104 venues · 30 cities · 14 countries · 2018–2025

Spirited Awards

The bar world's most prestigious honors, presented since 2007 by the Tales of the Cocktail Foundation at its annual gathering in New Orleans, the industry's biggest event and a famously thirsty week. Winners come out of several rounds of voting by more than a hundred bartenders, writers, and drinks professionals. These awards measure the respect of the people working behind the bar, which is a hard thing to fake.

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World's Best Bar: The top international honor a bar can get from its own industry, which is the toughest crowd there is.
Best US Bar / Best International Bar: The finest bars inside and outside the United States, judged separately.
Best New Bar: The most impressive opening of the year, in US and international editions.
Best Cocktail Menu / Best Bar Team: Craft honors for the drinks list and the people pouring it.
World's Best Cocktail Menu: For the year's best drinks list anywhere, judged on ideas as much as execution.
World's Best Spirits Selection: For the deepest and best-chosen back bar in the world.
Best International Cocktail Bar: The top cocktail bar outside the United States.
Best American Cocktail Bar: The top cocktail bar in the United States.
Best U.S. Cocktail Bar: The top cocktail bar in the United States.
Best New International Cocktail Bar: The most impressive cocktail bar opening outside the United States.
Best New American Cocktail Bar: The most impressive cocktail bar opening in the United States.
Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar: The most impressive cocktail bar opening in the United States.
Best International Hotel Bar: The best hotel bar outside the United States, a category with very deep benches.
Best American Hotel Bar: The best hotel bar in the United States.
Best U.S. Hotel Bar: The best hotel bar in the United States.
Best International Restaurant Bar: The best bar attached to a restaurant outside the United States.
Best American Restaurant Bar: The best bar attached to a restaurant in the United States.
Best U.S. Restaurant Bar: The best bar attached to a restaurant in the United States.
Best International Bar Team: For the crew behind the bar outside the United States, judged on how the whole room runs.
Best American Bar Team: For the crew behind the bar in the United States, judged on how the whole room runs.
Best U.S. Bar Team: For the crew behind the bar in the United States, judged on how the whole room runs.
Best International High Volume Cocktail Bar: For a busy international bar holding its standards at full tilt, which is harder than it sounds.
Best American High Volume Cocktail Bar: For a busy American bar holding its standards at full tilt, which is harder than it sounds.
Timeless International Award: For a bar outside the United States that has stayed excellent for years rather than a season.
Timeless American Award: For an American bar that has stayed excellent for years rather than a season.
Timeless U.S. Award: For an American bar that has stayed excellent for years rather than a season.

Venues: 104
Countries: 14
Cities: 30
Years: 2018–2025

Cocktail bar

Eleven Madison Park

2025 · World's Best Spirits Selection

A plant-based three-Michelin-star landmark on Madison Square Park — once named the best restaurant in the world.

Spirited Awards

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Eleven Madison Park

Bar Leone

Bar Leone

Handshake Speakeasy

Handshake Speakeasy

Sips

Sips

The Connaught Bar

Moebius Milano

Line Athens

Jigger & Pony

Alquimico

Alquimico

Alquimico

Superbueno

Baba au Rum

Danico

Scarfes Bar

Panda & Sons

Panda & Sons

Sip&Guzzle

Double Chicken Please

Maybe Sammy

Maybe Sammy

Jewel of the South

Jewel of the South

BKK Social Club

Licorería Limantour

Licorería Limantour

Attaboy

A Bar with Shapes for a Name

Martiny’s

Kwãnt Mayfair

Cafe La Trova

Cafe La Trova

Native

Boadas Cocktails

Kumiko

Kumiko

Atlas

Atlas

Atlas

Little Red Door

The Clumsies

Dante NYC

Dante NYC

Katana Kitten

Katana Kitten

Katana Kitten

Pacific Cocktail Haven

Lyaness

Lyaness

Manhattan

Sober Company

Coupette

Schumann's

Happiness Forgets

Trick Dog

Trick Dog

Sweet Liberty Drinks & Supply Company

Sweet Liberty Drinks & Supply Company

Tommy's Mexican Restaurant

Broken Shaker

ABV

Angel’s Share

Harry's Bar

El Floridita Bar

Compère Lapin

Allegory

Allegory

Century Grand

Silver Lyan

Silver Lyan

American Bar at The Savoy

American Bar at The Savoy

American Bar at The Savoy

Happy Accidents

Happy Accidents