Calling all cocktail fiends and international boozers of mystery – a beloved Sydney cocktail bar just got named the 15th best bar in the world (yes, like on Planet Earth), and we are actually not all that surprised.
In the just released 2023 list of the World’s 50 Best Bars, Maybe Sammy – Sydney’s tiny marble shrine to the golden age of cocktails – beat Melbourne (sorry, moody drink artisans of the South) in an international list of the best boozers in the world. We’re not smug, it’s just the facts.
Maybe Sammy has been richly awarded in the past, with its polished, old-world glamour, perfectly balanced flavours, drinks that can only be described as ‘spectacles’ (cocktail with a side of levitation, anyone?), and an abundance of bar-staff in double breasted white suits, is a worthy contender for a top spot on the world stage.
This ranking makes Maybe Sammy Australia’s best cocktail bar for 2023, with Melbourne’s Caretaker’s Cottage ranking in as number 23 on the global list.
The World’s 50 Best Bars list comes out every year, and is a ranked list that is carefully curated by a panel of 650 drinks experts from all over the world. Unlike the Time Out Food and Drink Awards, this list takes into account all the weird, wild and wonderful boozy venues across the planet instead of just Sydney, and makes a call as to which ones are the best based on a very democratic voting process made by professional drinkers, writers, bartenders and cocktail specialists – with their vote based off their best personal bar experience over the last 18 months.
This year, Barcelona’s Sips has been awarded the number one best bar in the world, followed by New York’s Double Chicken, Please in second place.
You can read the full ranked list right here.