The best cocktail bars in the business are being unveiled as the Top 50 Cocktail Bars, sponsored by Franklin & Sons, announces who’s on the list.
The official standings of who is where on the list will be revealed on 11 February 2025 at a glittering event at the Underglobe in London, but for now, we’re revealing the A to Z of who is in the running.
We’re also announcing who’s in the running for our ones to watch finalists, sponsored by Tequila Herradura, and they include:
Bar Kinky, Fitzrovia
Bittersweet, Leith
Equal Parts, Hackney
The Brain Jar, Hull
The Natural Philosopher, Hackney
The Raging Bull, Edinburgh
Our sustainable cocktail bar finalists, sponsored by Ford’s Gin, also include:
Kiki Lounge, Douglas, Isle of Man
Little Mercies, Crouch End, London
Tom Thumb, Newquay, Cornwall
We’ll also be revealing who is going to be named our Rising Star, sponsored by Woodford Reserve, with five great cocktail experts in the running. They include:
Miley Kendrick, Call Lane Social, Leeds
Tom Austin, The Milk Thistle, Bristol
Keoghan Taylor, Kiki Lounge, Isle of Man
Mandi Tabatabai, The Cocktail Trading Co, London
Nathan Price, Bar Glue, Liverpool
Ed Bedington, editor of the Morning Advertiser, which organises the Top 50 Cocktail Bars, said: “We’re delighted to be revealing who’s made the cut for this year’s list. This is always a hotly contested accolade, and there are some amazing bars that make up the best of the best.
“We look forward to revealing where they’ve all placed, and who are winners are for the other categories. The cocktail bar sector is a vibrant space and one that really showcases innovation in the hospitality space. It’s a real honour for us to be able to shine a spotlight on some of the best in the business.”
The Top 50 Cocktail Bars was first launched in 2018 and showcases the best in the business, voted for by an academy of industry experts.
The bars on the list, in alphabetical order are:
69 Colebrook Row, Islington, London
A Bar with Shapes for a Name, Hackney, London
Amaro Bar, Kensington, London
Archive & Myth, Leicester Square, London
Bar Glue, Liverpool
Bar Termini, Soho, London
Below Stairs, Leeds
Blinker, Manchester
Bramble Bar & Lounge, Edinburgh
Callooh Callay , Shoreditch, London
Couch, Birmingham
Daddy Marmalade, Glasgow
Dram, Soho, London
Filthy XIII, Bristol
Happiness Forgets, Hoxton, London
Hey Palu, Edinburgh
Kiki Lounge, Douglas, Isle of Man
Kwãnt, Mayfair, London
Lab 22, Cardiff
Little Mercies, Crouch End, London
Lyaness, South Bank, London
Mother Mercy, Newcastle
Murder Inc, Soho, London
Nauticas, Edinburgh
Nipperkin, Mayfair, London
Panda & Sons, Edinburgh
Passing Fancies, Birmingham
Pearl at Park Hill, Sheffield
Public, Sheffield
Red Light, Manchester
Satan's Whiskers, Bethnal Green, London
Scarfes Bar, Holborn, London
Schofield’s Bar, Manchester
Side Hustle, Covent Garden, London
Silverleaf, Spitafields, London
Sister Ray, Liverpool
Soma, Soho, London
Speak in Code, Manchester
Stray, Manchester
Swift, Soho, London
Tabula Rasa, Leeds
Tayer + Elementary, Shoreditch, London
The Absent Ear, Glasgow
The American bar at Gleneagles, Auchterarder
The Connaught Bar, Mayfair, London
The Gate, Glasgow
The Hideout, Bath
Three Sheets, Dalston, London
Twice Shy, Kensington, London
Viajante 87, Notting Hill, London
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