Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2024 Reveals 51 to 100
David Klemt
Partner, KRG Hospitality Inc. | Bar, Beverage and Guest Experience Coach | IHI 2024 Global Top 100 Social Media Influencers in Hospitality | Host of Bar Hacks, IHI 2024 Global Top 40 Hospitality Podcasts
As we near the ceremony for the ninth edition of Asia’s 50 Best Bars, taking place in Hong Kong on July 16, we can congratulate numbers 51 to 100.
Clearly one of the hottest bar markets in the world, Singapore dominates the 51 to 100 list this year. Unsurprisingly, the city-state also featured the most bars on the Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2023 51 to 100 list. Interestingly, Singapore boasted eight bars on the list last year, and the same in 2024.
In second place on the expanded list in terms of number of bars is Bangkok. The legendary nightlife city claims six spots on the 2024 51 to 100 ranking.
Seoul, South Korea, is not only home to three bars—including number 51—the city is also the home to Zest. This is noteworthy in part because Dohyung “Demie” Kim is the winner of the Altos Bartenders’ Bartender Award 2024, one of two awards announced ahead of the Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2024 ceremony.
Kim is the co-founder of Zest, which took home the fifth spot on the Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2023 list. With that ranking, the bar also claimed the title of the Best Bar in Korea. Further, Zest earned number 18 on the World’s 50 Best Bars 2023 list.
On another note, it appears that the we should keep an eye on Tainan City, Taiwan; Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; and Nara, Japan. Each of these cities holds two spots on the 2024 expanded list, a 100-percent increase over 2023. Last year, Lamp Bar, located in Nara, earned spot number 23 on Asia’s 50 Best Bars list. It’ll be interesting to see if these cities are represented on the one to 50 list for this year.
On that note, we’ll find out which bars are ranked one to 50 on July 16. Mark your calendars. Cheers!
100. Moonrock (Tainan City, Taiwan)
99. Drinking & Healing (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
98. Dry Wave Cocktail Studio (Bangkok, Thailand)
97. Tell Camellia (Hong Kong, China)
96. Home (New Delhi, India)
95. Charles H (Seoul, South Korea)
94. Wu (Nothingness) (Taipei, Taiwan)
93. Last Word (Singapore)
92. Sober Company (Shanghai, China)
91. The Bamboo Bar (Bangkok, Thailand)
90. Asia Today (Bangkok, Thailand)
89. Gong Gan (Seoul, South Korea)
88. The St. Regis Bar (Jakarta) (Jakarta, Indonesia)
87. High Five (Tokyo, Japan)
86. Bulgari Ginza Bar (Tokyo, Japan)
85. The Sailing Bar (Nara, Japan)
84. Sidecar (New Delhi, India)
83. Firefly (Bangkok, Thailand)
82. Southbank Cafe + Lounge (Muntinlupa City, Philippines)
81. The Hudson Rooms (Hanoi, Vietnam)
80. Junglebird (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
79. The Han-jia (Tainan City, Taiwan)
78. 28 HongKong Street (Singapore)
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77. Cat Bite Club (Singapore)
76. Gold Bar (Tokyo, Japan)
75. Bee’s Knees (Kyoto, Japan)
74. Folklore (Tokyo, Japan)
73. Opium (Bangkok, Thailand)
72. Under Lab (Taipei, Taiwan)
71. The Old Man (Hong Kong, China)
70. Coley (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
69. Manhattan (Singapore)
68. Lair (New Delhi, India)
67. Honky Tonks Tavern (Hong Kong, China)
66. Mizunara: The Library (Honh Kong, China)
65. The Elephant Room (Singapore)
64. Yakoboku (Kumamoto, Japan)
63. Stay Gold Flamingo (Singapore)
62. Tropic City (Bangkok, Thailand)
61. To Infinity & Beyond (Taipei, Taiwan)
60. No Sleep Club (Singapore)
59. The Bombay Canteen (Mumbai, India)
58. Stir (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
57. Republic (Singapore)
56. Three X Co (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
55. Lamp Bar (Nara, Japan)
54. Epic (Shanghai, China)
53. Tokyo Confidential (Tokyo, Japan)
52. Backdoor Bodega (Penang, Malaysia)
51. Soko (Seoul, South Korea)
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