London’s Connaught Bar Named Number One At World’s 50 Best Bars 2020

London’s Connaught Bar has been named the number one bar in the world for 2020 at the World’s 50 Best Bars. The ranking sees the iconic London wateringhole flip spots with last year’s winner New York City’s Dante. 

“It’s hard to think of a bar anywhere in the world that has made excellence so effortlessly routine as Connaught Bar,” says the World’s 50 Best Banks Bars about the London drinks spot. “This Mayfair hotel bar’s trick is it isn’t trend-chasing and flash; under the stewardship of Ago Perrone, Giorgio Bargiani and Maura Milia, it evolves from one year to the next, always delivering with poise and studied purpose. The gleaming cubist interior frames the bar like a piece of fine art, the service is pitched perfectly – warm and judiciously attentive –and whatever your penchant, the cocktails, like the staff, are impeccably tailored. Like a benevolent omen, the trolley gently clinks and glides around the room delivering bespoke Dry Martinis – probably the best in London. Everything here just makes sense: take the latest menu, Formae, inspired by the shapes and form of The Connaught’s David Collins-designed décor. Try the Magnetum, a scotch and sherry mix which comes in two distinct parts, the two blended by a pull on a custom-designed, modernist stirrer. It’s been knocking on the door for a number of years, but 2020 sees Connaught Bar a vindicated winner of The World’s Best Bar and The Best Bar in Europe, sponsored by Perrier.”

The annual global bar competition unveiled their entire ranking ings between 1 and 50, after releasing their list of 100 through 51 last week. Check out the entire list of the World’s 50 Best Bars in 2020 starting with Connaught Bar below:

1. Connaught Bar – London, UK
2. Dante – New York, USA
3. The Clumsies – Athens, Greece
4. Atlas – Singapore
5. Tayēr + Elementary – London, UK
6. Kwānt – London, UK
7. Florería Atlántico – Buenos Aires, Argentina
8. Coa – Hong Kong, China
9. Jigger & Pony – Singapore
10. The SG Club – Tokyo, Japan
11. Maybe Sammy – Sydney, Australia
12. Attaboy – New York, USA
13. Nomad Bar – New York, USA
14. Manhattan – Singapore
15. The Old Man – Hong Kong, China
16. Katana Kitten – New York, USA
17. Licorería Limantour – Mexico City, Mexico
18. Native – Singapore
19. Paradiso – Barcelona, Spain
20. American Bar – London, UK
21. Carnaval – Lima, Peru
22. Salmón Gurú – Madrid, Spain
23. Zuma – Dubai, UAE
24. Little Red Door – Paris, France
25. 1930 – Milan, Italy
26. Two Schmucks – Barcelona, Spain
27. El Copitas – St Petersburg, Russia
28. Cantina OK! – Sydney, Australia
29. Lyaness – London, UK
30. Himkok – Oslo, Norway
31. Baba au Rum – Athens, Greece
32. Panda & Sons – Edinburgh, UK
33. Swift – London, UK
34. Three Sheets – London, UK
35. The Bamboo Bar – Bangkok, Thailand
36. Tjoget – Stockholm, Sweden
37. Buck & Breck – Berlin, Germany
38. Employees Only – New York, USA
39. Bulletin Place – Sydney, Australia
40. Bar Benfiddich – Tokyo, Japan
41. Artesian- London, UK
42. Sober Company – Shanghai, China
43. Indulge Experimental Bistro – Taipei, Taiwan
44. Bar Trigona – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
45. Drink Kong – Rome, Italy
46. Room by Le Kief – Taipei, Taiwan
47. Alquímico – Cartagena, Colombia
48. High Five – Tokyo, Japan
49. Charles H – Seoul, Korea
50. Presidente – Buenos Aires, Argentina