The warm-up round is here, and India gets a fresh nod. Lair, New Delhi slides in at No.96. A first-time entry that shows just how far the capital’s cocktail scene has come.
Two weeks before the big reveal in Hong Kong, the World’s 50 Best Bars crew has released this year’s extended ranking—and it’s a global bar-crawl dream.
Quick global takeaways:
16 new names across 34 cities.
USA tops the count with eight bars, while Europe leads with 15.
Asia clocks 12 spots, and Hong Kong steals the regional crown with three.
From Medellín to Melbourne, the list reads like a bartender’s bucket trip, but it’s that Lair debut that has us raising a glass.
The big reveal of the Top 50 happens 8 October in Hong Kong, streaming live on 50 Best’s YouTube.
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