The World's 50 Best Bars 2019

The World's 50 Best Bars has just unveiled the 2019 list of bars ranked from 51 to 100, ahead of its annual awards, which is taking place next week on 3rd October in London.

• 14 bars that didn't appear last year feature in the extended list
• The list includes bars from 26 cities across 20 countries
• USA leads with 9 bars, of which four are located in New York
• Asia is represented by 11 bars across six countries
• Highest new entry in the 51-100 list is Tayēr + Elementary (No.52) in London
• South and Central America are represented by four bars across three countries
• The UK is represented by seven bars – six in London and one in Edinburgh

The World's 50 Best Bars 2019 51-100 list showcases bars from 26 cities across 20 different countries and this year contains 14 new entries from around the globe. One of these bars will be named the Campari One To Watch, which tips a bar likely to break into the list in the future, at next week's ceremony.

The USA leads the 51-100 list with nine bars featured; four are based in New York City, two in San Francisco and Chicago and one in Miami. Big Apple favourite The Clover Club is a new entry at No.100 on the highly coveted ranking.

The list features 11 establishments from Asia, with Hong Kong and Japan leading the way with three bars each. Thailand and Singapore both have two bars on the list, and South Korea's Charles H also features at No.83.

Among the 14 new bars to enter the 51-100 list, the UK's Tayēr + Elementary debuts highest at No.52 with other prominent new entries including London's Scarfes Bar (No.55) and Siete Negronis (No.69) in Santiago, Chile.

Among the seven inclusions from the UK, six are based in London, including Oriole (No.64), Satan's Whiskers (No.78), Donovan Bar (No.87) and The Gibson (No.97), while Edinburgh's Panda & Sons completes the UK's offering at No.77.

Representative of the growing cocktail scenes in both Spain and Latin America, five bars in these regions feature in the 51-100 list. Spain's second city, Barcelona, boasts two bars including Two Schmucks (No.57) and the well-established Dry Martini (No.74). The list also features two bars from São Paulo, Brazil: SubAstor (No.51) and Frank Bar (No.96); while Mexico City's Hanky Panky places at No.65.

Australia has four bars on the 51-100 list this year with Bulletin Place leading the pack at No.66, while Black Pearl (No.80) places as Melbourne's only entry.

Baccano leads Italy's entries at No.70 ahead of fellow Rome bar Drink Kong (No.82) and Milan's Nottingham Forest (No.86).

William Drew, Group Editor of The World's 50 Best Bars, said: "Ahead of The World's 50 Best Bars awards ceremony returning to London's Roundhouse on 3rd October, we're excited to be able to share the 51-100 list. It is a true reflection of some of the key emerging trends in the industry, as well as the extraordinary talent of the bartenders. This year's 51-100 list includes a number of returning favourites, but it is also great to see a wide range of new entries from across the globe. It really showcases the diversity and ever evolving quality of the world's leading bars."

The best way to follow the build-up to the announcement of the 2019 list and individual awards is via The World's 50 Best Bars digital channels:
www.worlds50bestbars.com