Top watering holes for 2025 named

FROM Hong Kong and Barcelona to London, these watering holes are at the top of their game.

- BY SAM WYLIE-HARRIS

For a truly deluxe drinking experience, there are some key elements essential to ensuring you have the best cocktail in your hand... and a global bar competition is the best way to help you choose the coolest place to head.

To point you in the right direction, this year's list of The World's 50 Best Bars has been announced at a red carpet ceremony in Hong Kong, with Barcelona watering holes making two appearances in the top five.

Showcasing high-end mixology and how today's cocktail culture is being embraced in cities around the world, here are the headliners...

The Hong Kong cocktail scene is a big hitter, and last year's second runner-up, Bar Leone, has claimed the top spot - and the first time a bar from Asia has won the title.