The holy grail of bars list is finally out — The World’s 50 Best Bars list for 2019 was revealed over the weekend and a Middle East watering hole has made it to the list.
Located in Beirut’s trendiest neighbourhood, Gemmayze, Electric Bing Sutt is an Asian Middle Eastern all day bar comes in at number 46 on the coveted list.
As the only Middle East bar to make it to the top 50 list, Electric Bing Sutt were ecstatic with their win.
The World’s 50 Best Bars is organised by William Reed Business Media, the same people behind controversial World’s 50 Best Restaurants Award.
London had the strongest presence in the top 50 with 10 entries, while New York’s Greenwich Village bar Dante took the top spot, and Singapore and Buenos Aires made it in the top 10.
Ahead of the release of the world’s 50 best bars in London, organisers of the list have revealed the second half of the list (51-100), and it features one of Dubai’s best bars: Zuma at 62 and Beirut’s Central Station at 73.
Here’s the full 2019 World’s 50 Best Bar list.
1. Dante (New York City)
2. Connaught Bar (London)
3. Florería Atlántico (Buenos Aires)
4. The NoMad (New York)
5. American Bar (London)
6. The Clumsies (Athens)
7. Attaboy (New York City)
8. Atlas (Singapore)
9. The Old Man (Hong Kong)
10. Licorería Limantour (Mexico City)
11. Manhattan (Singapore)
12. Native (Singapore)
13. Carnaval (Lima)
14. Katana Kitten (New York City)
15. Guilhotina (São Paulo)
16. Three Sheets (London)
17. Himkok (Oslo)
18. High Five (Tokyo)
19. Salmón Gurú (Madrid)
20. Paradiso (Barcelona)
21. Indulge Experimental Bistro (Taipei)
22. The Dead Rabbit (New York City)
23. Coupette (London)
24. The SG Club (Tokyo)
25. Dr. Stravinsky (Barcelona)
26. Employees Only (New York City)
27. El Copitas (St. Petersburg)
28. Scout (London)
29. Jigger & Pony (Singapore)
30. Operation Dagger (Singapore)
31. Baba Au Rum (Athens)
32. La Factoría, (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
33. Presidente (Buenos Aires)
34. Schumann’s (Munich)
35. Speak Low (Shanghai)
36. Little Red Door (Paris)
37. Linje Tio (Stockholm)
38. The Old Man (Singapore)
39. Lyaness (London)
40. Happiness Forgets (London)
41. Swift (London)
42. Trick Dog (San Francisco)
43. Maybe Sammy (Sydney)
44. 1930 (Milan)
45. Sober Company (Shanghai)
46. Electric Bing Sutt (Beirut)
47. Kwānt (London)
48. Artesian (London)
49. Coa (Hong Kong)
50. Jerry Thomas Speakeasy (Rome)
