2022 Asia's Best Bars: The Complete Top 50 List

Ranked #17 in Asia's 50 Best Bars 2025 and a three-time holder of the #1 Asia title, Coa occupies a lower-ground space on Shin Hing Street in Central with a forty-page agave spirits list and a cocktail programme that rotates a new drink every week. The food menu, developed with award-winning Mexican restaurant Chicano, grounds the experience in the culinary culture that produced the spirits on the shelf.

Ranked #3 in Asia and #5 globally by World's 50 Best Bars in 2025, Jigger & Pony has tracked Singapore's rise as a serious cocktail city since 2012. Operating from the Amara Hotel in Tanjong Pagar, the bar publishes annual 'menuzines' — editorial-format drink menus that have become collector items — anchored in classic technique and contemporary execution.

Located on the ground floor of the Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong in Central, Argo has placed on the World's 50 Best Bars list every year since 2022, reaching as high as #34 globally and #3 in Asia. Named to Tatler's Best Bars Asia-Pacific 2025 list, it operates at the upper tier of Hong Kong's hotel bar circuit, where programme depth and regional recognition matter as much as the address.

In 2022, Asia's 50 Best Bars ranked Tesouro fourth across the entire continent — a striking credential for a bar operating out of a modest shopfront on the Colva-Benaulim road in South Goa. The bar has redrawn expectations for what serious cocktail programming can look like outside a major Indian city, drawing drinkers who cross state lines to sit here.

Bar Benfiddich occupies the ninth floor of a Nishishinjuku building, operating nightly from 18:00 as one of Asia's most consistently recognised cocktail bars — ranked #9 in Asia's Best Bars 2025 and #25 globally in 2024. Its 17-seat walnut counter frames a program built around farm-grown botanicals, antique tools, and a working distillery in Chichibu, producing drinks that shift with each harvest.

Experimental Bistro has held a position inside the World's 50 Best Bars global ranking for seven consecutive years, reaching Asia's Best Bars #2 in 2018 and #3 in 2019. Located in Taipei's Da'an District, it represents the sharper edge of Taiwan's bar scene, where international technique meets local produce. Few bars in Asia have sustained this level of recognition across as many consecutive cycles.

Charles H has ranked on Asia's Best Bars every year since 2016, reaching as high as #7 in the region in 2022. Situated within the Four Seasons Seoul in Jongno District, the bar pairs an American-inflected 1930s aesthetic with a technically precise cocktail programme. A Google rating of 4.6 across 545 reviews points to consistent delivery at the upper end of Seoul's bar scene.

MO Bar sits on the third floor of Mandarin Oriental Singapore, overlooking Marina Bay, and has held a place in Asia's 50 Best Bars continuously since 2020. Ranked #21 in Asia's 50 Best Bars 2025 and #36 globally in 2021, it occupies the upper tier of Singapore's award-recognised cocktail scene. The bar draws a crowd that comes for technically grounded drinks in a setting with serious waterfront presence.

Manhattan at Conrad Singapore Orchard holds one of the most decorated track records in Asian cocktail history, ranking as high as #1 in Asia's 50 Best Bars and #3 globally. Named the Tatler Best Bars Asia-Pacific 2025 Best Service winner, the bar frames Golden Age American cocktail culture through a Singaporean lens. It sits at the upper tier of Orchard Road hotel bars, with a Google rating of 4.7 across more than 1,000 reviews.

Ranked #12 globally and #7 in Asia by World's 50 Best Bars in 2024, BKK Social Club operates from inside the Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok on the Chao Phraya River. Soaring arches, a mirrored back bar, and an al fresco terrace set the physical tone, while a Mexico-inspired menu built around mezcal, tepache, and horchata riffs delivers the substance behind the spectacle. Named to Tatler Best Bars Asia-Pacific 2025 and Top 500 Bars at #67, this is Bangkok's most consistently decorated destination bar.

Sober Company on Yandang Road has ranked among Asia's top bars every year since 2017, peaking at #5 in Asia and #39 globally in 2021. Located in Huangpu, it represents the serious, technically driven tier of Shanghai's cocktail scene — a bar that has sustained international recognition long enough to anchor conversations about where Chinese bartending stands on the global stage.

Republic has climbed from #57 to #12 on Asia's Best Bars in three years, placing it among Singapore's most tracked cocktail programs. Positioned at 7 Raffles Ave against the Marina Bay waterfront, it draws a crowd that returns for the bar's technical consistency rather than novelty. Rated 4.7 across nearly 400 Google reviews, it holds its ground in a city where bar competition is genuinely fierce.

Positioned inside Rosewood Hong Kong on the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront, Darkside has ranked consistently inside both the World's 50 Best Bars global list and Asia's Best Bars top tier since 2021. The bar operates at a technical level that places it among Hong Kong's most decorated drinking rooms, drawing a crowd that treats the visit as an occasion rather than a stop.

Sidecar in New Delhi's Greater Kailash II has earned a position among Asia's most consistently recognised bars, appearing on Asia's 50 Best Bars every year since 2020 and reaching #14 on the Asia list in 2022. Described by Tatler Asia as a bartender's bar, it draws on classic cocktail technique and literary reference points, holding a Google rating of 4.7 across nearly 2,900 reviews.

No Sleep Club on Keong Saik Road has tracked one of Singapore's sharpest award trajectories in recent bar history, moving from Asia's 50 Best #15 in 2022 to a global ranking of #26 in the same year before settling at #60 in 2024. The bar sits in the Tanjong Pagar conservation district, where the city's cocktail scene has matured well beyond novelty formats into technically precise, atmosphere-led programs.

On Hollywood Road in Central, Quinary has anchored Hong Kong's serious cocktail scene since 2012. Named to the World's 50 Best Bars list every year from 2013 through 2021, and ranked among Asia's Best Bars consistently through 2025, it sits in a peer tier defined by technical precision and longevity rather than novelty. A Google rating of 4.6 across more than 900 reviews signals a floor of reliability that few bars at this level maintain.

Tropic City has held a position inside the World's 50 Best Asia's Best Bars list every year since 2019, making it one of Bangkok's most consistently recognised cocktail programmes. Located on Charoen Krung 28 in Bang Rak, the bar operates around the clock and draws a crowd that treats late hours as standard. Six consecutive years of ranking signal a programme built on more than novelty.

Ranked #7 in Asia's Best Bars 2025 and making its World's 50 Best Bars debut that same year, Hope & Sesame has operated from Guangzhou's Dongshankou district since 2016. Entry is through a concealed refrigerator door; the programme inside runs on ultrasonic infusion, rotary distillation, and seasonal menus built around regional flavour and cultural narrative.

Vesper has held a place on Asia's 50 Best Bars list every year since 2016, making it one of Bangkok's most consistently recognised cocktail programmes. Located on Soi Convent in Silom, it operates in the upper tier of a city that has built a serious regional reputation for bar culture. With a 4.5 Google rating across more than 1,100 reviews, the consensus among repeat visitors is clear.

Six appearances on Asia's 50 Best Bars list place Lamp Bar among the most consistently recognised cocktail programmes in Japan, operating not from Tokyo or Osaka but from Nara — a city better known for its deer and ancient temples than its bar scene. The Google rating sits at 4.6 across 549 reviews, signalling a reputation that extends well beyond specialist circles.

Ranked #65 in the World's 50 Best Bars 2025 and a fixture on the Asia's Best Bars list since 2019, The SG Club in Shibuya operates across two distinct floors with a program rooted in Japanese ingredient logic and international technique. Located in Jinnan, a quieter pocket above the Shibuya crossing noise, it draws a consistent crowd of serious drinkers and has held a place in the global top 25 as recently as 2021.

Hong Kong's first closed-loop sustainable bar, Penicillin on Hollywood Road has held a place on Asia's 50 Best Bars list every year since 2021, reaching #22 in 2022 and #27 in 2025. The bar operates on a zero-waste philosophy that shapes every element of the program, from fermentation to foraging, earning it a place on Tatler's Best 20 Bars Hong Kong 2025 alongside a global ranking of #59 on Top 500 Bars.

Housed inside Parkview Square's art deco tower on North Bridge Road, Atlas has ranked continuously in the World's 50 Best Bars since 2017 — peaking at number four globally in 2020. The bar's gin collection and art deco setting have made it a reference point for Singapore's cocktail scene, recognised by Tatler Asia for Best Design in 2024 and listed among the Top 500 Bars globally in 2025.

Aha Saloon has appeared in Asia's 50 Best Bars four consecutive years, reaching #10 in 2020, which places it among a small group of Taipei bars with sustained continental recognition. Located in Da'an District on Fuxing South Road, it operates in the tier of technically serious cocktail programmes that have shifted Taiwan's bar scene into the regional conversation.

Bar Trench in Ebisu has held a place on Asia's 50 Best Bars list continuously since 2016, reaching as high as #16 in 2018 and appearing on the World's 50 Best Bars in 2025. The bar draws a devoted following for its spirits-forward approach and the depth of its back bar. A Google rating of 4.7 across 780 reviews reflects consistent execution over a long run.

Hoots' sits on the first floor of Vasant Vihar's Basant Lok market, a neighbourhood bar that earned a place at No. 26 on Asia's Best Bars 2022 without abandoning its local character. The 4.6 Google rating across 129 reviews reflects a repeat-visitor crowd rather than a tourist circuit. For New Delhi's bar scene, it represents the quieter, more community-rooted end of a city increasingly recognized on the global stage.

Tippling Club has held a place on the World's 50 Best Bars global list every year since 2011, making it one of the most consistently recognised cocktail bars in Asia. Located on Tanjong Pagar Road in Singapore's former warehouse district, the bar operates at the intersection of technical precision and theatrical presentation. A 4.6 Google rating across nearly 740 reviews reflects sustained performance over more than a decade of competition.

Bar Cham has climbed from #50 in Asia's Best Bars in 2020 to #6 in 2025, placing it among the most consistently recognised cocktail bars on the continent. Situated in the Jongno District neighbourhood of Bukchon, the bar frames Korean aesthetics through classically grounded technique. It opens Wednesday through Monday from 18:00 to 01:00.

Named in Tatler's Best 20 Bars Asia-Pacific and ranked among Asia's 50 Best Bars every year since 2019, Bar Trigona operates from the Four Seasons Kuala Lumpur with a drink programme built around indigenous Malaysian ingredients. Its food menu is designed to work alongside the cocktails, not merely accompany them. For anyone tracking the evolution of Southeast Asian bar culture, this is a reference point.

Home sits on the third floor of Ambience Mall in Vasant Kunj, carrying a 2022 Asia's Best Bars ranking of #30 and a 2024 placement of #96 — one of the few Delhi bars to hold consecutive appearances on that list. Against a field of cocktail programs across India's major cities, it occupies a tier defined by craft-led programming and international recognition rather than venue scale or nightlife volume.

Sago House on Duxton Hill has earned consecutive placements in the World's 50 Best Asia's Best Bars rankings since 2021, reaching #10 in 2023 and appearing in the global list at #32 that same year. Set in one of Singapore's most characterful heritage streets, it operates at the intersection of place-rooted cocktail philosophy and tropical ingredient work that defines the city's premium bar tier.

On King Street's bar-dense corridor, The Cocktail Club has earned a position that most Charleston venues have not: consecutive appearances in the World's 50 Best Asia's Best Bars rankings, climbing from #32 in 2022 to #12 in 2024. That trajectory, combined with a Pearl recommendation and a Top 500 Bars placement in 2025, makes it a reference point for the city's serious drinking scene.

One of Central's most decorated bars, The Pontiac on Old Bailey Street has appeared in the World's 50 Best Asia's Best Bars rankings every year from 2016 through 2022, peaking at #16 in 2017. Its address on the SoHo edge of the Central district places it in a cluster of serious drinking venues, with a Google rating of 4.6 from 256 reviews underlining sustained crowd approval alongside critical recognition.

A basement cocktail bar in Soho's Staunton Street, The Wise King has held a position inside Asia's 50 Best Bars for four consecutive years, peaking at #18 in both 2019 and 2020. The bar operates in Hong Kong's mid-tier Soho corridor, where low ceilings and close quarters set the register for serious drinking rather than spectacle. It earns its place in the city's ranked cocktail tier through consistency and craft.

Junglebird has appeared on Asia's 50 Best Bars list every year from 2018 through 2024, placing as high as #35 in 2022. Located in Bukit Damansara, the bar operates at the intersection of tropical Southeast Asian ingredients and technically precise cocktail-making — a combination that has kept it relevant across seven consecutive years of regional recognition. It holds a 4.5 Google rating across 464 reviews.

Nutmeg & Clove has spent eleven years building one of Asia-Pacific's most recognised bar programs from an eight-table saloon on Purvis Street. Named in Asia's Best Bars Top 10 multiple times and ranked #24 in the 2025 edition, it turns Singapore's neighbourhood memory — kopitiam counters, mama shop shelves, itinerant ice cream carts — into formally structured cocktails that read as cultural argument as much as drink.

Ranked #47 on the World's 50 Best Bars list in 2024 and #15 in Asia the previous year, Analogue at CHIJMES in Singapore has moved steadily up the global cocktail rankings since 2022. Set within a 19th-century Gothic chapel complex in the civic district, the bar operates in a tier of serious program bars that compete on technical depth and concept clarity rather than volume or spectacle.

Few hotel bars in Asia hold a position in both Asia's 50 Best Bars and the global Top 500 simultaneously. The Aubrey, on the 25th floor of the Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong, operates across three distinct bar spaces with a Japanese craft focus that earned it a #10 ranking in Asia's 50 Best Bars 2024 and placement in Tatler's Best 20 Bars Hong Kong 2025. The skyline is the backdrop; the programme is the point.

Le Chamber has appeared on Asia's 50 Best Bars list every year since 2016, reaching as high as #17 in 2018 and holding a place in the 2025 ranking at #50. Located one floor below street level on Dosan-daero 55-gil in Gangnam's Cheongdam corridor, it operates in the tier of Seoul bars that shaped the city's international cocktail reputation. Google reviewers rate it 4.4 across 602 submissions.

Alice Cheongdam has appeared on Asia's 50 Best Bars list every year since 2016, reaching #11 in 2016 and #13 in 2025, making it one of the most consistently recognised cocktail bars in the region. Located in the basement of a Cheongdam-dong address, the bar draws on an Alice in Wonderland concept that shapes both its spatial design and its drinks program. Open until 2am on weekdays and 3am on weekends, it runs deep into Seoul's night.

Memento Mori sits inside Toranomon Hills Business Tower, placing it in Tokyo's newer wave of architecturally ambitious bar addresses rather than the city's traditional late-night drinking corridors. Ranked 41st at Asia's 50 Best Bars in 2022 and rated 4.6 across nearly 200 Google reviews, it competes in a tier defined by program depth and consistent execution rather than nostalgia or heritage.

Ranked #14 in Asia's Best Bars 2025 and #67 globally by World's 50 Best, Smoke & Bitters operates from an unlikely address on Sri Lanka's south coast, turning Hiriketiya's surf-village setting into one of the region's most credentialed cocktail programs. A 4.7 Google rating across more than 1,100 reviews confirms the bar's hold on visitors who rarely expect to find this level of craft this far from a major city.

Asia Today in Bangkok's Pom Prap district earned a place on Asia's 50 Best Bars list in both 2022 (ranked #43) and 2024 (ranked #90), marking it as one of the more durably recognised cocktail bars in a city with a crowded, competitive bar scene. Situated on Soi Nana, it holds a 4.8 Google rating across more than 400 reviews, signalling consistent execution rather than occasional brilliance.

Ranked #38 on Asia's Best Bars 2023, Copitas is one of Bangalore's most decorated cocktail addresses, operating evenings Tuesday through Sunday from a venue on Bellary Road in Ganganagar. The bar holds a 4.6 Google rating across 466 reviews, placing it among the city's most consistently rated drinking destinations. For the India bar circuit, it is a reference point.

Named to Tatler's Best Bars Asia-Pacific 2025 and a consistent presence on Asia's 50 Best Bars since 2016, Union Trading Company occupies a quiet stretch of Fen Yang Lu in Xuhui. The bar's track record across multiple editions of the World's 50 Best rankings places it among the most recognised cocktail addresses in mainland China. Plan ahead: demand consistently outpaces walk-in availability.

Operating from within the Mandarin Oriental Bangkok since 1953, The Bamboo Bar holds a position few hotel bars in Asia can match on longevity or awards consistency. Ranked #7 in Asia's Best Bars in 2020 and still listed in the Tatler Best Bars Asia-Pacific 2025, it has anchored Bangkok's live jazz and cocktail culture across seven decades while the city's bar scene has shifted dramatically around it.

Bee's Knees has held a position in Asia's Best Bars top 80 every year since 2020, peaking at #18 in 2021 — a sustained record that places it among the most consistently recognised cocktail bars in the region. Operating from Nakagyo Ward in central Kyoto, it runs Tuesday through Saturday from 6pm until 3am, making it one of the city's more serious late-night drinking destinations.

Ranked #2 in Asia and #9 globally by World's 50 Best Bars in 2024, Zest operates from a minimalist ground-floor space in Gangnam's Dosan-daero corridor, where a zero-waste cocktail programme draws on contract-farmed Korean ingredients, in-house urban beehives, and micro-distillery spirits. Co-founder Dohyung 'Demie' Kim won the Altos Bartenders' Bartender Award 2024. Weekday hours run from 18:30, with weekend service beginning at 15:00.

One of Singapore's most decorated cocktail bars, 28 HongKong Street occupies a converted shophouse on 28 Hong Kong St and has appeared in the World's 50 Best Bars list every year since 2012. A sustained run of recognition — including a #1 Asia ranking in 2016 — places it among the bars that shaped the city's modern cocktail identity. Google reviewers rate it 4.4 across more than 1,100 scores.

Speak Low has placed on the World's 50 Best Bars list every year since 2016, reaching as high as #10 globally in 2017. Spread across three floors of a former French Concession shophouse on Fuxing Middle Road, it remains one of the most consistently recognised cocktail bars in Asia-Pacific, appearing on the Tatler Best Bars Asia-Pacific 2025 list and holding a 4.6 Google rating across 154 reviews.