North America’s 50 Best Bars has unveiled the inaugural list of bars ranked 51-100th. For the very first time, this has been announced ahead of the live awards ceremony, which is in celebration of a greater number of bars in even more geographical locations than ever before.
As taken from the website, this shines the “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 29th, 2025 in Vancouver, Canada. North America’s 50 Best Bars will be hosted in Canada for the first time since the inception of the awards in 2022”. And I am thrilled to be on location the night of, to report on it all. “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.”
The winners “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 includes bars spanning 23 destinations across North America. 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. 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 5 bars featured.”
For the full 51-100 list, please see the attachments clipped from the press release. Excited to see that newer bars Prophecy and Meo have made it on to this list, as well as the longer standing Laowai.
