The results for the Top 500 Bars 2025 ranking are out, and Singapore has plenty to celebrate. The list, unveiled recently during a glitzy ceremony at Florence's Palazzo Borghese, crowns Panda & Sons in Edinburgh as the most influential bar in the world. The Scottish speakeasy edges out Paradiso in Barcelona and Bar Leone in Hong Kong – second and third on the list, respectively.
Unlike guides like Asia's 50 Best Bars and the World's 50 Best Bars, which use a jury or panel of votes, the ranking for the Top 500 Bars is built from big data. The organisers analyse thousands of online sources across more than 20 languages, including reviews, expert articles and social media. The result is meant to reflect real global influence rather than just industry opinion. It also explains why the list surfaces rising cities, like Medellin, Montevideo and Pune this year, and unexpected, lesser-known bars.
Singapore is one of the strongest Asian cities on the list, with three bars all making it within the 1 to 100 range. Unsurprisingly, Jigger & Pony – No. 9 on the World's 50 Best Bars 2025 and No. 3 on Asia's 50 Best Bars 2025 – leads the pack at the fifth spot. Meanwhile, the Art Deco-inspired Atlas at Parkview Square lands at No. 38, and continues to impress many with its encyclopaedic gin selection. Cat Bite Club comes in next at No. 83. This casual hideout in Duxton has a distinct agave-focused cocktail menu, and it's clearly a hit both in Singapore and beyond.
Coming in just short of the top 100 list at No. 103 and No. 105 are Native and Nutmeg & Clove – both longstanding cocktail institutions in Singapore as well. In total, we've got 22 bars on the full 500 list, including newer names like Bar Somma at New Bahru, East47 within Manhattan Bar and The Pineapple Room in Capella Singapore, Sentosa mentioned.
Here are all the 22 Singapore bars listed in the Top 500 Bars 2025 ranking:
#5 Jigger & Pony
#38 Atlas
#83 Cat Bite Club
#103 Native
#105 Nutmeg & Clove
#122 Bar Somma
#131 Manhattan Bar
#176 Origin Bar
#178 Employees Only
#198 Fura
#207 Jungle Ballroom
#209 Night Hawk
#219 The Elephant Room
#221 Republic Bar
#241 Live Twice
#248 Sago House
#324 The Bar at 15 Stamford
#344 Gibson
#352 Neon Pigeon
#358 East47
#416 The Pineapple Room
#418 Ce La Vi
#416 The Pineapple Room
#418 Ce La Vi
Check out the full global Top 500 list here.
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