Four Hong Kong bars have been named in the global 50 Best Bars 2026 list

Ahead of the World’s 50 Best Bars 2026 rankings being unveiled in Milan on October 7, The 50 (formerly known as 50 Best) has dropped the extended list of global bars ranked 51 to 100 – and four Hong Kong watering holes have made the cut.

Our highest entry on the extended list is Coa at No. 54, which is an agave haven that needs no introduction for lovers of tequila and mezcal. Penicillin, Hong Kong’s first closed-loop sustainable bar, comes in at No. 69, followed by the softly stylish neighbourhood bar Mius at No. 81, marking its debut on the World’s 50 Best list. Finally, The Savory Project rounds off Hong Kong’s delegates at No. 96 with its umami-rich, culinary cocktails.

Looking at a broader view of the whole list, the USA has the most representative bars from a single country with five spots in the rankings. Europe as a region takes 18 spots ranging from Barcelona’s historic Boadas at No. 52 to Edinburgh speakeasy-style bar Panda & Sons at No. 72. There are also 13 brand-new entries in this year’s list, among them MO Bar Shenzhen, which recently made its way to No. 5 in the Asia’s 50 Best Bars list earlier this year in July.

Watch this space for when the top 50 bars list gets revealed later this week!

The 50 Best Bars 2026, 51-100:

51. Tjoget, Stockholm
52. Boadas, Barcelona
53. Double Chicken Please, New York
54. Coa, Hong Kong
55. Baba au Rum, Athens
56. Cochinchina, Buenos Aires
57. Boilermaker, Goa
58. LPM Dubai, Dubai
59. Form + Matter, Mexico City
60. MO Bar Shenzhen, Shenzhen
61. Superbueno, New York
62. Freni e Frizioni, Rome
63. Licorería Limantour, Mexico City
64. Jewel of the South, New Orleans
65. Svanen, Oslo
66. Salmon Guru, Madrid
67. Arca, Tulum
68. Bar Gabriel, Istanbul
69. Penicillin, Hong Kong
70. Kumiko, Chicago
71. Bar Cham, Seoul
72. Panda & Sons, Edinburgh
73. Three Sheets (Soho), London
74. Bar Trench, Tokyo
75. Maybe Sammy, Sydney
76. Naked, Athens
77. Scarfes Bar, London
78. Employees Only, New York
79. Vender, Taichung
80. Front/Back, Accra
81. Mius, Hong Kong
82. Otro Bar, San José
83. Röda Huset, Stockholm
84. Three Horses, Melbourne
85. G.O.D, Bangkok
86. Smoke & Bitters, Hiriketiya
87. La Borracha, Accra
88. The SG Club, Tokyo
89. Offtrack, Singapore
90. Foco, Barcelona
91. Gucci Giardino, Florence
92. Drink Kong, Rome
93. Little Red Door, Paris
94. 1930, Milan
95. La Sala de Laura, Bogotá
96. The Savory Project, Hong Kong
97. Opium, Bangkok
98. Bar 1661, Dublin
99. Vesper, Bangkok
100. The Bellwood, Tokyo

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