The anticipated list of The World’s 50 Best Bars 2021, sponsored by Perrier, was revealed at an awards ceremony in London and shared digitally around the globe.
For the second year in a row, The Connaught Bar inside The Connaught Hotel in London’s Mayfair has been crowned the best bar in the world by The World’s 50 Best Bars. A triumph from the start, Connaught Bar still manages to edge closer to perfection every time its doors open. It is the quintessential London hotel bar, but in its poise, elegance and the leadership of Agostino Perrone, it has a distinct Italian accent.
A familiar face in London’s Mayfair picked up the highly coveted title of the world’s best bar for 2021, with Tayēr + Elementary - another London bar coming in second place.
Paradiso’s front has its own signatures, including the Supercool Martini, which uses ‘supercooled’ water to build an iceberg in the glass before creating a personalised Martini right at your table.
Part of The Clumsies’ undeniable charm is the ease with which it can do so many things so well. It's just as comfortable as a spot for a morning coffee and breakfast as a place in the evening to drink some of the most inventive cocktails that can be found anywhere, or for dancing on the bar at 2am.
Disguises are usually deceptive but by now, the blooming florist and well-stocked wine store on an elegant Retiro street barely camouflage Buenos Aires’ legendary speakeasy Florería Atlántico. Pull open the antique fridge door and descend into the underworld created by graphic designer-turned-bartender Renato ‘Tato’ Giovannoni and hotelier partner Aline Vargas.
Here’s the list of the 50 best bars in the world in full:
1. Connaught Bar (London)
2. Tayēr + Elementary (London)
3. Paradiso (Barcelona)
4. The Clumsies (Athens)
5. Florería Atlántico (Buenos Aires)
6. Licorería Limatour (Mexico City)
7. Coa (Hong Kong)
8. El Copitas (St. Petersburg)
9. Jigger & Pony (Singapore)
10. Katana Kitten (New York)
11. Two Schmucks (Barcelona)
12. Hanky Panky (Mexico City)
13. Insider Bar (Moscow)
14. Baba Au Rum (Athens)
15. Manhattan (Singapore)
16. Atlas (Singapore)
17. Zuma (Dubai)
18. The SG Club (Tokyo)
19. Drink Kong (Rome)
20. 1930 (Milan)
21. Presidente (Buenos Aires)
22. Maybe Samy (Sydney)
23. Cantina OK! (Sydney)
24. Salmon Guru (Madrid)
25. Handshake Speakeasy (Mexico City)
26. No Sleep Club (Singapore)
27. Camparino in Galleria (Milan)
28. Café La Trova (Miami)
29. Little Red Door (Paris)
30. Dante (New York)
31. Kwānt (London)
32. Bar Benfiddich (Tokyo)
33. Tres Monos (Buenos Aires)
34. Attaboy (New York)
35. Lucy’s Flower Shop (Stockholm)
36. MO Bar (Singapore)
37. Sips (Barcelona)
38. Baltra Bar (Mexico City)
39. Sober Company (Shanghai)
40. Tjoget (Stockholm)
41. Epic (Shanghai)
42. Charles H (Seoul)
43. Tippling Club (Singapore)
44. Above Board (Melbourne)
45. Galaxy Bar (Dubai)
46. Re (Sydney)
47. Sidecar (New Delhi)
48. Union Trading Company (Shanghai)
49. Darkside (Hong Kong)
50. Quinary (Hong Kong)