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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.
