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CNA
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- CNA
Asia's 50 Best Bars 2025: 5 Singapore bars make the list led by Jigger & Pony at No 3
Asia's 50 Best Bars list was announced at an award ceremony in Macau on Jul 15, with five Singapore bars making the list. Jigger & Pony, located at Amara Hotel, is the city's highest-ranked entrant at No 3, retaining its spot from 2024. Hong Kong's Bar Leone once again takes the crown as Asia's Best Bar, followed by Zest in Seoul at No 2. Four other bars in Singapore that made the list: Offtrack (No 23), Nutmeg & Clove (No 24), Cat Bite Club (No 44) and Native (No 55). Several Singapore bars that featured on the top 50 list in 2024 fell into the extended 51-100 list, which was announced on Jul 3. These include Sago House (No 56), Origin Bar (No 60), Night Hawk (No 77), Employees Only (No 89) and Fura (No 95). Side Door (No 53) was a new entrant to the list. Bangkok is the city with the most number of bars in the top 50 list with seven entrants – Bar Us (No 4), Dry Wave Cocktail Studio (No 5), BKK Social Club (No 19), G.O.D (No 26), Vesper (No 29), Opium (No 43) and Bar Sathorn (No 48). Malaysia secured four spots led by Penrose in Kuala Lumpur (No 10), Three X Co (No 15), Bar Trigona (No 39) and Reka (No 47). Special awards were also given out. Workshop14 in Hanoi, Vietnam (No 83 on the 51-100 list) won the Campari One to Watch Award, which recognises a rising star bar with the potential to break into the 1-50 list in the future. Bartender, bar owner and agave spirits advocate Jay Khan, the founder of Coa Hong Kong, was named Roku Industry Icon. Bangkok's Vesper (No 29), was honoured with the Remy Martin Legend of the List Award, an accolade for bars that have consistently excelled in the rankings since the list began in 2016. Messenger Service (No 90), also in Bangkok, took home the Best Bar Design Award for its distinctly minimalist interiors with moody, intimate lighting and bottle-lined walls akin to a cocktail apothecary. View this post on Instagram A post shared by @messengerservicebar Sora in Phnom Penh, Cambodia (No 65 on the extended 51-100 list) was awarded the Ketel One Sustainable Bar Award for its zero-waste beverage initiatives. Organised by UK-based media group William Reed, the Asia's 50 Best Bars is the regional edition of The World's 50 Best Bars, launched in 2016 to celebrate innovation and excellence in the region's drinks industry. The annual rankings are determined by votes from the Asia's 50 Best Bars Academy. Here is the Asia's 50 Best Bars 2025 list: *new entry **re-entry Bar Leone, Hong Kong (Best Bar in Hong Kong) Zest, Seoul (Best Bar in Korea) Jigger & Pony, Singapore (Best Bar in Singapore) Bar Us, Bangkok (Best Bar in Thailand) Dry Wave Cocktail Studio, Bangkok* (Highest New Entry) Bar Cham, Seoul Hope & Sesame, Guangzhou (Best Bar in Mainland China) Lair, New Delhi Bar Benfiddich, Tokyo Penrose, Kuala Lumpur (Best Bar in Malaysia) Argo, Hong Kong Modernhaus, Jakarta* (Best New Opening Award, Best Bar in Indonesia) Alice, Seoul (Highest Climber Award) Smoke & Bitters, Hiriketiya (Best Bar in Sri Lanka) Three X Co, Kuala Lumpur** CMYK, Changsha Coa, Hong Kong Virtu, Tokyo BKK Social Club, Bangkok Vender, Taichung (Best Bar in Taiwan) MO Bar Shenzhen, Shenzhen* The St. Regis Bar, Jakarta* Offtrack, Singapore Nutmeg & Clove, Singapore Yakoboku, Kumamoto* G.O.D, Bangkok* Penicillin, Hong Kong Soka, Bengaluru* Vesper, Bangkok Boilermaker, Goa* ZLB23, Bengaluru The Savory Project, Hong Kong Gokan, Hong Kong* Carrot Bar, Jakarta* Barc, Kathmandu (Best Bar in Nepal) Punch Room Tokyo, Tokyo* Bar Spirit Forward, Bengaluru* Cosmo Pony, Jakarta* Bar Trigona, Kuala Lumpur The Public House, Taipei To Infinity & Beyond, Taipei* Moonrock, Tainan* Opium, Bangkok* Cat Bite Club, Singapore* Native, Singapore Lamp Bar, Nara** Reka, Kuala Lumpur Bar Sathorn, Bangkok* Bar Libre, Tokyo* Le Chamber, Seoul
Time Out
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
Asia's 50 Best Bars 2025: Bar Leone named Best Bar in Asia for second year in a row
Asia's 50 Best Bars has just wrapped up its 10th annual award ceremony, and this year, the prestigious event took place for the first time ever in Macau and was held at Wynn Place on July 15. 2025's list comprises bars from 23 different Asian destinations, with 20 brand-new entries. Hong Kong was represented by a total of six venues on the list, which include Gokan (No. 33), The Savory Project (No. 32), Penicillin (No. 27), Coa (No. 17), Argo (No.11), and most notably, Bar Leone, which retained its title at No. 1. In addition to the prestigious list, the ceremony also appointed venues such as Hanoi's Workshop14 with the Campari One to Watch award, Andrew Ho from Guangzhou's Hope & Sesame with the Altos Bartender's Bartender award, and Kathmandu's Barc for the Michter's Art of Hospitality award. Penang's Back Door Bodega nabbed the Siete Misterios Best Cocktail Menu award, followed by Jakarta's Modernhaus taking home the Three Cents Best New Opening award, Phnom Penh's Sora secured the Ketel One Sustainable Bar award, and Jay Khan from our city's very own Coa was honoured with the Roku Industry Icon Award. The annual 50 Best Bars list is curated by over 300 industry experts, including esteemed consultants, influential writers, and talented bartenders from across the region. See the complete list of Asia's 50 Best Bars for 2025: 1 Bar Leone, Hong Kong (Best Bar in Hong Kong) 2 Zest, Seoul (Best Bar in Seoul) 3 Jigger & Pony, Singapore (Best Bar in Singapore) 4 Bar Us, Bangkok (Best Bar in thailand) 5 Dry Wave Cocktail Studio, Bangkok (new entry, Highest New Entry) 6 Bar Cham, Seoul 7 Hope & Sesame, Guangzhou (Best Bar in mainland China) 8 Lair, New Delhi (Best Bar in India, new entry) 9 Bar Benfiddich, Tokyo (Best Bar in Japan) 10 Penrose, Kuala Lumpur (Best Bar in Malaysia) 11 Argo, Hong Kong 12 Modernhaus, Jakarta (new entry, Best Bar in Indonesia) 13 Alice, Seoul (Highest Climber Award) 14 Smoke & Bitters, Hiriketiya (Best Bar in Sri Lanka) 15 Three x Co, Kuala Lumpur (re-entry) 16 CMYK, Changsha 17 Coa, Hong Kong 18 Virtù, Tokyo 19 BKK Social Club, Bangkok 20 Vender, Taichung (Best Bar in Taiwan) 21 Mo Bar, Shenzhen (new entry) 22 The St. Regis Bar, Jakarta (new entry) 23 Offtrack, Singapore 24 Nutmeg & Clove, Singapore 25 Yakoboku, Kumamoto (new entry) 26 G.O.D, Bangkok (new entry) 27 Penicillin, Hong Kong 28 Soka, Bengaluru (new entry) 29 Vesper, Bangkok 30 Boilermaker, Goa (new entry) 31 ZLB23, Bengaluru 32 The Savory Project, Hong Kong 33 Gokan, Hong Kong (new entry) 34 Carrots Bar, Jakarta (new entry) 35 Barc, Kathmandu (Best Bar in Nepal) 36 Punch Room Tokyo, Tokyo (new entry) 37 Bar Spirit Forward, Bengaluru (new entry) 38 Cosmo Pony, Jakarta (new entry) 39 Bar Trigona, Kuala Lumpur 40 The Public House, Taipei 41 To Infinity & Beyond, Taipei (new entry) 42 Moonrock, Tainan (new entry) 43 Opium, Bangkok (new entry) 44 Cat Bite Club, Singapore (new entry) 45 Native, Singapore 46 Lamp Bar, Nara (re-entry) 47 Reka, Kuala Lumpur 48 Bar Sathorn, Bangkok (new entry) 49 Bar Libre, Tokyo (new entry) 50 Le Chamber, Seoul Before you begin to feel bittersweet after the big night's over, there are still plenty of exhilarating bar shifts to catch in Hong Kong and Macau to wrap up the week of celebrations. Rewatch the Asia's 50 Best Bars 2025 ceremony on their YouTube channel and Facebook page.
Cision Canada
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Cision Canada
BAR LEONE IS CROWNED THE BEST BAR IN ASIA AT ASIA'S 50 BEST BARS FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR
Bar Leone ranks No.1 and is named The Best Bar in Asia, sponsored by Perrier The list features 20 new entries and establishments spanning 20 Asian destinations Bangkok has seven bars on the list, as Bar Us ranks No.4 and is named The Best Bar in Thailand, sponsored by Amaro Lucano Bangkok's Vesper (No.29) wins the Rémy Martin Legend of the List Award Sora (No.65) in Phnom Penh takes home the Ketel One Sustainable Bar Award Modernhaus (No.12) in Jakarta has been named the Three Cents Best New Opening Award recipient Dry Wave Cocktail Studio (No.5) from Bangkok wins Disaronno Highest New Entry Award Industry stalwart Jay Khan of Hong Kong and Shanghai's Coa (No.17 and No.85, respectively) is crowned Roku Industry Icon Alice in Seoul is named Nikka Highest Climber after rising 33 places in the rankings to No.13 Workshop14 (No.83) from Hanoi receives the Campari One To Watch Award Backdoor Bodega (No.64), Penang is the recipient of the Siete Misterios Best Cocktail Menu Award Bangkok's Messenger Service (No.90) takes home the Best Bar Design Award For the full 1-50 list, please view here. MACAU, July 15, 2025 /CNW/ -- Bar Leone in Hong Kong has clinched the coveted title of The Best Bar in Asia and The Best Bar in Hong Kong, sponsored by Perrier, for the second consecutive year, at the live awards ceremony for Asia's 50 Best Bars 2025 in Macau. Bar Leone made 50 Best history in 2024 by being the first-ever establishment to debut on the list at No.1 and as The Best Bar in Asia. Owned by Lorenzo Antinori, the menu features a carefully curated selection of classic cocktails, all while staying true to its identity as a neighbourhood bar. At No.2 is Zest in Seoul, clinching the title of The Best Bar in Korea, sponsored by Tia Maria, while at No.3, Jigger & Pony is The Best Bar in Singapore, sponsored by Torres Brandy. Emma Sleight, Head of Content for Asia's 50 Best Bars, says: "We're thrilled to gather in Macau with Asia's vibrant and passionate drinks community. With 20 new entries, the most in recent years, this list is a testament to the boundary-pushing creativity of the region. Congratulations to Bar Leone for the incredible feat of retaining the No.1 spot."
