The World's 50 Best Bars

2018

⇩ = fallen since 2017
⇧ = risen since 2017
⇳ = same position as 2017
₦ = new entry in top 50 2018

1. ⇧ 1 place Dandelyan, London UK (closed in March 2019)
2. ⇩ 1 place American Bar, The Savoy Hotel, London, UK
3. ⇧ 4 places Manhattan, Singapore
4. ⇩ 1 place NoMad Bar, New York, USA
5. ⇩ 1 place Connaught Bar, London, UK
6. ⇧ 3 places Bar Termini, London, UK
7. ⇩ 1 place The Clumsies, Athens, Greece
8. ⇧ 7 places Atlas, Singapore
9. ⇧ 7 places Dante, New York, USA
10. ₦ The Old Man, Hong Kong, China
11. ⇧ 3 places Licorería Limantour, Mexico City, Mexico
12.⇧ 1 place High Five, Tokyo, Japan
13. ⇧ 34 places Native, Singapore
14. ⇧ 9 places Floreria Atlántico, Buenos Aires, Argentina
15. ⇩ 7 places Attaboy, New York, USA
16. ⇩ 11 places The Dead Rabbit Grocery & Grog, New York, USA
17. ⇳ Oriole, London, UK
18. ₦ Coupette, London, UK
19. ⇧ 1 place Himkok, Oslo, Norway
20. ⇩ 10 places Speak Low, Shanghai, China
21. ⇧ 6 places Sweet Liberty, Miami, USA
22. ⇧ 8 places Baba Au Rum, Athens, Greece
23. ⇧ 1 place Operation Dagger, Singapore
24. ⇧ 10 places Le Syndicat, Paris, France
25. ⇧ 4 places Lost + Found, Nicosia, Cyprus
26. ⇧ 11 places Employees Only, New York, USA
27. ⇧ 27 places Central Station, Beirut, Lebanon
28. ₦ Scout, London, UK
29. ₦ Three Sheets, London, UK
30. ⇩ 8 places Black Pearl, Melbourne, Australia
31. ⇧ 4 places Tales & Spirits, Amsterdam, Netherlands
32. ⇩ 19 places Linje Tio, Stockholm, Sweden
33. ⇩ 22 places Little Red Door, Paris, France
34. ⇩9 places 28 HongKong Street, Singapore
35. ⇩ 23 places Happiness Forgets, London, UK
36. ⇧ 3 places La Factoría, Old San Juan, Puerto Rico
37. ₦ Paradiso, Barcelona, Spain
38. ⇩ 10 places Indulge Experimental Bistro, Taipei, Taiwan
39. ₦ El Copitas, St Petersburg, Russia
40. ⇧ 40 places Tommy's, San Francisco, USA
41. ⇩ 9 places BlackTail, New York, USA
42. ⇩ 23 places Candelaria, Paris, France
43. ⇩ 5 places Schumann's, Munich, Germany
44. ⇩ 18 places Trick Dog, San Francisco, USA
45. ₦ Fifty Mils, Mexico City, Mexico
46. ₦ Swift, London, UK
47. ₦ Salmon Guru, Madrid, Spain
48. ⇧ 5 places Buck & Breck, Berlin
49. ⇩ 13 places Bar Benfiddich, Tokyo, Japan
50. ₦ Lost Lake, Chicago, USA

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