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Once again, we get to tell the world that we are, indeed, home to some of the best bars in North America.
The 50 Best brand, behind all sorts of world-spanning culinary lists, just unveiled its 51 to 100 ranking of best bars in North America, and nine separate New York destinations have made the coveted list.
Before we get to specific mentions, a bit about the methodology behind the effort: the list is determined by votes from the company's Academy of experts, which encompasses about 300 folks in the media space, bartenders, bar owners and cocktail connoisseurs. Each member casts seven votes based on their personal best bar experiences of the past 18 months, and the ranking is then formed.
This year's 51-100 rundown spans 23 destinations from all over North America. The United States leads the charge with 29 mentions and New York is the most represented city within those parameters. Woohoo!
At number 57 is The Dead Rabbit, the Water Street drinking hole that's been a steady presence on the annual ranking. Dante West Village follows at position 59 and The Long Island Bar on Atlantic Avenue in Cobble Hill, a local diner turned watering hole serving top-notch martinis and frozen drinks, appears at number 64.
Other entries include Attaboy (number 66), a perennial local favorite that has truly come to define the city's speakeasy-ish bar genre; Bar Snack (number 85) in the Ukrainian Village; Shinji’s (number 90), the imaginative cocktail destination in the Flatiron District offering one of the largest selections of Japanese whiskey in NYC; The Portrait Bar (number 93), which, funnily enough, happens to serve the best hot dog in New York!; "immersive" cocktail bar Paradise Lost (number 95), serving plenty of rum-based concoctions; and Bar Contra (number 98) on Orchard Street, a revamp of the old Contra space.
Clearly, New Yorkers have plenty of choices when it comes to bars serving excellent cocktails.
Below, find the full list of the 51 to 100 best bars in North America. Expect the top portion of the ranking to be revealed during a live awards ceremony in Vancouver in a few weeks, on April 29.
The 51 to 100 top 50 Best Bars in North America:
51. Library Bar, Toronto
52. Missy’s, Calgary
53. Prophecy, Vancouver
54. Sabina Sabe, Oaxaca
55. Civil Works, Toronto
56. Viceversa, Miami
57. The Dead Rabbit, New York
58. Proof, Calgary
59. Bandista, Houston
60. Dante West Village, New York
61. Champagne Bar at The Surf Club, Miami
62. Lemon, Chicago
63. Queen Mary, Chicago
64. The Long Island Bar, New York
65. Brujas, Mexico City
66. Attaboy, New York
67. Laowai, Vancouver
68. Cry Baby Gallery, Toronto
69. Humboldt Bar, Victoria
70. Nickel City, Austin
71. Trick Dog, San Francisco
72. Roquette, Seattle
73. Bar Leather Apron, Honolulu
74. Zapote Bar, Playa del Carmen
75. Bar Bisou Bisou, Montreal
76. The Doctor’s Office, Seattle
77. Bar Kaiju, Miami
78. Swizzle Rum Bar & Drinkery, Miami
79. Canon, Seattle
80. Beachbum Berry’s Latitude 29, New Orleans
81. Equal Measure, Boston
82. Ticuchi, Mexico City
83. Simpl Things, Toronto
84. Bar Bello, Montreal
85. Bar Snack, New York
86. Herbs & Rye, Las Vegas
87. Door No.4, Grand Cayman
88. Happy Accidents, Albuquerque
89. Nine Bar, Chicago
90. Shinji’s, New York
91. The Coldroom, Montreal
92. Meo, Vancouver
93. The Portrait Bar, New York
94. Casa Prunes, Mexico City
95. Paradise Lost, New York
96. Slice of Life, Toronto
97. Highball, Phoenix
98. Bar Contra, New York
99. Shelter, Calgary
100. Bar Next Door, Los Angeles