The list of The World’s 50 Best Bars 2025 has been revealed. Sponsored by Perrier, this annual event once again united the global bar community for its 17th edition in recognition of the outstanding achievements of their peers.
Featuring venues from 29 cities globally, Hong Kong’s Bar Leone tops The World’s Best Bar 2025 and The Best Bar in Asia 2025. This is also a milestone: it is the first time a bar in Asia has taken the No.1 position. Hong Kong's Coa also features at No.38.
Bar Leone nestled in Hong Kong’s vibrant Central district, is operated by renowned bartender Lorenzo Antinori, whose storied resume encompasses some of Europe and Asia’s most beloved hotel bars, including London’s American Bar at The Savoy and Dandelyan (now defunct). Built on the philosophy of ‘cocktail popolari’ – or ‘cocktails for the people’ – Bar Leone pays tribute to the neighbourhood bars of Rome, where locals gather for coffee, aperitivi and casual conversation. The interior is a love letter to the city in the 1980s and ’90s and is designed to be approachable, unpretentious and deeply rooted in Italian culture and hospitality.
The World's 50 Best Bars 2025 Full List:
1. Bar Leone | Hong Kong
2. Handshake Speakeasy | Mexico City
3. Sips | Barcelona
4. Paradiso | Barcelona
5. Tayēr + Elementary | London
6. Connaught Bar | London
7. Moebius Milano | Milan
8. Line | Athens
9. Jigger & Pony | Singapore
10. Tres Monos | Buenos Aires
11. Alquímico | Cartagena
12. Superbueno | New York
13. Lady Bee | Lima
14. Himkok | Oslo
15. Bar Us | Bangkok
16. Zest | Seoul
17. Bar Nouveau | Paris
18. Bar Benfiddich | Tokyo
19. Caretaker's Cottage | Melbourne
20. The Cambridge Public House | Paris
21. Satan's Whiskers | London
22. Locale Firenze | Florence
23. Tlecān | Mexico City
24. Tan Tan | São Paulo
25. Mirror Bar | Bratislava
26. CoChinChina | Buenos Aires
27. Baba au Rum | Athens
28. Nouvelle Vague | Tirana
29. Hope & Sesame | Guangzhou
30. Danico | Paris
31. Scarfes Bar | London
32. Svanen | Oslo
33. Sastrería Martinez | Lima
34. Panda & Sons | Edinburgh
35. Röda Huset | Stockholm
36. Mimi Kakushi | Dubai
37. Salmon Guru | Madrid
38. Coa | Hong Kong
39. Sip & Guzzle | New York
40. Drink Kong | Rome
41. Double Chicken Please | New York
42. Maybe Sammy | Sydney
43. 1930 | Milan
44. Jewel of the South | New Orleans
45. Virtù | Tokyo
46. Overstory | New York
47. The Bar in Front of the Bar | Athens
48. The Bellwood | Tokyo
49. BKK Social Club | Bangkok
50. Nutmeg & Clove | Singapore
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