On Tuesday, October 22, the official ceremony of “The World’s 50 Best Bars” took place in Madrid, where the list of the world’s 50 best bars for 2024 was announced. This year’s list, which includes bars from 28 cities, at the top was the Handshake Speakeasy, in Mexico City.

The Handshake Speakeasywhich in 2023 was in third place on the list, is hidden in the Colonia Juárez neighborhood in Mexico City. Inspired by the prohibition era, it features a minimalist cocktail menu, with head bartender Eric Van Beek using advanced preparation techniques, creating cocktails with unexpected flavors and textures.

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The Greek bars included in the 50 best in the world

Two Athenian bars are included among the 50 best in the world and indeed, high on the list. The first one “Line Athens”, who managed to climb the 6th place, from the 12th which was last year and the “Baba au Rum” which also rose higher in the ranking and from 25th in 2023 this year is at number 17.

The Clumsies cocktail

A few days earlier, the expanded list of The World’s 50 Best Bars 2024 was also announced, with positions 51-100 of the world’s best bars. Among them were the “The Bar in Front of the Bar” in position 51, the “The Clumsies” which, after many years of continuous presence in the world’s 50 best bars, was this year in 60th place and the “Barro Negro» in 68th place.

The list of 50 World’s 50 Best Bars 2024

  1. Handshake Speakeasy (Mexico City)
  2. Bar Leone (Hong Kong)
  3. Sips (Barcelona)
  4. Tayēr + Elementary (London)
  5. Jigger & Pony (Singapore)
  6. Line (Athens)
  7. Tres Monos (Buenos Aires)
  8. Alquímico (Cartagena)
  9. Zest (Seoul)
  10. Paradiso (Barcelona)
  11. Himkok (Oslo)
  12. BKK Social Club (Bangkok)
  13. Connaught Bar (London)
  14. Double Chicken Please (New York)
  15. Overstory (New York)
  16. Lady Bee (Lima)
  17. Baba au Rum (Athens)
  18. Coa (Hong Kong)
  19. The Cambridge Public House (Paris)
  20. Tlecān (Mexico City)
  21. Caretaker’s Cottage (Melbourne)
  22. CoChinChina (Buenos Aires)
  23. Salmon Guru (Madrid)
  24. Martiny’s (New York)
  25. Bar Benfiddich (Tokyo)
  26. Maybe Sammy (Sydney)
  27. Superbueno(New York)
  28. Nutmeg & Clove (Singapore)
  29. Satan’s Whiskers (London)
  30. Panda & Sons (Edinburgh)
  31. Tan Tan (Sao Paulo)
  32. Licorería Limantour (Mexico City)
  33. Drink Kong (Rome)
  34. Jewel of the South (New Orleans)
  35. Byrdi (Melbourne)
  36. Locale Firenze (Florence)
  37. Scarfes Bar (London)
  38. Moebius Milano (Milan)
  39. Bar Nouveau (Paris)
  40. Mimi Kakushi (Dubai)
  41. Bar Us (Bangkok)
  42. Virtù (Tokyo)
  43. Atlas (Singapore)
  44. La Sala de Laura (Bogotá)
  45. Röda Huset (Stockholm)
  46. Florería Atlántico (Buenos Aires)
  47. Analogue Initiative (Singapore)
  48. El Gallo Altanero (Guadalajara)
  49. Danico (Paris)
  50. 1930 (Milan)