Mexico Metropolis’s Handshake Speakeasy named 50 Greatest’s World’s Greatest Bar – Drinks Worldwide

Now in its sixteenth version, the annual World’s 50 Greatest Bars checklist is voted for by an Academy of greater than 700 consultants worldwide.

Handshake Speakeasy’s win marks the primary time a venue from Mexico Metropolis has been topped World’s Greatest Bar sponsored by Perrier, with that accolade beforehand going to bars from London (10), New York (3) and Barcelona (2).

Positioned within the Colonia Juárez neighbourhood of Mexico Metropolis, Eric van Beek’s Handshake Speakeasy is hidden behind a secret door in a dimly lit room stocked with classic spirits, with the bar’s interiors evoking a bygone age.

Runner up this 12 months and making its debut within the checklist is Lorenzo Antinori’s Italian-style venue, Bar Leone in Hong Kong, which took the award of Disaronno Highest New Entry.

Whereas in third is final 12 months’s winner, Sips. Simone Caporale and Marc Álvarez’s flamboyant Barcelona bar is the best positioned venue from its area, taking the award of Torres Greatest Bar in Europe.

In fourth is Monica Berg and Alex Kratena’s industrially attired, ingredient-forward Tayēr + Elementary in London, which has now recorded 5 appearances within the checklist and 4 within the high 5.  In fifth is Indra Kantono’s Singapore lodge bar, Jigger & Pony, famed for its menu-zines, which seems within the checklist for the sixth time this 12 months.

The highest ten of The World’s 50 Greatest Bars has by no means been extra geographically numerous, with 9 cities contributing venues. It’s accomplished by Line in Athens, Tres Monos in Buenos Aires – successful Scrappy’s Bitters Greatest Bar in South America, Alquímico in Cartagena, Zest in Seoul and 2022 winner Paradiso in tenth.

The capital of cocktail tradition title is shared by London, New York and Singapore, every of that are residence to 4 bars within the checklist, whereas all in all of the 50 bars are unfold round 28 cities.

This 12 months’s checklist sees 16 new entries unfold throughout Bangkok, Bogotá, Guadalajara, Hong Kong, Lima, Melbourne, Mexico Metropolis, Milan, New York, Paris, São Paulo, Singapore and Tokyo.

Particular awards

Of the person awards, Monica Berg of London’s Tayēr + Elementary has taken the Roku Business Icon Award, Iain McPherson of Panda & Sons is called the winner of the Altos Bartenders’ Bartender Award, whereas Calliope Draper of Partake, Edmonton, is the recipient of the 50 Greatest Bars Roku Scholarship.

The evening noticed Florería Atlántico Rémy Martin Legend of the Listing Award – the Buenos Aires bar has appeared 11 occasions within the checklist – whereas the Siete Misterios Greatest Cocktail Menu Award went to Lyaness in London.

The winner of the Bareksten Greatest Bar Design Award for 2024 is Himkok in Oslo, Caretaker’s Cottage in Melbourne was named the winner of the Michter’s Artwork of Hospitality Award, whereas Zest in Seoul has gained the Ketel One Sustainable Bar Award.