Here Is a List of the Best 50 Bars in the World

Cocktail industry publication Drinks International has just unleashed its 2013 list of the World's Best Bars — determined by "the most influential and knowledgeable bar industry professionals on the planet" — during a (live-Tweeted) ceremony in London. For the second consecutive year, London's Artesian was named the #1 bar in the world, while High Five Tokyo, the "Best Bar in Asia," came in on the main list at #3. New York City's Dead Rabbit (overall, #5) took the "Best in North America" award.

World's 50 Best Bars 2013

1. Artesian (London)
2. The Nightjar (London)
3. High Five Tokyo (Tokyo)
4. The Connaught (London)
5. The Dead Rabbit (NYC)
6. Happiness Forgets (London)
7. The Black Pearl (Melbourne)
8. The Baxter Inn (Sydney)
9. Taqueria Candelaria (Paris)
10. 28 Hong Kong Street (Singapore)
11. Callooh Callay (London)
12. Employees Only (NYC)
13. PDT (NYC)
14. Dry Martini (Barcelona)
15. Door 74 (Amsterdam)
16. Le Lion Bar (Hamburg)
17. Buck & Breck (Berlin)
18. The Parlour (Frankfurt)
19. The Jerry Thomas Project (Rome)
20. The American Bar (London)
21. Death & CO. (NYC)
22. Ruby (Copenhagen)
23. Schumanns Bar (Munich)
24. The Everleigh Bar (Melbourne)
25. Eau De Vie Bar (Sydney)
26. Bulletin Place (Sydney)
27. 69 Colebrooke Row (London)
28. Chainaya Tea & Cocktails (Moscow)
29. Mutis (Barcelona)
30. Smugglers Cove (San Francisco)
31. Clover Club (NYC)
32. Bramble Bar (Edinburgh, Scotland)
33. Le Forum (Paris)
34. Zetter Townhouse (London)
35. Floreria Atlantico (Buenos Aires)
36. Lebensstern (Berlin)
37. La Capilla (Mexico)
38. Quinary (Hong Kong)
39. Little Red Door (Paris)
40. Bar Le Coq (Paris)
41. Shady Pines (Darlinghurst, Australia)
42. Attaboy (NYC)
43. Sherry Butt (Paris)
44. Pouring Ribbons (NYC)
45. Tippling Club (Singapore)
46. Drink Boston (Boston)
47. Tommy's (San Francisco)
48. Baba Au Rum (Athens)
49. Nottingham Forest (Milan)
50. Delicatessen (Moscow)

· World's Best 50 Bars 2013 [Drinks International]
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