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Last month, The World’s 50 Best dropped their 51-100 list. Surprising no one, several of New York’s finest cocktail bars made the list. Yesterday, the publication revealed the rest of the rankings, and New York continued to represent with four bars making the prestigious global lineup including a new addition to the roster.
Superbueno was the highest ranking bar for the U.S., coming in at number 12. The Mexican-American bar run by longtime industry vet Ignacio ‘Nacho’ Jimenez was praised for its “technical mastery meets traditional Mexican ingredients,” evident in drinks such as its Salted Plum & Tamarind Milk and Mole Negroni. The bar is currently the highest ranked for the 50 Best Bars for North America, coming in at number 2.
A new entry to the list is Greenwich Village’s Sip & Guzzle. The bar received the Three Cents Best New Opening designation, its number 39 ranking coming in at the highest position of any that have opened during the voting period. Shingo Gokan and Steve Schneider's bi-level cocktail bar was recognized for its Japanese beers, highballs and classically driven cocktails at Guzzle and its “raft of Japanese-accented crafted cocktails” at Sip. The recognition only adds to the rolodex of rankings for Sip & Guzzle as the bar currently holds the title as the best cocktail bar in the U.S., awarded by the Spirited Awards.
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The perpetually packed Double Chicken Please came in at number 41. For the last five years running, GN Chan and Faye Chen’s dual concept's roster of incredibly inventive cocktails—yes, the Japanese Cold Noodle tastes like the real thing in a good way—took them all the way to the top, as the bar previously held the number 1 spot on the 2023 North America’s Best Bars list.
Rounding out the New York winners is the one and only Overstory. It's easy to see why, as the sleekness of the space is only rivaled by the chic views of the city, which can be happily gleaned inside or out, thanks to the bar’s wrap-around terrace, 64 floors up in the sky. Its these views paired with stellar cocktails and service that makes Overstory one of the best in our books too, it is our best rooftop bar after all.
While we lament that no New York bars broke the top ten list, our city most definitely dominated in the Americas category. In fact, only one other bar in the States made the 1-50 listing, going to New Orleans’ Jewel of the South at number 44.
So if reading through this ranking has all but made you thirsty, we recommend playing the reservation to hopefully quench your need.