The seventh edition of Asia’s 50 Best Bars, sponsored by Perrier, was announced on 28 April. 50 Best released the bars voted onto the extended 51-100 list for the second year in a row.
The ranking is created from the overall Asia’s 50 Best Bars voting process and comes as part of 50 Best’s strategy to shine a spotlight on a greater number of hospitality establishments across the region.
Mark Sansom, Director of Content for Asia’s 50 Best Bars, says: “In 2021 we decided to extend the Asia’s 50 Best Bars ranking to include more bars that deserve to be recognised for the remarkable drinking experience they provide their guests. We continue that tradition for the second year in our endeavour to support the region’s bar industry as it emerges with extraordinary resilience from the pandemic’s struggles and challenges. As countries open up and gastronomic travel resumes, it gives us great pleasure to recommend double the number of establishments that visitors should seek out and experience. To be able to reference 24 different cities across Asia can only be a good thing.”
Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau and Mainland China collectively dominate the 51-100 rankings with 11 bars total. Topping the extended list at No.51 is Taipei’s Room by Le Kief, while Shanghai’s Epic ranks No.52. Other entrants to the list from Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau include Honky Tonks Tavern at No.55, and Quality Goods Club at No.56. Macau’s Mesa at No.82, and Taipei’s The Public House at No.68, HiBoRu at No.86 and Bar Mood at No.89. Tainan’s Moonrock comes in at No.91.
Japan, which dominated the 2021 extended list, has nine appearances on the 51-100 ranking this year, spread across seven of its towns. Ark Lounge from Aomori leads the pack at No.67 (climbing 27 places from last year’s No.94). Other bars on the 2022 list include Cocktail Bar Nemanja at No.72, The Sailing Bar at No.74, Bar Rocking Chair at No.79, Bar Landscape at No.80, High Five at No.85, The Bellwood at No.87, Barossa Cocktailier in Gifu at No.92 and Bar D in Fujisawa at No.94.
Singapore secures nine spots on the list, an increase from last year’s seven. Leading the pack on the 51-100 list from Singapore is D.Bespoke at No.58, which is followed by Smoke & Mirrors at No.60, Papa Doble Bar (formerly The Old Man) at No.61, Live Twice at No.65, Origin Grill & Bar at No.66, Shin Gi Tai at No.75, Employees Only at No.77, Barbary Coast at No.95 and Junior The Pocket Bar at No.98.
Thailand has four bars on the list, which includes Bangkok’s #FindTheLockerRoom at No.78 and The Loft at No.88. South Korea is also represented by four bars on the list, all of which are from Seoul. Among these, Soko has climbed from No.89 last year to this year’s No.57.
India and Malaysia both have three bars on the list. The former has New Delhi’s PCO at No.54, and Mumbai’s The Living Room and The Bombay Canteen at No.73 and No.76 respectively, all of which are new to the Asia’s 50 Best Bars list. From Malaysia, George Town’s Backdoor Bodega comes in at No.97, Kuala Lumpur’s Three X Co at No.70 and Coley, which caps the list at No.100.
Indonesia has two bars on the list. Semarang’s Wishbone Bar at No.93 and Bali’s 40 Thieves at No.99. From the Philippines, The Curator is at No.62, and Vietnam is represented by Stir at No.84. Another noteworthy mention is Kathmandu’s Blackbird at No.96, which marks Nepal’s first-ever presence on a 50 Best list.
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