the bar team from handshake speakeasy on stage during the 50 best awards

Each year, 50 Best ranks the best restaurants and bars across the world and also in distinct regions, like Asia, Latin America, and North America. The 2025 50 Best Bars in North America were announced on April 29 during a live ceremony at the JW Marriott Parq hotel in Vancouver. The annual ranking features bars across the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.

Mexico City’s Handshake Speakeasy took the number one slot for the second year in a row, and Superbueno in New York took second place for the second year in a row. The top five are rounded out by Tlecān in Mexico City, Jewel of the South in New Orleans, and Sip & Guzzle in New York.

Overall, 26 U.S. bars made the list, followed by 14 from Mexico, eight from Canada, and two in the Caribbean. New York led the way for cities, with 11 bars on the list.

Awards were also given in categories like Best New Opening (Clemente Bar in New York), Best Cocktail Menu (Civil Works in Toronto), Bar Design (Carry On in Phoenix), and Sustainability (Thunderbolt in Los Angeles).

Voting is anonymous and performed by a 300-person academy that’s equally split between bartenders and bar owners, drinks writers and educators, and well-traveled cocktail experts. Voters are simply asked to name where they have had their “best experience” during the last 18 months before the voting deadline. The full list is below.

North America’s 50 Best Bars – 2025

1. Handshake Speakeasy, Mexico City

2. Superbueno, New York City

3. Tlecān, Mexico City

4. Jewel of the South, New Orleans

5. Sip & Guzzle, New York City

6. Overstory, New York City

7. Bar Pompette, Toronto

8. El Gallo Altanero, Guadalajara, Mexico

9. Licorería Limantour, Mexico City

10. Kumiko, Chicago

11. Clemente Bar, New York City

12. Mírate, Los Angeles

13. Café La Trova, Miami

14. Bar Mauro, Mexico City

15. Martiny’s, New York City

16. Pacific Cocktail Haven, San Francisco

17. True Laurel, San Francisco

18. Employees Only, New York City

19. Double Chicken Please, New York City

20. Baltra Bar, Mexico City

21. Civil Liberties, Toronto

22. Aruba Day Drink, Tijuana, Mexico

23. Service Bar, Washington, D.C.

24. Thunderbolt, Los Angeles

25. Best Intentions, Chicago

26. Botanist Bar, Vancouver

27. Arca, Tulum, Mexico

28. The Keefer Bar, Vancouver

29. Selva, Oaxaca, Mexico

30. Library by the Sea, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

31. Cloakroom, Montreal

32. La Factoría, San Juan, Puerto Rico

33. Maison Première, New York City

34. Bijou Drinkery Room, Mexico City

35. Hanky Panky, Mexico City

36. Atwater Cocktail Club, Montreal

37. Bar Mordecai, Toronto

38. Meadowlark, Chicago

39. Bisous, Chicago

40. Kaito del Valle, Mexico City

41. Yacht Club, Denver

42. Katana Kitten, New York City

43. Angel’s Share, New York City

44. Mother, Toronto

45. Allegory, Washington, D.C.

46. Dante, New York City

47. Café de Nadie, Mexico City

48. Silver Lyan, Washington D.C.

49. Bekeb, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

50. Cure, New Orleans

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  • Thank you for including us in the list of the 50 Best Bars in North America for 2025! We are beyond thrilled and deeply grateful for the recognition. It’s an incredible honor to be featured among such esteemed establishments, and we couldn’t have achieved this without the amazing support of our guests and team. Your acknowledgment means the world to us!

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