It's official: Singapore is the best drinking destination in Asia, racking up six spots on this year's World's 50 Best Bars list. Winners include Manhattan at the Regent Hotel Singapore, which broke through to the top ten, clinching 7th place on the list. Familiar faces Operation Dagger and 28 HongKong Street claim the 24th and 25th spot respectively, while Tippling Club re-enters the list at number 31 (it ranked 45th in 2013) under the helm of its new head bartender, Joe Schofield.
The impressive gin-focused bar, Atlas, debuts at number 15 – the highest new entry on the list – and fellow newcomer Native squeezed in at number 47. Native's head bartender and owner, Vijay Mudaliar, highlights regional spirits and ingredients (including foraged ants) making it one of the more unique bar experiences in town. The Singapore bars join six others from Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Taipei to represent Asia as a diverse drinking destination not to be missed.
London was the biggest winner of the night, claiming eight spots including the top honour for American Bar at the Savoy Hotel in London. Read on for the full list.
The World's 50 Best Bars 2017
1 American Bar, London
2 Dandelyan, London
3 The NoMad, New York
4 Connaught Bar, London
5 The Dead Rabbit Grocery and Grog, New York
6 The Clumsies, Athens
7 Manhattan, Singapore
8 Attaboy, New York
9 Bar Termini, London
10 Speak Low, Shanghai
11 Little Red Door, Paris
12 Happiness Forgets, London
13 High Five, Tokyo
14 Licoreria Limantour, Mexico City
15 Atlas, Singapore
16 Dante, New York
17 Oriole, London
18 Broken Shaker, Miami
19 Candelaria, Paris
20 Himkok, Oslo
21 The Gibson, London
22 Black Pearl, Melbourne
23 Floreria Atlantico, Buenos Aires
24 Operation Dagger, Singapore
25 28 HongKong Street, Singapore
26 Trick Dog, San Francisco
27 Sweet Liberty, Miami
28 Indulge Experimental Bistro, Taipei
29 Lost & Found, Nicosia
30 Baba Au Rum, Athens
31 Tippling Club, Singapore
32 BlackTail, New York
33 Jerry Thomas Speakeasy, Rome
34 Le Syndicat, Paris
35 Tales & Spirits, Amsterdam
36 Bar Benfiddich, Tokyo
37 Employees Only, New York
38 Schumann's, Munich
39 La Factoria, Old San Juan
40 Quinary, Hong Kong
41 Aviary, Chicago
42 Mace, New York
43 Nightjar, London
44 Linje Tio, Stockholm
45 The Baxter Inn, Sydney
46 ABV, San Francisco
47 Native, Singapore
48 Tommy's, San Francisco
49 Lobster Bar, Hong Kong
50 Imperial Craft, Tel Aviv