London’s Connaught Bar has been named the number one bar in the world for 2020 at the World’s 50 Best Bars. The ranking sees the iconic London wateringhole flip spots with last year’s winner New York City’s Dante.
“It’s hard to think of a bar anywhere in the world that has made excellence so effortlessly routine as Connaught Bar,” says the World’s 50 Best Banks Bars about the London drinks spot. “This Mayfair hotel bar’s trick is it isn’t trend-chasing and flash; under the stewardship of Ago Perrone, Giorgio Bargiani and Maura Milia, it evolves from one year to the next, always delivering with poise and studied purpose. The gleaming cubist interior frames the bar like a piece of fine art, the service is pitched perfectly – warm and judiciously attentive –and whatever your penchant, the cocktails, like the staff, are impeccably tailored. Like a benevolent omen, the trolley gently clinks and glides around the room delivering bespoke Dry Martinis – probably the best in London. Everything here just makes sense: take the latest menu, Formae, inspired by the shapes and form of The Connaught’s David Collins-designed décor. Try the Magnetum, a scotch and sherry mix which comes in two distinct parts, the two blended by a pull on a custom-designed, modernist stirrer. It’s been knocking on the door for a number of years, but 2020 sees Connaught Bar a vindicated winner of The World’s Best Bar and The Best Bar in Europe, sponsored by Perrier.”
The annual global bar competition unveiled their entire ranking ings between 1 and 50, after releasing their list of 100 through 51 last week. Check out the entire list of the World’s 50 Best Bars in 2020 starting with Connaught Bar below:
- Connaught Bar – London, UK
- Dante – New York, USA
- The Clumsies – Athens, Greece
- Atlas – Singapore
- Tayēr + Elementary – London, UK
- Kwānt – London, UK
- Florería Atlántico – Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Coa – Hong Kong, China
- Jigger & Pony – Singapore
- The SG Club – Tokyo, Japan
- Maybe Sammy – Sydney, Australia
- Attaboy – New York, USA
- Nomad Bar – New York, USA
- Manhattan – Singapore
- The Old Man – Hong Kong, China
- Katana Kitten – New York, USA
- Licorería Limantour – Mexico City, Mexico
- Native – Singapore
- Paradiso – Barcelona, Spain
- American Bar – London, UK
- Carnaval – Lima, Peru
- Salmón Gurú – Madrid, Spain
- Zuma – Dubai, UAE
- Little Red Door – Paris, France
- 1930 – Milan, Italy
- Two Schmucks – Barcelona, Spain
- El Copitas – St Petersburg, Russia
- Cantina OK! – Sydney, Australia
- Lyaness – London, UK
- Himkok – Oslo, Norway
- Baba au Rum – Athens, Greece
- Panda & Sons – Edinburgh, UK
- Swift – London, UK
- Three Sheets – London, UK
- The Bamboo Bar – Bangkok, Thailand
- Tjoget – Stockholm, Sweden
- Buck & Breck – Berlin, Germany
- Employees Only – New York, USA
- Bulletin Place – Sydney, Australia
- Bar Benfiddich – Tokyo, Japan
- Artesian- London, UK
- Sober Company – Shanghai, China
- Indulge Experimental Bistro – Taipei, Taiwan
- Bar Trigona – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Drink Kong – Rome, Italy
- Room by Le Kief – Taipei, Taiwan
- Alquímico – Cartagena, Colombia
- High Five – Tokyo, Japan
- Charles H – Seoul, Korea
- Presidente – Buenos Aires, Argentina
