As Hong Kong gears up to host Asia’s 50 Best Bars event for the second consecutive year later this week, an extended list of bars has been released. This year, different bars from 19 cities across the region were on Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2024 51-100. For Hong Kong, four bars made the cut with Mizunara: The Library leading at number 66. It also climbed 20 spots from its ranking last year.
Singapore took the lead with a total of eight bars, followed by Bangkok with six, and Tokyo with five. The list also featured 15 newcomers with Seoul’s Soko taking the 51st spot.
Following closely at number 67 is Honky Tonks Tavern. Other local bars that ranked include The Old Man (No. 71) and Tell Camellia (No. 97).
Meanwhile, eight cocktail bars from Singapore were included on the 100 extended list. The best performer was Republic (No.57), followed by No Sleep Club (No.60) and Stay Gold Flamingo (No.63).
Also included were The Elephant Room (No.65), Manhattan (No.69), Cat Bite Club (No.77), 28 Hongkong Street (No.78), and Last Word (No.93). This was the first time Cat Bite Club made the list after opening last year.
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Tokyo was next with five places. Three new entrants: Tokyo Confidential (No.53), Folklore (No.74), and Bulgari Ginza Bar (No.86) were joined by Gold Bar (No.76) and High Five (No.87).
Besides Soko, Seoul was represented by Charles H (No.95) and new entry Gong Gan (No.89).
Kuala Lumpur, Taipei, and New Delhi tied with three spots each on Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2024 51-100 list. Leading the Malaysian capital was Three X Co (No.56) followed by Coley (No.70) and Junglebird (No.80). From Taipei, To Infinity & Beyond (No.61) was joined by two newcomers, Under Lab (No.72) and Wu (Nothingness) at No.94. Lair (No.68) was the latest entry from New Delhi, together with Sidecar (No.84) and Home (No.96).
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Bars from Ho Chi Minh City, Nara, Shanghai, and Tainan occupied two positions on the list. Several cities held one spot, including Penang, Mumbai, Kumamoto, Kyoto, and Hanoi.
Jakarta and Muntinlupa City in the Philippines also made their entrance into Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2024 51-100 list with The St. Regis Bar (No.88) and Southbank Cafe + Lounge (No.82) respectively.
Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2024 will be announced at a ceremony at Rosewood Hong Kong on 16 July. See below for all the winners on the 51-100 list.
51. Soko, Seoul
52. Backdoor Bodega, Penang
53. Tokyo Confidential, Tokyo*
54. Epic, Shanghai
55. Lamp Bar, Nara
56. Three X Co, Kuala Lumpur
57. Republic, Singapore
58. Stir, Ho Chi Minh City
59. The Bombay Canteen, Mumbai
60. No Sleep Club, Singapore
61. To Infinity & Beyond, Taipei
62. Tropic City, Bangkok
63. Stay Gold Flamingo, Singapore
64. Yakoboku, Kumamoto
65. The Elephant Room, Singapore
66. Mizunara: The Library, Hong Kong
67. Honky Tonks Tavern, Hong Kong
68. Lair, New Delhi*
69. Manhattan, Singapore
70. Coley, Kuala Lumpur
71. The Old Man, Hong Kong
72. Under Lab, Taipei*
73. Opium, Bangkok
74. Folklore, Tokyo*
75. Bee’s Knees, Kyoto
76. Gold Bar, Tokyo
77. Cat Bite Club, Singapore*
78. 28 Hongkong Street, Singapore
79. The Han-jia, Tainan*
80. Junglebird, Kuala Lumpur
81. The Hudson Rooms, Hanoi*
82. Southbank Cafe + Lounge, Muntinlupa City*
83. Firefly, Bangkok*
84. Sidecar, New Delhi
85. The Sailing Bar, Nara
86. Bulgari Ginza Bar, Tokyo*
87. High Five, Tokyo
88. The St. Regis Bar, Jakarta*
89. Gong Gan, Seoul*
90. Asia Today, Bangkok
91. The Bamboo Bar, Bangkok
92. Sober Company, Shanghai
93. Last Word, Singapore
94. Wu (Nothingness), Taipei*
95. Charles H, Seoul
96. Home, New Delhi
97. Tell Camellia, Hong Kong
98. Dry Wave Cocktail Studio, Bangkok*
99. Drinking & Healing, Ho Chi Minh City*
100. Moonrock, Tainan
* New entry
(All images credit: mizunarathelibrary/Instagram)
This story first appeared on Lifestyle Asia Hong Kong.
Jethro enjoys wine, biking, and climbing, and he's terrible at all three. In between them, he drinks commercial lagers, and eats dumplings and ice cream.
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