Calling all cocktail aficionados! If you’re passionate about all things bar-related, you’re probably already familiar with the esteemed World’s 50 Best Bars list. Voted for by a handpicked Academy of over 700 bartenders, consultants, writers, and cocktail specialists from around the world, this prestigious ranking highlights 50 of the finest bars from around the globe each year. Hong Kong has previously hosted Asia’s 50 Best Bars in 2023 and 2024, but this year, we’re taking things up a notch by welcoming the 17th annual edition of World’s 50 Best Bars at the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal in a thrilling live event on October 8.
And that’s not all. The World’s 50 Best Bars is set to kick off a series of events across the city in collaboration with the Hong Kong Tourism Board. The festivities will begin with a Bartenders' Feast, followed by the highly anticipated awards ceremony the next day, and a grand closing event to wrap up the celebrations on the third day.
In addition to naming the World’s Best Bar of 2025, the awards will also honour Michter's Art of Hospitality Award, recognising the bar that has delivered outstanding service to its guests in the past 18 months, and the Altos Bartenders' Bartender award, voted for by the bartenders from the 2025 list. As a teaser, the 51-100 list will be revealed in advance of the actual awards ceremony.
Remember to tune into the live countdown on The World's 50 Best Bars Facebook and 50 Best Bars TV YouTube Channel.
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