Drinks with intent
Technical quality matters, but so do originality, balance and a clear point of view.
Why this guide exists
Some bars serve drinks.
The greatest create memories.
A carefully curated guide for people who believe a remarkable cocktail bar can be the reason to cross a city, or an ocean.
Our point of view
Not a ranking.
A standard.
Great bars are more than a good drink. We look for the places that bring hospitality, craft and atmosphere together, and that feel unmistakably themselves.
Great Cocktail Bars is independently curated. Inclusion cannot be bought. The guide is built on experience and created for consumers who want to find a place worth going out for.
What matters to us
Hospitality first
A great bar makes guests feel welcome, understood and eager to return.
A sense of place
We value bars that could not simply be copied and pasted into another city.
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