{"id":20209,"date":"2011-11-04T16:49:00","date_gmt":"2011-11-04T21:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/metroactive.org\/wordpress\/?p=20209"},"modified":"2011-11-04T16:49:00","modified_gmt":"2011-11-04T21:49:00","slug":"worlds-50-best-bars-2011-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metroactive.org\/wordpress\/2011\/11\/04\/worlds-50-best-bars-2011-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"World’s 50 Best Bars 2011 Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"
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PDT, New York <\/p>\n

The 2011 World\u2019s 50 Best Bars\u00a0list has been published, in partnership with\u00a0sponsor Stolichnaya.\u00a0This year, New York speakeasy PDT (“Please Don\u2019t Tell”) took the top spot, with London hotel bars The Connaught and the Artesian in second and third place.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Back to New York for number 4 with Death & Co. A full list of the Top 50 can be seen below.<\/p>\n

The poll was conducted by World\u2019s 50 Best Bars editor Lucy Britner and US drinks writer Camper English. The pair canvassed around 100 bar professionals including the Playboy Club\u2019s Salvatore Calabrese, King Cocktail Dale DeGroff, Esquire US\u2019s David Wondrich and diamond ice-carver Hidetsugu Ueno. We believe this is the first time that the top names in the industry have come together to vote for their favourite bars \u2013 making it our most authoritative list to date.<\/p>\n

These votes were coupled with global votes from 100 bars polled or featured in the 2010 list. Votes were received from every continent and bars in 16 countries made the top 50.<\/p>\n

Lucy Britner said: \u201cThis year, voters have walked through phone booths and wardrobes, rung bells on unmarked doors and called to book appointments in order to file their nominations for the World\u2019s 50 Best Bars. The list seems to pay homage to the speakeasy- style bar, which goes hand-in-hand with knowing how to create the classics, unearth old recipes and recreate forgotten ingredients.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the same time, voters are romanced by exquisitely decorated hotel bars that serve beautifully prepared drinks, made by immaculately turned-out bartenders.<\/p>\n

The wealth of diversity and expertise in the bar scene makes this one of the most exciting lists to date.\u201d<\/p>\n

1. PDT, New York<\/p>\n

2 Connaught, London<\/p>\n

3 Artesian, London<\/p>\n

4 Death & Co, New York<\/p>\n

5 Milk & Honey, London<\/p>\n

6 American Bar at the Savoy, London<\/p>\n

7 69 Colebrooke Row, London<\/p>\n

8 Drink, Boston US<\/p>\n

9 Harry\u2019s New York Bar, Paris<\/p>\n

10 Black Pearl, Melbourne, Australia<\/p>\n

11 Pegu Club, NY<\/p>\n

12 Dry Martini Bar, Barcelona<\/p>\n

13 Eau De Vie, Sydney<\/p>\n

14 Bramble, Edinburgh<\/p>\n

15 Employees Only, New York<\/p>\n

16 La Capilla Bar, Mexico<\/p>\n

17 Merchant Hotel, Belfast<\/p>\n

18 Nightjar, London<\/p>\n

19 Smuggler\u2019s Cove, San Francisco<\/p>\n

20 Buddha Bar, Paris<\/p>\n

21 Skyview Bar, Dubai<\/p>\n

22 The Varnish, Los Angeles<\/p>\n

23 Tippling Club, Singapore<\/p>\n

24 Milk & Honey, New York<\/p>\n

25 878 Bar, Buenos Aires<\/p>\n

26 Der Raum, Melbourne<\/p>\n

27 Callooh Callay, London<\/p>\n

28 Clover Club, New York<\/p>\n

29 Door74, Amsterdam<\/p>\n

30 Tommy\u2019s, San Francisco<\/p>\n

31 Floridita, Havana<\/p>\n

32 City Space, Moscow<\/p>\n

33 Matterhorn, Wellington, NZ<\/p>\n

34 High Five Bar, Tokyo<\/p>\n

35 Le Lion, Hamburg<\/p>\n

36 LAB, London<\/p>\n

37 Boadas, Barcelona<\/p>\n

38 Dutch Kills, New York<\/p>\n

39 Worship St Whistling Shop, London<\/p>\n

40 BarAgricole, San Francisco<\/p>\n

41 Papa Doble, Montpellier<\/p>\n

42 Quo Vadis, London<\/p>\n

43 Lounge Bohemia, London<\/p>\n

44 Mayahuel, New York<\/p>\n

45 Mutis, Barcelona<\/p>\n

46 Ruby, Copenhagen<\/p>\n

47 Rules, London<\/p>\n

48 Hemingway Bar, Paris<\/p>\n

49 Zuma, Dubai<\/p>\n

50 Star Bar, Tokyo<\/p>\n

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Liz Palmer
\n@champagnehouses<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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