The 15th edition of The World’s 50 Best Bars, sponsored by Perrier, hits Singapore on 17th October with a live awards ceremony at Pasir Panjang Power Station, starting at 20:25 local time. Discover all the cocktail events taking place around the city-state – and how you can follow the action from home
The eyes of drinks lovers and the bar world turn to Singapore later this month for the reveal of The World’s 50 Best Bars 2023, sponsored by Perrier. This year’s series of events – the first in the programme’s 15-year history to be hosted in Asia – will bring the bar sector together for several days of celebration, including the reveal of a brand-new list of drinking destinations deemed the best on the planet.
This year will also mark the debut of 50 Best Signature Sessions within The World’s 50 Best Bars events programme. This series of exclusive collaborations will feature world-leading bartending and culinary talent, hosted at some of Singapore’s finest cocktail institutions. For more information on 50 Best Signature Sessions and how you can attend, click here.
Ahead of this year's ceremony, find out about the programme of events happening around the city in the digital programme.
Online announcement: The World’s 50 Best Bars 2023 51-100 List
Tuesday 10th October at 15:00 Singapore time (08:00 London)
A week ahead of the reveal of the main ranking of The World’s 50 Best Bars 2023, the extended list of venues ranked from No.51 to No.100 will be unveiled in an online premiere hosted on the 50 Best Bars YouTube channel. Set a reminder and watch the online countdown in the video above.
Awards Ceremony
Tuesday 17th October, 20:25 Singapore time (13:25 London)
Neo-industrial venue Pasir Panjang Power Station, located in Singapore’s docklands, will play host to the titans of the bartending industry for the live awards ceremony of The World’s 50 Best Bars 2023, where the countdown of the establishments ranked from No.50 down to No.1 will be unveiled. In addition to the reveal of the main ranking, a number of special accolades will also be named, such as the Roku Industry Icon, Siete Misterios Best Cocktail Menu, the 50 Best Bars The Blend Scholarship winner and the first-ever recipient of the Bareksten Best Bar Design Award, among others.
Tune into the livestream hosted on the 50 Best Bars YouTube channel and Facebook page to witness the countdown unfold. In the hours before the event, follow the action on the 50 Best Bars Instagram page to see live highlights from the red-carpet arrivals.
Live interviews: Meet the No.1 and Press Conference
Immediately after the ceremony
Shortly after the establishment ranked No.1 has been named, the winning bar’s team will share their initial reaction to their coronation in an exclusive live interview hosted on the 50 Best Bars Instagram account. Once completed, the team will move to the official Press Conference to answer questions from the media and elaborate on their new title. Set a reminder to watch the press conference livestream hosted on the 50 Best Bars YouTube channel.
Here are some other key events happening around the city
Bartenders’ Feast
Monday 16th October
This traditional event that serves as the first assembly point for all the world’s leading bar teams will take place on The Lawn of the city’s most iconic hotel, Raffles Singapore (No.17 in The World’s 50 Best Hotels 2023). Here, guests will enjoy an evening of exemplary cocktails created by a team of talented international bartenders, including Lorenzo Antinori of Bar Leone in Hong Kong, Giulia Cuccurullo of Artesian in London and renowned mixologist Dennis Zoppi. They will be joined by the team from Raffles’ own Long Bar, birthplace of the legendary Singapore Sling in 1915, who will be serving the 2023 version of the cooling cocktail. Follow the event from home via the 50 Best Bars Instagram account.
50 Best Closing Party
Wednesday 18th October
Chefs Dave Pynt from Burnt Ends and Petrina Loh from Morsels will bring their lauded dishes to the Closing Party
On the day following the awards ceremony, the cocktail community will be invited to bid farewell to Singapore for an afternoon of unforgettable gastronomy and mixology created by some of the Lion City’s leading bars and restaurants. Taking place across Embu and MO Bar (No.8 in Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2022) within the Mandarin Oriental Singapore, dishes from famed Singapore eateries Burnt Ends (No.24 in Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2023) and Morsels will be matched by stellar serves created by lauded Singaporean cocktail outposts Barbary Coast (No.29 in Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2021), Stay Gold Flamingo (No.32 in Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2023) and the soon-to-open Punch Room. Watch the live highlights via the 50 Best Bars Instagram account.
How the list was created
The list of The World’s 50 Best Bars 2023, sponsored by Perrier, was created from the votes cast by the 680 members of the Voting Academy. This gender-balanced panel comprises industry experts, including drinks writers, bartenders and educators and well-travelled cocktail enthusiasts.
In 2023, each of the voters was asked to cast up to seven of the best cocktail experiences from within the voting period, with a maximum of five from their home region. If voters were unable to travel due to restrictions on international movement, they had no obligation to vote for any bars outside of their home region. The resulting list was a simple computation of the voting data, independently adjudicated by professional services consultancy Deloitte. Read more about the voting process here.
Special awards:
In the weeks preceding the ceremony and unveiling of this year’s ranking, two special awards were announced. Tres Monos in Buenos Aires, Argentina, was named the recipient of the Michter’s Art of Hospitality Award 2023 for its lauded service and GN Chan, co-founder of New York City’s Double Chicken Please, was bestowed the Altos Bartenders’ Bartender Award 2023, the only peer-voted accolade of The World’s 50 Best Bars programme.
Missed last year’s awards? Catch up on the highlights below:
The 15th edition of The World’s 50 Best Bars list, sponsored by Perrier, will be announced on Tuesday, 17th October 2023 in Singapore. To be the first to hear about the latest news and announcements, browse the website, follow us on Instagram, find us on Facebook, visit us on Twitter and subscribe to our YouTube channel.
