In an era of big data, it can be hard to really get the result you want, but team at the Top 500 Bars have gone for a winning formula this year… They’ve aggregated the data from over two thousand sources on the web, in more than twenty languages, bringing together the opinions of experts, journalists and influencers as well as rankings on search engines, reviews on platforms, social media accounts and more.
The results are in, and… drumroll please… our beloved capital city is home to five of the best bars in the world! The Connaught Bar took the top spot, taking pride of place at number 7, with Tayēr + Elementary (number 12), Lyaness (number 15), Swift (number 20) and Artesian (number 25) rounding out the list of Top 25 of the Top 500.
Elsewhere, Duke’s Bar (number 27), Scarfe’s Bar (number 33), Silverleaf (number 43) and Side Hustle (number 46) rounding out the Top 50. To find out more, head to their website which will give you all 500 of the bars listed, in everywhere from Paris and Mexico City to New York, Madrid, Hong Kong and Rome too.
Other London standouts include Three Sheets (number 118), Vesper at the Dorchester (number 175) and Swift Borough (number 190).