Fresh off from hosting Asia's 50 Best Restaurants award ceremony, Singapore is once again chosen as the host destination for The World’s 50 Best Bars awards ceremony. This marks a momentous occasion in celebrating great cocktail cities around the world as the prestigious awards ceremony leaves Europe and hosts in Asia for the first time. The live event will take place on October 17 in the industrial city-state dock of Pasir Panjang power station.
This year's list of The World’s 50 Best Bars 2023 will be anonymously voted for by a gender-balanced academy of more than 650 bartenders, consultants, writers and cocktail specialists from around the world. The 15th annual edition also comes with an action-packed event programme: starting with the Bartender's Feast taking place the night before the grand reveal; and the thrills and spills of the ceremony itself with red carpet arrivals, interviews, drinks reception and the highly anticipated countdown.
And with live events back in full swing, there is no better time to launch the brand new series of five 50 Best Signature Sessions that will be open to the public. These live events will take place in Singapore's top bars where avid tipplers can savour drinks and rub shoulders with some of the world’s best cocktailian talent. So who’s shaking? You’ll just have to keep tabs on the 50 Best’s socials to find out closer to the date.
As usual, ahead of the ceremony, 50 Best will reveal the list of venues that made it on the extended 51-100 list as well as two special awards designed to celebrate the exceptional achievements of one bar and one bartender over the past year.
A quick recap of 2022's results: a total of two Singaporean bars made it on the top 50 list: Jigger and Pony reign as the top bar in Asia, claiming the No.12 spot while edging out Hong Kong's Coa. Another local entry, Manhattan, placed at No.33. Outside of the top 50 rankings, the extended 51 to 100 list also features eight Singaporean bars: Sago House (No.51), 28 HongKong Street (No.55), MO Bar (No.57), Atlas (No.67), No Sleep Club (No.69) and Nutmeg & Clove (No.74). New entries Analogue (No.65) and Republic (No.90) also managed to hitch a ride.
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