The World’s 50 Best Bars 2025, sponsored by Perrier, was unveiled during a live ceremony in Hong Kong, marking the 17th edition of the global ranking.

This year’s list features venues across 29 cities worldwide, with Hong Kong’s Bar Leone taking the coveted title of The World’s Best Bar 2025 and The Best Bar in Asia 2025, the first time a bar in Asia has claimed the No.1 position.

Hotel bars continued to demonstrate their leadership in global mixology. Connaught Bar, located at The Connaught Hotel in London, claimed No.6. Scarfes Bar, at Rosewood London, secured No.31, while BKK Social Club, Bangkok within Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok at Chao Phraya River was placed No.49.

“We are deeply honoured to spotlight the extraordinary diversity of the global bar landscape in 2025 and we raise a glass to every bar that has earned their place in this year’s list,” comments Emma Sleight, Head of Content for The World’s 50 Best Bars. “With more cocktail capitals represented than ever before, this ranking continues to serve as a vibrant compass for curious drinkers and passionate explorers alike – igniting wanderlust and raising the bar for cocktail culture across the globe.”

1-50 list:

1 – Bar Leone, Hong Kong

2 – Handshake Speakeasy, Mexico City

3 – Sips, Barcelona

4 – Paradiso, Barcelona

5 – Tayēr + Elementary, London

6 – Connaught Bar, London

7 – Moebius Milano, Milan

8 – Line, Athens

9 – Jigger & Pony, Singapore

10 – Tres Monos, Buenos Aires

11 – Alqu.mico, Cartagena

12 – Superbueno, New York

13 – Lady Bee, Lima

14 – Himkok, Oslo

15 – Bar Us, Bangkok

16 – Zest, Seoul

17 – Bar Nouveau, Paris

18 – Bar Benfiddich, Tokyo

19 – Caretaker’s Cottage, Melbourne

20 – The Cambridge Public House, Paris

21 – Satan’s Whiskers, London

22 – Locale Firenze, Florence

23 – Tlecān, Mexico City

24 – Tan Tan, S.o Paulo

25 – Mirror Bar, Bratislava

26 – CoChinChina, Buenos Aires

27 – Baba au Rum, Athens

28 – Nouvelle Vague, Tirana

29 – Hope & Sesame, Guangzhou

30 – Danico, Paris

31 – Scarfes Bar, London

32 – Svanen, Oslo

33 – Sastrer.a Martinez, Lima

34 – Panda & Sons, Edinburgh

35 – R.da Huset, Stockholm

36 – Mimi Kakushi, Dubai

37 – Salmon Guru, Madrid

38 – Coa, Hong Kong

39 – Sip & Guzzle, New York

40 – Drink Kong, Rome

41 – Double Chicken Please, New York

42 – Maybe Sammy, Sydney

43 – 1930, Milan

44 – Jewel of the South, New Orleans

45 – Virtu, Tokyo

46 – Overstory, New York

47 – The Bar in Front of the Bar, Athens

48 – The Bellwood, Tokyo

49 – BKK Social Club, Bangkok

50 – Nutmeg & Clove, Singapore