Three Spanish bars have made the grade in the 11th edition of The World's 50 Best Bars, an annual ranking of the world's best cocktail bars announced at the Roundhouse in London.
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
