These are the two Singapore bars on the World’s 50 Best Bars list this year

Last night’s award ceremony for the World’s 50 Best Bars 2025 will be forever etched in history. For the first time ever, the crowning title of the World’s Best Bar goes to a bar in Asia, and Hong Kong’s Bar Leone is the one to receive that honour. This is its second time making history – in 2024, it debuted at No. 1 on Asia’s 50 Best Bars. 

Back in Singapore, we celebrate three wins for the bar industry. First up, Jigger & Pony officially remains the best bar in Singapore, and secures its spot within the top 10, at No. 9. A tiny slip from its cushy No. 5 position last year, but deserving of celebration nonetheless. 

Its creative director and partner, Uno Jang, also sweeps up the prestigious Altos Bartenders’ Bartender Award. The winner of this category gains serious street cred, as it’s the only peer-voted segment with nominees submitted by fellow reputable bartenders.

Another cocktail institution in Singapore, Nutmeg & Clove, also picks up the No. 50 spot in the ranking – a slight dip from its position at No. 28 last year. This is its second year in a row featuring in the World’s 50 Best Bars, and it continues to put Singaporean flavours on the global map with its hyperlocal cocktail programme at Purvis Street. 

In total, Singapore has three bars on the World’s 50 Best Bars list this year, including one – Native at Amoy Street – featured in the extended 51 to 100 ranking that was revealed last month. In 2024, we saw seven bars named among the World’s 50 Best Bars, including Analogue at No. 47, Atlas at No. 43, Cat Bite Club at No. 56 and Night Hawk at No. 74.

While 2025 hasn’t been the easiest year for Singapore’s bar industry, we’re still seeing plenty of new talent on the scene, like these cool bars that opened this month and back in August. 

Here is the complete list of The World’s 50 Best Bars 2025:

1. Bar Leone, Hong Kong
2. Handshake Speakeasy, Mexico City
3. Sips, Barcelona
4. Paradiso, Barcelona
5. Tayēr + Elementary, London
6. Connaught Bar, London
7. Moebius Milano, Milan
8. Line, Athens
9. Jigger & Pony, Singapore
10. Tres Monos, Buenos Aires
11. Alquímico, Cartagena
12. Superbueno, New York
13. Lady Bee, Lima
14. Himkok, Oslo
15. Bar Us, Bangkok
16. Zest, Seoul
17. Bar Nouveau, Paris
18. Bar Benfiddich, Tokyo
19. Caretaker's Cottage, Melbourne
20. The Cambridge Public House, Paris
21. Satan's Whiskers, London
22. Locale Firenze, Florence
23. Tlecān, Mexico City
24. Tan Tan, São Paulo
25. Mirror Bar, Bratislava
26. CoChinChina, Buenos Aires
27. Baba au Rum, Athens
28. Nouvelle Vague, Tirana
29. Hope & Sesame, Guangzhou
30. Danico, Paris
31. Scarfes Bar, London
32. Svanen, Oslo
33. Sastrería Martinez, Lima
34. Panda & Sons, Edinburgh
35. Röda Huset, Stockholm
36. Mimi Kakushi, Dubai
37. Salmon Guru, Madrid
38. Coa, Hong Kong
39. Sip & Guzzle, New York
40. Drink Kong, Rome
41. Double Chicken Please, New York
42. Maybe Sammy, Sydney
43. 1930, Milan
44. Jewel of the South, New Orleans
45. Virtù, Tokyo
46. Overstory, New York
47. The Bar in Front of the Bar, Athens
48. The Bellwood, Tokyo
49. BKK Social Club, Bangkok
50. Nutmeg & Clove, Singapore

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