North America’s 50 Best Bars 2025, sponsored by Perrier, celebrates a greater number of bars in even more geographical locations than ever before with the reveal of the extended list of bars ranked between 51st and 100th. Already a mainstay of The World’s 50 Best Bars and Asia’s 50 Best Bars lists, the extended ranking makes its debut in North America this year, shining a spotlight on the rich and diverse cocktail cultures across the region in the lead-up to the unveiling of the prestigious 1-50 list on April 29 in Vancouver, Canada.
As with the 1-50 ranking, the extended list is the result of the votes cast by the voting Academy, which is comprised of more than 300 independent cocktail experts, renowned bartenders, educators and drinks writers from across the region.
The 51-100 List in Numbers
- The 51-100 list includes bars spanning 23 destinations across North America, recognizing even more cities for their diverse cocktail culture.
- The US leads the list with 29 bars represented, from cities across the country including New York, Los Angeles and Chicago as well as Albuquerque, Boston, Houston, Miami, New Orleans, Phoenix, and more.
- New York is home to nine of the listed bars including Dante West Village at No.60, The Long Island Bar at No.64, Bar Snack at No.85, Shinji’s at No.90, The Portrait Bar at No.93, Paradise Lost at No.95 and Bar Contra at No.98.
- Chicago’s cocktail scene is celebrated with three entries on the list including, Lemon at No.62, Queen Mary at No.63 and Nine Bar at No.89.
- California is represented by Los Angeles’ Bar Next Door at No.100 and San Francisco’s Trick Dog at No.71.
- Canada boasts 15 institutions on the list, hailing from Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, and Victoria.
- Mexico City, Oaxaca, and Playa del Carmen have a combined total of five bars featured.
North America’s 50 Best Bars will be hosted in Canada for the first time since the inception of the awards in 2022, uniting the bar community in Vancouver in honor of the greatest hospitality experiences across the region. Designed to celebrate and recognize outstanding accomplishments of bar teams and individuals, the awards strive to showcase the hard work and innovation of the sector. With the addition of the extended 51-100 list in this year’s awards program, 50 Best aims to highlight an even broader
spectrum of North America’s most extraordinary drinking destinations.
Emma Sleight, Head of Content for North America’s 50 Best Bars, says, “We could not be more pleased or proud to celebrate even more incredible bars across North America by introducing the inaugural 51-100 list. This extended ranking not only means we can recognize the hard work and dedication of the hospitality and drinks community, it means we can shine a spotlight on the development of exceptional drinks culture across the region, from Albuquerque and Austin to Victoria and Vancouver.
Congratulations to every team whose bar has earned a place on this year’s list.”
With the growing cocktail scene across North America, bars from additional cities across the US are recognized in the list including Austin, Albuquerque, Boston, Honolulu, Houston and Seattle. This includes hot spots such as Austin’s Nickel City at No.70, Albuquerque’s Happy Accidents at No.88, Honolulu’s Bar Leather Apron at No.73, Houston’s Bandista at No.59 and Boston’s Equal Measure at No.81. Bars in Seattle on the list include Roquette at No.72, The Doctor’s Office at No.76 and Canon at No.79.
Toronto claims four spots on the list, including Library Bar (No.51), Civil Works (No.55), Cry Baby Gallery (No.68), Simpl Things (No.83) and Slice of Life (No.96). Establishments in Calgary make the list with three spots including Missy’s (No.52), Proof (No.58), and Shelter (No.99). Victoria is recognized with Humboldt Bar (No.69), and Montreal is represented with Bar Bisou Bisou at No.75, Bar Bello at No.84 and The Coldroom at No.91.
Five bars from Mexico feature on the list: Brujas (No.65), Ticuchi (No.82) and Casa Prunes (No.94) from Mexico City, Sabina Sabe (No.54) from Oaxaca, and Zapote Bar (No.74) from Playa del Carmen.
The 1-50 list of North America’s 50 Best Bars 2025, sponsored by Perrier, will be revealed at a live awards ceremony in Vancouver on April 29. The countdown of the list will be broadcast live to a global audience who are unable to attend in person. Bars and cocktail lovers are invited to join through the 50 Best Bars TV channel on YouTube.
Full 51-100 List
- 51 Library Bar, Toronto
- 52 Missy’s, Calgary
- 53 Prophecy, Vancouver
- 54 Sabina Sabe, Oaxaca
- 55 Civil Works, Toronto
- 56 Viceversa, Miami
- 57 The Dead Rabbit, New York
- 58 Proof, Calgary
- 59 Bandista, Houston
- 60 Dante West Village, New York
- 61 Champagne Bar at The Surf Club, Miami
- 62 Lemon, Chicago
- 63 Queen Mary, Chicago
- 64 The Long Island Bar, New York
- 65 Brujas, Mexico City
- 66 Attaboy, New York
- 67 Laowai, Vancouver
- 68 Cry Baby Gallery, Toronto
- 69 Humboldt, Bar Victoria
- 70 Nickel City, Austin
- 71 Trick Dog, San Francisco
- 72 Roquette, Seattle
- Bar Leather Apron, Honolulu
- 74 Zapote Bar, Playa del Carmen
- 75 Bar Bisou Bisou, Montreal
- 76 The Doctor’s Office, Seattle
- 77 Bar Kaiju, Miami
- 78 Swizzle Rum Bar & Drinkery, Miami
- 79 Canon, Seattle
- 80 Beachbum Berry’s Latitude 29, New Orleans
- 81 Equal Measure, Boston
- 82 Ticuchi, Mexico City
- 83 Simpl Things, Toronto
- 84 Bar Bello, Montreal
- 85 Bar Snack, New York
- 86 Herbs & Rye, Las Vegas
- 87 Door No.4, Grand Cayman
- 88 Happy Accidents, Albuquerque
- 89 Nine Bar, Chicago
- 90 Shinji’s, New York
- 91 The Coldroom, Montreal
- 92 Meo, Vancouver
- 93 The Portrait Bar, New York
- 94 Casa Prunes, Mexico City
- 95 Paradise Lost, New York
- 96 Slice of Life, Toronto
- 97 Highball, Phoenix
- 98 Bar Contra, New York
- 99 Shelter, Calgary
- 100 Bar Next Door, Los Angeles
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