The 50 Best Bars 2026

Rather fittingly for 2026 The 50 Best Bars which took place in Milan last week, featured bars from 26 countries. Which is not only neat as far as numbers go but also makes us think just how global this whole cocktail malarkey has become.

We remember when the list was dominated by bars from two cities: namely London and New York. These days it’s exciting to see representation from all kinds of venues – from fancy five-star hotels to unapologetic dive bars – from all corners of the globe – we’re talking from Buenos Aires to Bratislava and Sao Paulo to Seoul as well as Tirana, Lima, Guangzhou and Medellin.

So on to the meat and potatoes of this year’s newly branded, The 50…

In total, there were 14 new entries on this year’s list, all of which deserve a huge shout out

Angelia from Madrid at number 50

Bar Snack from New York at no 49

Gokan, Hong Kong at 41

Barro Negro, Athens 40

Bar Carmen, Medellin, no 39

Montana, no 36

Waltz, London 32

Victor Audio Bar, Buenos Aires, no 31