Top 500 Bars 2025: The Global Ranking Announced in Florence
By Dan Q. (IG @danielquintero) | Photos by @emanuelflorentinprod
Past November 10th in Florence, Top 500 Bars revealed its final global ranking for 2025, announcing the positions from 100 to 1. The event took place at Palazzo Borghese, a neoclassical landmark and UNESCO World Heritage Site, bringing together bartenders, industry voices, and cocktail culture observers from around the world.
Top 500 Bars 2025 ceremony at Palazzo Borghese in Florence, global bartending community gathering
This year’s number one bar is Panda and Sons in Edinburgh, which was named the most influential bar in the world. The rest of the top positions reflect a mix of established capitals and ascendant cocktail cities:
Top 10 — Top 500 Bars 2025
Panda and Sons — Edinburgh
Paradiso — Barcelona
Bar Leone — Hong Kong
Handshake Speakeasy — Mexico City
Jigger and Pony — Singapore
HIMKOK — Oslo
Tayer + Elementary — London
Alquímico — Cartagena
Moebius — Milan
SIPS — Barcelona
The full ranking is available through the Top 500 Bars app (details below)
The New York Presence
New York bars including Superbueno, Bemelmans, and Double Chicken Please featured in Top 500 Bars 2025 Top 100.
New York continues to be one of the most influential cities in the global cocktail conversation, with multiple bars placed across the Top 500. This year, Superbueno (35), Bemelmans Bar (45), Double Chicken Please (49), Sip & Guzzle (51), Overstory (56), Martiny’s (73), Employees Only (74), and Clemente Bar (77) represent the city within the Top 100, reflecting NYC’s ongoing leadership in technique, hospitality, and creative direction.
Other New York names appearing in the Top 500 include Schmuck, Attaboy, Dante, The Dead Rabbit, Milady’s, Clover Club, Maison Premiere, Katana Kitten, Angel’s Share, PDT, Mace, Bar Goto, Death & Co, Shinji’s, and Bar Contra.
A Map That Continues to Expand
The 2025 list spans 125 cities across 53 countries, signaling a cocktail landscape no longer dominated by a few central hubs. Cities such as Bangkok, Hong Kong, and Mexico City continue to strengthen their presence. At the same time, Medellín, Abu Dhabi, Montevideo, and Pune appear on the ranking for the first time, reflecting the widening cultural geography of contemporary cocktail design.
The bars leading today emphasize a sense of place, cultural specificity, and a sharpened point of view, rather than purely technique or spectacle.
Global map showing 125 cities across 53 countries included in the Top 500 Bars 2025 ranking
Methodology and Support
Top 500 Bars uses a data-driven approach, aggregating media coverage, expert commentary, consumer feedback, and digital relevance across more than twenty languages. The aim is to reflect cultural influence and impact in real time.
The 2025 edition was possible with the support of Altamura, Monkey 47, Paragon, and Three Cents, partners who continue to invest in the development and visibility of global bar culture.
To discover the Top 500 Bars please visit: http://top500bars.com
Or download the app :
- https://apps.apple.com/fr/app/top500bars/id1618261777
- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.goodbarber.top500&hl=fr&gl=US
