Six of the world’s top 50 bars are now in Singapore

In the strongest showing ever from bars in Singapore, six local watering-holes made it into the World’s 50 Best Bars list of 2017, which was unveiled in London yesterday evening (Oct 5). The top performing bar from Singapore is Regent Hotel’s Manhattan, which rose four spots up from No. 11 to No. 7, retaining its title as Best Bar in Asia. Earlier this year, it also topped the list of Asia’s 50 Best Bars. No. 15 on the list, is Atlas Grand Lobby & Bar which opened in March this year to much fanfare for its gin collection and opulent interior decor. Located at Parkview Square, the lobby bar is also the highest new entry of the list this year. Another new entrant to the list at No. 47 is Native, located at Amoy Street, which also opened earlier this year. In the Asia’s 50 Best Bars List (2017), Native clinched the No. 20 spot and at the home-grown Bar Awards in June, head bartender Vijay Mudaliar won Most Creative Cocktail Bar and Bartender of the Year. Other Singapore bars which made the global list include Operation Dagger (No. 24), down three places, and 28 HongKong Street (No. 25), down 11 places from last year. Re-entering the list this year at No. 31 is Tippling Club, which was placed No. 45 the last time it landed on the list in 2013. In a quote carried by The Straits Times, William Drew, 45, group editor of The World’s 50 Best Bars, said Singapore’s showing in the list was “reflective of the growth in quality, diversity, innovation and buzz in the bar scene in Singapore”. “It is genuinely one of the most exciting cities in the world now for cocktail lovers and I think any discerning drinker who has visited Singapore in the last couple of years would not be surprised by these results,” he added. Hong Kong mixologists serve up Insta-worthy summer cocktails in style Additionally, he said that Singapore “sits in the top tier of the global cocktail scene, fast catching up the big beasts of London and New York”. In the first and second spot was The American Bar at the Savoy Hotel and Dandelyan at Mondrian Hotel, both located in London. Third place went to The NoMad from New York. Today we celebrate the NoMad Bar for winning best bar in North America and securing no.3 on the @50bestbars list. Thank you to @lrobitschek and team for leading the way. #50bestbars #thenomadhotel A post shared by The NoMad Hotel (@thenomadhotel) on Oct 6, 2017 at 8:11am PDT Speakeasy bars of Buenos Aires serve cocktails with a native twist The Dead Rabbit, last year’s top bar and a Wall Street favourite, fell to the fourth spot this year. Compared to before, Asian bars have grown in representation, with 12 bars in total from Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, China and Taiwan making the list. This guy might look red and angry, but this Tiki mug holds something cooling and very delicious! Using big flavours, a combination of rums, fruits, citrus and the cooling notes of mint and tree resin, it's a perfect way to transport yourself to the idea of warmer climes (whilst the wind lashes against the windows)! A post shared by Dandelyan (@dandelyanbar) on Sep 25, 2017 at 6:58am PDT Taking over from London-based Drinks International magazine, this year’s list was released by William Reed Business Media, who also organises The World’s 50 Best Restaurants and Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants lists. Now in its ninth year, the list is an annual ranking of bars voted by more than 500 drinks experts from 55 countries worldwide. Jet-setting lifestyle of Hong Kong’s elite drives desire for off-the-menu cocktail creations THE WORLD’S 50 BEST BARS 2017 1 American Bar, London (Best Bar in Europe and The World) 2 Dandelyan, London 3 The NoMad, New York (Best Bar in North America) 4 Connaught Bar, London 5 The Dead Rabbit Grocery and Grog, New York 6 The Clumsies, Athens 7 Manhattan, Singapore (Best Bar in Asia) 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 (Best Bar in Latin America) 15 Atlas, Singapore (Highest New Entry) 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 (Best Bar in Australia) 23 Floreria Atlantico, Buenos Aires (Highest Climber) 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 (Best New Opening) 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 Read the original article on Business Insider

Six of the world’s top 50 bars are now in Singapore

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Think Singapore has no cocktail scene to speak of? You might want to reconsider those sentiments