The best bar in the world for 2018 is … about to close

Dandelyan, an upscale hotel on the south bank of the Thames in London, was named the best watering can on the planet at a ceremony in London on Wednesday night.

Two days earlier, he announced that he was definitely closing his doors.

"I'm flabbergasted," said Ryan Chetiyawardana, a confused head mixologist, shortly after accepting honors in the Oscar-winning counterpart in the bar sector and timidly admitting to the assembled crowd. that he was "killing" his place of rendezvous.

"In a way, it's the most appropriate thing," he added. "We have worked so hard and with so much passion and we are now at the top of the industry."

Next year, the closure of Dandelyan, which occupies the ground floor of the Mondrian London Hotel at Sea Containers, will be disappointing, but disappoints legions of fans flocking to this place in dim light, though Bold enough to swallow her botanical creations.

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But Mr. Chetiyawardana, also known as Mr. Lyan, said his team of 32 would create a new bar in his place – a revival that he hopes to "encourage others to innovate and take on challenges "in the beverage industry.

Or, perhaps, send the customers straight into the arms of the best bar jacket of 2017 and this year's finalist, the American Bar at the Savoy.

Unlike the Dandelyan life cycle, the American Art Deco bar has been serving cocktail classics for more than 125 years.

Despite the imminent closure of its premium alcoholic beverage supplier, London's preeminence in the world of mixed drinks remains unmatched, according to the 2018 ranking. British capital claims 10 of the top 50 water points, against the six closest rivals of New York.

But transatlantic domination could face more difficult challenges in the years to come. This year, third place at the prestigious and Royal Manhattan of Singapore is the latest announcement of a cocktail scene potentially conquering the world in the Asian metropolis.

Singapore won five places in the top 50, with Atlas, number eight specialist gin and champagne, the number of the highest alpine 13-year-old, the usual Dagger operation at 23 and 28 Hong Kong Street at number 34.

The London contingent was completed by the Connaught Bar, a ten-year-old restaurant (also called "Legend of the List"), fifth, Soho's Bar Termini at six o'clock, The Oriole at age 17, on the tropical theme, and a new Coupette at 18, obsessed with apples. , Ingredient mixers sought out Scout at age 28, dispensers at a dose Three sheets at age 29, Happiness tiny at age 35 and Swift aged two at age 46.

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At No. 4 on the list, the highest rated bar in New York – and North America – is The NoMad, a buttoned cocktail place set in a hotel of the same name. The legend of Greenwich Village, Dante, Attaboy at 15, the former winner of the Dead Rabbit at 16, the list of loyal employees at 26 and BlackTail at 41.

Asia's growing presence in the list of the best bars has been reinforced by the number 10 Old Man on the theme of Hemingway in Hong Kong, the highest new entry on the list. Other notable bars in the area include the 12-year-old High Five from Tokyo and Shanghai Speakeasy, 20-year-old Speak Low.

The Black Pearl, beloved in Melbourne, was named best in Australasia in 30th place. Floreria Atlantico, in Buenos Aires, took the 14th place and the prize of the best in South America. Central Station, a Beirut-themed rail bar, has been named best in the Middle East and Africa.

Can not find your favorite dive bar on the full list below? William Drew, editor of the 50 Best Bars UK group, said that while alcohol sales standards seem to be rising worldwide, impressing the 510 anonymous judges rewards is not enough.

"It's inevitably a very exclusive list by its very nature," he told CNN. "If your local dive bar has become a destination for people from all over the world, it could be added to the list, but it has to be more than a favorite of a few locals – it has to create a reputation that goes beyond borders."

In addition, says Chetiyawardana, this year's winner, being in the British capital does not hurt.

"London is really the best city on the planet to eat and drink food," he added.

The 50 best bars in the world

20. Speak low (Shanghai)

25. Objects found (Nicosia)

27. Central Station (Beirut)

38. Indulge Experimental Bistro (Taipei)

39. El Copitas (Saint Petersburg)