The World's 50 Best Bars: Central Station in Beirut ranks at No. 26 and is one of the 15 new entries.
Armenia Street, Mar Mikhayel Beirut, Lebanon By Gary Sharpen
A definitive ranking of this year’s top places to consume alcohol just came out, courtesy of Drinks International, and a Manhattan bar sits atop the list. This list of bars spans the globe, and many of the noted watering holes are concentrated in New York, with establishments in Miami, Los Angeles, and San Francisco also earning accolades.
When you’re planning cocktail destinations, London, New York, Tokyo and the like are probably the obvious choices. But Beirut? Ask anyone who’s visited this part of the world and they’ll tell you it’s well worth the effort. There’s a growing cocktail scene there and at its heart is Central Station.
Here’s a full list of the bars that made the cut, in order:
1. The Dead Rabbit Grocery & Grog, New York
2. American Bar, London
3. Dandelyan, London
4. Connaught Bar, London
5. Attaboy, New York
6. The Gibson, London
7. Employees Only, New York
8. Nomad Bar, New York
9. The Clumsies, Athens
10. Happiness Forgets, London
11. Manhattan, Singapore
12. The Baxter Inn, Sydney
13. Licoreria Limantour, Mexico City
14. 28 Hongkong Street, Singapore
15. Speak Low, Shanghai
16. The Broken Shaker, Miami
17. Candelaria, Paris
18. Tales & Spirits, Amsterdam
19. Nightjar, London
20. Maison Premiere, New York
21. Operation Dagger, Singapore
22. Black Pearl, Melbourne
23. High Five, Tokyo
24. Little Red Door, Paris
25. Linje Tio, Stockholm
26. Central Station, Beirut
27. Lobster Bar, Hong Kong
28. Mace, New York
29. Smuggler's Cove, San Francisco
30. Bar Termini, London
31. La Factoria, Old San Juan, Puerto Rico
32. Oriole, London
33. The Jerry Thomas Project, Rome
34. Dante, New York
35. Trick Dog, San Francisco
36. ABV, San Francisco
37. The Walker Inn, Los Angeles
38. Nottingham Forest, Milan
39. Aviary, Chicago
40. Baba au Rum, Athens
41. Quinary, Hong Kong
42. Himkok, Oslo
43. Lost + Found, Nicosia, Cyprus
44. Ruby, Copenhagen
45. PDT, New York
46. Bulletin Place, Sydney
47. Bramble, Edinburgh
48. Callooh Callay, London
49. Floreria Atlantico, Buenos Aires
50. Buck & Breck, Berlin