Home Food Restaurant Reviews Recipes Drink Distilleries Whisky Gin Craft Beer Locations Scran Podcast A multi-award-winning cocktail bar in Scotland has been named one of the best in the world at the The World's 50 Best Bars 2024 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Share on WhatsApp Share on Email The annual list of The World’s 50 Best Bars, sponsored by Perrier, has been unveiled as part of a live awards ceremony in Madrid, Spain and only one Scottish bar has made the list. Now in its 16th edition, the awards once again united the global bar community in recognition of the bartenders, bar owners and brands at the forefront of the international cocktail scene. The World’s 50 Best Bars 2024 features venues from 28 cities, with Mexico City’s Handshake Speakeasy crowned The Best Bar in North America and The World’s Best Bar.
This is the first time a bar from Mexico has claimed the number one spot in the list. Tucked away in the Colonia Juárez neighbourhood of Mexico City, Handshake Speakeasy is one of the capital’s best-kept open secrets. Hidden behind a secret door in a dimly lit room stocked with an impressive array of vintage spirits, the bar’s interiors masterfully evoke the bygone age of the Hollywood speakeasy.
Closer to home, another hidden secret speakeasy style bar has been named on the prestigious list. Panda & Sons in Edinburgh has risen nine places to number 30 as founder Iain McPherson was awarded the Altos Bartenders’ Bartender Awa.