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Forbes
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
North America's 50 Best Bars Reveals Its 2025 List; Crowns Industry Icon
The winners are revealed at a gala in Vancouver on Tuesday, April 29th, 2025 The 2025 list of North America's 50 Best Bars has just been revealed. And for the second year in a row the top spot belongs to Handshake Speakeasy, a sleek and moody parlor in the Colonia Juárez district of Mexico City. Number two on the list was also a repeat performance from last year: Superbueno--a playful Mexican-American cocktail lounge in New York's East Village. Though the Mexican capital again bested the Big Apple when it comes to holding the number one watering hole, New York can still claim the greatest number of top 50 bars of any city in North America, with 11 in total. That number includes notable newcomers such as Clemente Bar and Sip & Guzzle, craft darlings which are expected to climb higher towards the top of lists like these in the months and years to come. Over on the West Coast the biggest winner was Mírate. Number 12 on the list, it's the biggest climber this time around, jumping 34 spots from its premiere at the 2024 North America's 50 Best. The stylish restaurant and bar in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles boasts one of the country's broadest collections of agave spirits. And beverage director Maxwell Reis is shaping these stellar liquids into an inventive stable of cutting edge cocktails. 2025 Roku Industry Icon Julie Reiner Meanwhile, the highest honor for an individual bartender in 2025 went out to Julie Reiner. The founder of Clover Club and Milady's in New York was named the Roku Industry Icon. The award takes its name from the Japanese gin brand from Suntory that's been a hit with craft mixologists ever since debuting back in 2017. To chose the winner, 300 members of the 50 Best voting academy are asked to nominate someone who has made the most significant contribution in advancing the bar industry. Reiner garnered more votes than anyone else. "Receiving the Roku Industry Icon Award was an honor, but I was more honored to be there among my friends and family and peers to see how far we've all come," says Reiner, of receiving the recognition at a packed gala at the JW Marriott in Vancouver, Canada. 'It's a privilege to work in this industry. It's hard. It can be defeating. It can be backbreaking. But it can also be fun. And exciting. And enlightening. So to still be here kicking around with all the great new faces that are constantly discovering their love of bartending is something I certainly don't take for granted.' This mark's the fourth iteration of North America's 50 Best Bars. It was launched in 2022 by William Reed Ltd, the same organization responsible for World's 50 Best Restaurants and World's 50 Best Bars. The runaway success of those ongoing ventures has led the company to create more specific regional offshoots, including Asia's 50 Best Bars, Asia's 50 Best Restaurants and, most recently, the World's 50 Best Hotels. Previous winners for North America's 50 Best Bars--prior to Handshake Speakeasy--include Double Chicken Please (2023) and Attaboy (2022). For the complete 2025 rundown, from 1-50, click here. Julie Reiner and Lynette Marrero attend(s) CAMPARI's 150th Anniversary at Bowery Hotel on May 16th, ... More 2010 in New York City. (Photo by WILL RAGOZZINO/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
Cision Canada
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Cision Canada
HANDSHAKE SPEAKEASY FROM MEXICO CITY IS NAMED THE BEST BAR IN NORTH AMERICA FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW AS THE RANKING OF NORTH AMERICA'S 50 BEST BARS IS REVEALED
Handshake Speakeasy, Mexico City, is named No.1 and is crowned The Best Bar in Mexico, sponsored by Perrier This year's list features 26 US bars, 14 from Mexico, 8 from Canada, and 2 based in the Caribbean The Best Bar in Canada, sponsored by Torres Brandy, is awarded to Bar Pompette (No.7) from Toronto Library by the Sea, Grand Cayman, No.30, earns The Best Bar in the Caribbean, sponsored by Scrappy's Bitters Julie Reiner of Clover Club and Milady's in New York wins the Roku Industry Icon Award Lemon, Chicago, wins the Campari One To Watch Award Three Cents Best New Opening Award goes to New York's Clemente Bar (No.11) Thunderbolt, Los Angeles, No.24, earns the Ketel One Sustainable Bar Award Toronto's Civil Works is awarded the Siete Misterios Best Cocktail Menu Award Mírate from Los Angeles, No.12, is the Nikka Highest Climber Award winner New York's Sip & Guzzle (No.5) earns the Disaronno Highest New Entry Award Carry On from Phoenix wins the Best Bar Design Award, sponsored by St-Germain Licorería Limantour (No.9) in Mexico City earns the Rémy Martin Legend of the List Award VANCOUVER, BC, April 30, 2025 /CNW/ -- The list of North America's 50 Best Bars, sponsored by Perrier, was announced at a live awards ceremony on April 29, 2025 at the JW Marriott Parq Vancouver. This was the first year that the awards ceremony was held in Canada. The annual ranking features bars from across North America, including the US, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. Mexico City's Handshake Speakeasy is crowned No.1 for the second year in a row as The Best Bar in North America and The Best Bar in Mexico, sponsored by Perrier. New York City's Superbueno is ranked at No.2, retaining the title of The Best Bar in Northeast USA, sponsored by Naked Malt. Mexico City's Tlecān follows at No.3. Emma Sleight, Head of Content for North America's 50 Best Bars, says: "This year's list is a testament to the relentless drive that defines the cocktail industry. Cheers to Handshake Speakeasy for excelling in the craft, hospitality and ingenuity that continues to crown them No.1." The full list can be viewed here.
Yahoo
24-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
It's National Cocktail Day! Toast with tips from "Drink Masters" judge Julie Reiner
In case you missed it, today is National Cocktail Day! There's no better time to upgrade your home bar, especially now that we're starting to gear up for warm-weather entertaining. And who better to teach us how to up our mixology game than Julie Reiner (@mixtressnyc), who spends her livelihood assessing libations and imparting her cocktail knowledge as a judge for Netflix's Drink Masters competition show? We recently sat down with the bartending veteran at an Italicus event (Julie also serves as a judge for the brand's cocktail competition, which takes place in the spring) to chat about some of the tools she recommends for making drinks at home. From her go-to glassware to a surprising pantry ingredient she uses to add flavor to cocktails, these picks will have you toasting this very festive holiday like a pro. Looking for more ways to celebrate? Here are Iron Chef Geoffrey Zakarian's home bar favorites and entertaining (and cooking) essentials from Marcus Samuelsson. If you want to set up a bar and don't know where to begin, Reiner says you can't go wrong with a 1-to-2-ounce jigger and a really good peeler. One of the easiest ways to elevate an at-home bar is by upgrading your glassware, of which Reiner says you can usually get away with a few classic styles. "For me, cocktail-wise, it's double Old Fashioned glasses and highballs. And then a coupe for martinis." As for the ideal ice cube shape, Reiner says it depends on the drink, "but if I'm going to have an Old Fashioned or a negroni, I want to pour it over a big rock." If you have jams sitting in the back of your pantry, you could be sitting on a world of cocktail possibilities. "I always say having different jams in your refrigerator is such a great hack. Fresh raspberries, for example, go bad so quickly, but if you have raspberry jam, you can easily make a cocktail with whatever spirit, citrus and a little simple syrup and you get that bright raspberry flavor without having to have fresh fruit," Reiner explains. Looking for a unique way to show your appreciation to a host with the most? "I love to bring someone a bottled cocktail they can stick in their freezer and have when they're ready," shares Reiner. Stirred coctkails like a negroni and Rob Roy are great for this because the recipient, says Reiner, "can just pour it into a martini glass, garnish and serve." If you have Amazon Prime, you'll get free shipping, of course. Not yet a member? No problem. You can sign up for your free 30-day trial here. (And by the way, those without Prime still get free shipping on orders of $35 or more.)
