The World's 50 Best Bars 2024: the results
Find out which UK and London bars made the list of this prestigious awards, held in Madrid, as well as the top 50 winners
The World's 50 Best Bars is an internationally acclaimed annual list that celebrates the best in the bar industry, ranking destinations across the globe, from London to New York, Tokyo to Buenos Aires. Hotly anticipated each year, 2024's results include both established favourites and newcomers.
Handshake Speakeasy in Mexico City took the No.1 spot, winning World's Best Bar. This is the first time that Mexico has gained the top spot in the awards.
London led Europe in the top 50, with four bars making the list, including two in the top 15 – Tayēr + Elementary at No.4 and Connaught Bar at No.13. Satan's Whiskers in Bethnal Green came in at No.29 and Scarfes Bar gained four places at No.37.
Explore our guides to the best London cocktail bars and wine bars.
Check out the top 10 list below, as well as which London bars made the top 100.
The World's 50 Best Bars – the top 50
- Handshake Speakeasy, Mexico City
- Bar Leone, Hong Kong
- Sips, Barcelona
- Tayēr + Elementary, London
- Jigger & Pony, Singapore
- Line, Athens
- Tres Monos, Buenos Aires
- Alquímico, Cartagena
- Zest, Seoul
- Paradiso, Barcelona
- Himkok, Oslo
- BKK Social Club, Bangkok
- Connaught Bar, London
- Double Chicken Please, New York
- Overstory, New York
- Lady Bee, Lima
- Baba au Rhum, Athens
- Coa, Hong Kong
- The Cambridge Public House, Paris
- Tlecān, Mexico City
- Caretaker's Cottage, Melbourne
- CoChinChina, Buenos Aires
- Salmon Guru, Madrid
- Martiny's, New York
- Bar Benfiddich, Tokyo
- Maybe Sammy, Sydney
- Superbueno, New York
- Nutmeg & Clove, Singapore
- Satan's Whiskers, London
- Panda & Sons, Edinburgh
- Tan Tan, São Paolo
- Licorería Limantour, Mexico City
- Drink Kong, Rome
- Jewel of the South, New Orleans
- Byrdi, Melbourne
- Local Firenze, Florence
- Scarfes Bar, London
- Moebius Milano, Milan
- Bar Nouveau, Paris
- Mimi Kakushi, Dubai
- Bar Us, Bangkok
- Virtù, Tokyo
- Atlas, Singapore
- La Sala de Laura, Bogotá
- Röda Huset, Stockholm
- Florería Atlántico, Buenos Aires
- Analogue Initiative, Singapore
- El Gallo Altanero, Guadalajara
- Danico, Paris
- 1930, Milan
London bars in the top 50
No.4. Tayēr + Elementary – a Shoreditch bar of two halves: head to casual, easygoing Elementary for a quick cocktail and bottomless coffee, and more intimate Tayēr for serious, innovative mixology.
No.13. Connaught Bar – a slick and ritzy Mayfair hotel bar with a fine line in decadent martinis, made to order at your table.
No.29. Satan's Whiskers – Bethnal Green neighbourhood cocktail bar with grungy, taxidermy-speckled interiors, vintage booze posters and a feted hip hop soundtrack.
No.37. Scarfes Bar – a plush and handsomely outfitted hotel bar at the Rosewood London in Holborn.
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