London's White Lyan is a bar for customers, not bartenders. Housed in two double-door refrigerators and three freezers are 500 bottles of pre-prepared cocktails.
World's best bars: 20. White Lyan (London) —
London's White Lyan is a bar for customers, not bartenders. Housed in two double-door refrigerators and three freezers are 500 bottles of pre-prepared cocktails.
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Bulletin Place's world class bartender Tim Philips was part of the award-winning team at Black Pearl, Melbourne, and also did a stint at Milk & Honey in London and its sisters in New York and Chamonix.
19. Bulletin Place (Sydney) —
Bulletin Place's world class bartender Tim Philips was part of the award-winning team at Black Pearl, Melbourne, and also did a stint at Milk & Honey in London and its sisters in New York and Chamonix.
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New Yorkers usually cite PDT, which opened in 2007, as one of the earliest and finest examples of the modern speakeasy.
18. PDT (New York) —
New Yorkers usually cite PDT, which opened in 2007, as one of the earliest and finest examples of the modern speakeasy.
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Hip Paris haunt Candelaria embraces tacos and South American-inspired cocktails. The venue is split between the taqueria, which has an open kitchen but is otherwise bleached in white, and the bar, which juxtaposes the light with darkness.
17. Candelaria (Paris) —
Hip Paris haunt Candelaria embraces tacos and South American-inspired cocktails. The venue is split between the taqueria, which has an open kitchen but is otherwise bleached in white, and the bar, which juxtaposes the light with darkness.
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"The decor is not so much an homage to the tiki scene as an obsession with it," says Drinks Internati But where the bar really delivers is in the drinks.
16. Smuggler's Cove (San Francisco) —
"The decor is not so much an homage to the tiki scene as an obsession with it," says Drinks Internati But where the bar really delivers is in the drinks.
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Milan cocktail bar Nottingham Forest has a vast, varied and hugely inventive cocktail list of more than 1,000 drinks that celebrates molecular mixology and alcohol-based alchemy without pretension.
15. Nottingham Forest (Milan) —
Milan cocktail bar Nottingham Forest has a vast, varied and hugely inventive cocktail list of more than 1,000 drinks that celebrates molecular mixology and alcohol-based alchemy without pretension.
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Decked-out in dark mahogany with lashings of leather, the decor in New York's Elephant Bar is as classic as its cocktail list, which changes seasonally yet consistently pays homage to the staple sips, says Drinks International.
14. Elephant Bar, NoMad Hotel (New York) —
Decked-out in dark mahogany with lashings of leather, the decor in New York's Elephant Bar is as classic as its cocktail list, which changes seasonally yet consistently pays homage to the staple sips, says Drinks International.
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The average cocktail at this Grant Achatz lounge is $20, but it's unlike any you've had. Every bartender at Chicago's Aviary is a trained chef, so flavor rules above all else.
13. Aviary (Chicago) —
The average cocktail at this Grant Achatz lounge is $20, but it's unlike any you've had. Every bartender at Chicago's Aviary is a trained chef, so flavor rules above all else.
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A regular haunt for London liquor lovers, Happiness Forgets embraces the classics, twists them up, delivers newbies and gives the staff scope to stray from the path if the customer so desires.
12. Happiness Forgets (London) —
A regular haunt for London liquor lovers, Happiness Forgets embraces the classics, twists them up, delivers newbies and gives the staff scope to stray from the path if the customer so desires.
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London's Connaught Bar has it all: Ultra-stylish decor, impeccable service and some of the most killer cocktails ever shaken.
11. Connaught bar (London) —
London's Connaught Bar has it all: Ultra-stylish decor, impeccable service and some of the most killer cocktails ever shaken.
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Oft credited for helping kickstart Singapore's booming cocktail scene, 28 Hongkong Street opened to let locals experience the kind of bar they had enjoyed on their travels to places like New York.
10. 28 Hongkong Street (Singapore) —
Oft credited for helping kickstart Singapore's booming cocktail scene, 28 Hongkong Street opened to let locals experience the kind of bar they had enjoyed on their travels to places like New York.
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Run by Hidetsugu Ueno, Japan's most celebrated bartender, High Five doesn't offer menus. Instead, Ueno is able to create a tailored concoction on the spot after only a few taste-preference questions.
9. High Five (Tokyo) —
Run by Hidetsugu Ueno, Japan's most celebrated bartender, High Five doesn't offer menus. Instead, Ueno is able to create a tailored concoction on the spot after only a few taste-preference questions.
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At 125 years old, the American Bar at the Savoy is the longest-surviving of London's American bars -- a style that proliferated with American travel in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
8. American bar (London) —
At 125 years old, the American Bar at the Savoy is the longest-surviving of London's American bars -- a style that proliferated with American travel in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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If you can find this American-style drinking den, tucked away in a basement at the end of an uninviting alleyway, you'll be rewarded with perhaps the best selection of whiskey in Sydney. There are more than 600 bottles to choose from.
7. The Baxter Inn (Sydney) —
If you can find this American-style drinking den, tucked away in a basement at the end of an uninviting alleyway, you'll be rewarded with perhaps the best selection of whiskey in Sydney. There are more than 600 bottles to choose from.
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Much of the attraction at Canon is its 3,300 spirits bottles, from the old to the rare, all on display. This Seattle bar opened just three years ago but has the feel of a more rooted bar, says Drinks International.
6. Canon (Seattle) —
Much of the attraction at Canon is its 3,300 spirits bottles, from the old to the rare, all on display. This Seattle bar opened just three years ago but has the feel of a more rooted bar, says Drinks International.
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New York's Employees Only is a bar that goes off nearly every night of the week thanks to its lively vibe, excellent service and quality drinks.
5. Employees Only (New York) —
New York's Employees Only is a bar that goes off nearly every night of the week thanks to its lively vibe, excellent service and quality drinks.
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This New York bar is set in the former Milk & Honey. A brighter and more relaxed version of its predecessor, Attaboy offers quality classics and creative interpretations.
4. Attaboy (New York) —
This New York bar is set in the former Milk & Honey. A brighter and more relaxed version of its predecessor, Attaboy offers quality classics and creative interpretations.
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Nightjar's themes are Art Deco, swing, prohibition drinks and 1920s glamor -- but it's not ruled by them. This London bar has its own character, says Drinks International.
3. Nightjar (London) —
Nightjar's themes are Art Deco, swing, prohibition drinks and 1920s glamor -- but it's not ruled by them. This London bar has its own character, says Drinks International.
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Named after an Irish-American gang from the mid-19th century, New York's Dead Rabbit Grocery and Grog's laidback ground floor features a taproom with beer, whisky and lunch. Upstairs, the Parlour showcases the team's drinks creativity and historical know-how.
2. Dead Rabbit Grocery and Grog (New York) —
Named after an Irish-American gang from the mid-19th century, New York's Dead Rabbit Grocery and Grog's laidback ground floor features a taproom with beer, whisky and lunch. Upstairs, the Parlour showcases the team's drinks creativity and historical know-how.
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London's Artesian is not just a bar, it's an ideas factory, says Drinks International of the 2014 world's best bars winner. Case in point: Its stunning Digi Diva cocktail.
The 2014 world's best bar: Artesian (London) —
London's Artesian is not just a bar, it's an ideas factory, says Drinks International of the 2014 world's best bars winner. Case in point: Its stunning Digi Diva cocktail.
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