World’s 50 Best Bars has ranked the hottest cocktail dens in North America, tapping Mexico City’s Handshake Speakeasy in the top spot, followed closely by downtown Manhattan’s Superbueno.
In fact, eight of the top 10 spots were split between the Big Apple and Mexico City, including appearances by New York City watering holes Overstory and Martiny’s to round out the top five.
Twelve NYC bars made it to the top fifty, and 26 were in the United States. New Orleans’ well-regarded Jewel of the South was the best-performing Southern bar at No. 6, followed by Miami’s Café La Trova at No. 13.
Of the vibrant Superbueno, the World’s 50 Best Bars program noted that its “cocktail program meshes the flavors of Mexico with a barspoon of NYC,” while also calling out “a festive environment buzzing with a diverse crowd from early afternoon opening through to late-night close.”
Among stalwarts and upstarts, SoHo cocktail den Milady’s continued its ascent, jumping six spots to no. 44 after debuting at no. 50 on the heels of the former dive bar’s re-opening in 2022.
And south of the border, Mexico City’s Licorería Limantour held steady with another top-20 showing, further cementing the idea that the country’s capital city is one of the most exciting locales in the world for a next-level cocktail.
A favorite among industry veterans and cocktail enthusiasts alike, New York’s faux-divey Japanese concept Katana Kitten landed just outside the top 10 at no. 12.
To close out the top 50, the World’s Best Bars, North America edition tapped Atwater Cocktail Club as “one of Montreal’s most charismatic cocktail bars.”
You can start planning your next trip to a cocktail-centric destination, such as New York City or Mexico City. Drink in the full list of North America’s 50 Best Bars here:
The 2024 List Of ‘World’s 50 Best Bars’ North America Edition
- Handshake Speakeasy in Mexico City
- Superbueno, New York
- Overstory, New York
- Martiny’s, New York
- Rayo, Mexico City
- New Orleans, the Jewel of the South
- Double Chicken Please in New York
- Thunderbolt, Los Angeles
- Licorería Limantour, Mexico City
- Tlecān, Mexico City
- Zapote Bar, Playa del Carmen
- Katana Kitten, New York
- Café La Trova, Miami
- El Gallo Altanero, Guadalajara
- Employees Only New York
- Aruba Day Drink, Tijuana
- Café de Nadie, Mexico City
- La Factoría, San Juan
- Kumiko Chicago
- Dante, New York
- Civil Liberties, Toronto
- Service Bar Washington D.C.
- Washington D.C.
- Botanist Bar, Vancouver
- Herbs & Rye, Las Vegas
- Baltra Bar, Mexico City
- Bekeb, San Miguel de Allende
- Kaito del Valle, Mexico City
- Bar Pompette Toronto
- True Laurel, San Francisco
- Attaboy, New York
- Meadowlark (Chicago)
- The Dead Rabbit in New York
- Selva, Oaxaca
- Grand Cayman: Library by the Sea
- Century Grand Phoenix
- Arca, Tulum
- Pacific Cocktail Heaven in San Francisco
- Cloakroom in Montreal
- Bar Mordecai in Toronto
- Maison Premiere, New York
- Hanky Panky, Mexico City
- Angel’s Share, New York
- Milady’s, New York
- Brujas, Mexico City
- Mírate, Los Angeles
- Cure, New Orleans
- Best Intentions Chicago
- The Keefer Bar, Vancouver
- Atwater Cocktail Club in Montreal
