cocktail Bar · Tokyo
Bar Orchard Ginza
Ginza · $$$$ · ★ 4.8 · Order the Fresh Fruit Cocktail
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Cocktail Bar · Tokyo
Bar Trench
Ebisu · $$$ · ★ 4.8 · Order the Trench Old Fashioned
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29
Cocktail Bar · Tel Aviv
Bellboy
City Center · $$$ · ★ 4.8 · Order the Bellboy Sour
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30
Cocktail Bar · Melbourne
Black Pearl
Fitzroy · $$$ · ★ 4.8 · Order the Black Pearl Old Fashioned
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31
Cocktail Bar · Berlin
Buck and Breck
Mitte · $$$$ · ★ 4.8 · Order the Buck and Breck Cocktail
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32
Cocktail Bar · Melbourne
Byrdi
CBD · $$$ · ★ 4.8 · Order the Native Garden Highball
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33
Cocktail Bar · Seattle
Canon
Capitol Hill · $$$ · ★ 4.8 · Order the Bartender's Choice
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34
Craft Beer · Brussels
Cantillon Brewery
Anderlecht · $$ · ★ 4.8 · Order the Cantillon Geuze
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35
Cocktail Bar · Beirut
Central Station
Mar Mikhael · $$$ · ★ 4.8 · Order the Central Station Manhattan
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36
Date Night · Dublin
Chapter One Bar
Parnell Square · $$$$ · ★ 4.8 · Order the Chapter Champagne flight
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37
Cocktail Bar · Seoul
Charles H at Four Seasons Seoul
Jongno · $$$$ · ★ 4.8 · Order the Charles H Manhattan
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38
Cocktail Bar · Toronto
Civil Liberties
Bloordale · $$$ · ★ 4.8 · Order the Bartender's Choice
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39
Cocktail Bar · Montreal
Cloakroom Bar
Ville-Marie · $$$ · ★ 4.8 · Order the Bartender's Choice
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40
Cocktail Bar · Taipei
COA Taipei
Zhongshan · $$$ · ★ 4.8 · Order the Mexican Firing Squad
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41
Cocktail Bar · Buenos Aires
Cochinchina
Recoleta · $$$ · ★ 4.8 · Order the Cochinchina Highball
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42
Cocktail Bar · Washington DC
Columbia Room
Shaw · $$$$ · ★ 4.8 · Order the Tasting Menu
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43
Date Night · Singapore
Cure
Outram · $$$$ · ★ 4.8 · Order the Pairing Champagne
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44
Cocktail Bar · Singapore
D.Bespoke
Boat Quay · $$$$ · ★ 4.8 · Order the D.Bespoke Tasting
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45
Date Night · Sao Paulo
D.O.M. Bar by Alex Atala
Jardins · $$$$ · ★ 4.8 · Order the D.O.M. Cachaca Pairing
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46
Cocktail Bar · New York
Death & Co
East Village · $$$ · ★ 4.8 · Order the Conference
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47
Cocktail Bar · Denver
Death & Co Denver
RiNo · $$$ · ★ 4.8 · Order the Conference
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48
Date Night · Reykjavik
Dill Restaurant Bar
City Centre · $$$$ · ★ 4.8 · Order the Dill Champagne
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49
Date Night · Barcelona
Disfrutar Bar
Eixample · $$$$ · ★ 4.8 · Order the Snack pairings
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50
Date Night · Buenos Aires
Don Julio Restaurant Bar
Palermo · $$$$ · ★ 4.8 · Order the Don Julio Malbec
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