Three Spanish bars in World's Top 50

Dante in New York took the gold medal this year for its wide range of cocktails combined with Italian cuisine. Dante opened its doors in 2005, starting life as an Italian cafeteria, before turning into a cocktail bar specialising in snacks. It is managed by Linden Pride, Nathalie Hudson and Naren Young and has gradually climbed up the ranking to reach this year's gold medal position.

The Connaught Bar (London) and Floreria Atlántico (Buenos Aires) took the silver and bronze medals respectively. 

The three Spanish bars to make the top 50 are: Salmon Guru, managed by Diego Cabrera in the centre of Madrid, which climbed 28 positions up to number 19 this year; the Paradiso cocktail bar in Barcelona (pictured), ​​which moved up from number 37 to number 20; and Dr.Stravinksy, also in Barcelona, which appears for the first time in the ranking at number 25. 

Two more Spanish cocktail bars made the top 100 - Javier de las Muelas' Dry Martini coming in at number 74, and Two Schmucks at number 57. Both are in Barcelona. 

The 50 Best Bars in the World (full list) 
1.  DANTE New York, United States 
2.  CONNAUGHT BAR London, United Kingdom 
3.  FLORERIA ATLANTICO Buenos Aires, Argentina 
4. THE NOMAD New York, United States 
5.  AMERICAN BAR London, United Kingdom
6.  THE CLUMSIES Athens, Greece 
7.  ATTABOY New York, United States 
8.  ATLAS Singapore 
9.  THE OLD MAN Hong Kong, China 
10. LICORERIA LIMANTOUR Mexico City, Mexico 
11. MANHATTAN Singapore 
12. NATIVE Singapore 
13. CARNAVAL Lima , Peru 
14. KATANA KITTEN New York, United States 
15. GUILHOTINA São Paulo, Brazil 
16. THREE SHEETS London, United Kingdom 
17. HIMKOK Oslo, Norway 
18. HIGH FIVE Tokyo, Japan 
19. SALMON GURU Madrid, Spain 
20. PARADISO Barcelona, ​​Spain 
21. INDULGE EXPERIMENTAL BISTRO Taipei, Taiwan 
22. THE DEAD RABBIT New York, United States 
23. COUPETTE London, United Kingdom 
24. THE SG CLUB Tokyo, Japan 
25. DR. STRAVINSKY Barcelona, ​​Spain 
26. EMPLOYEES ONLY New York, United States 
27. EL COPITAS St. Petersburg, Russia 
28. SCOUT London, United Kingdom 
29. JIGGER & PONY Singapore 
30. OPERATION DAGGER Singapore 
31. BABA AU RUM Athens, Greece 
32. LA FACTORIA Old San Juan, Puerto Rico 
33. PRESIDENTE Buenos Aires, Argentina 
34. SCHUMANN'S Munich, Germany 
35. SPEAK LOW Shanghai, China 
36. LITTLE RED DOOR Paris, France 
37. TJOGET Stockholm, Sweden
38. THE OLD MAN Singapore 
39. LYANESS London , United Kingdom 
40. HAPPINESS FORGETS London, United Kingdom 
41. SWIFT London, United Kingdom 
42. TRICK DOG San Francisco, United States 
43. MAYBE SAMMY Sydney, Australia 
44. 1930 Milan, Italy 
45. SOBER COMPANY Shanghai, China 
46. ELECTRIC BING SUTT Beirut, Lebanon 
47. KWANT London, United Kingdom 
48. ARTESIAN London, United Kingdom 
49. COA Hong Kong, China 
50. JERRY THOMAS SPEAKEASY Rome, Italy