Overview

• Organizers unveiled the 2025 list at a live ceremony in Hong Kong on Oct. 8, confirming Bar Leone as The World’s Best Bar and the first Asian venue to top the ranking.
• The top five are Bar Leone (Hong Kong), Handshake Speakeasy (Mexico City), Sips (Barcelona), Paradiso (Barcelona), and Tayēr + Elementary (London).
• Editors stress the list’s breadth, with bars from 29 cities and eight new entries spanning locations such as Lima, Bratislava, Oslo, and Guangzhou.
• Singapore’s Jigger & Pony placed No. 9 and Nutmeg & Clove ranked No. 50, with only two Singapore venues in the top 50 this year; Uno Jang of Jigger & Pony won the Altos Bartenders’ Bartender Award.
• Coverage notes a discrepancy over the reveal setting, with some reports citing a London event on Oct. 7 even as the official announcement states Hong Kong on Oct. 8.