Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2024: Four Hong Kong Bars Make it to the 51-100 List

As Hong Kong gears up to host Asia’s 50 Best Bars event for the second consecutive year later this week, an extended list of bars has been released. This year, different bars from 19 cities across the region were on Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2024 51-100. For Hong Kong, four bars made the cut with Mizunara: The Library leading at number 66. It also climbed 20 spots from its ranking last year.

Singapore took the lead with a total of eight bars, followed by Bangkok with six, and Tokyo with five. The list also featured 15 newcomers with Seoul’s Soko taking the 51st spot.

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Following closely at number 67 is Honky Tonks Tavern. Other local bars that ranked include The Old Man (No. 71) and Tell Camellia (No. 97).

Meanwhile, eight cocktail bars from Singapore were included on the 100 extended list. The best performer was Republic (No.57), followed by No Sleep Club (No.60) and Stay Gold Flamingo (No.63).

Also included were The Elephant Room (No.65), Manhattan (No.69), Cat Bite Club (No.77), 28 Hongkong Street (No.78), and Last Word (No.93). This was the first time Cat Bite Club made the list after opening last year.

 

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Tokyo was next with five places. Three new entrants: Tokyo Confidential (No.53), Folklore (No.74), and Bulgari Ginza Bar (No.86) were joined by Gold Bar (No.76) and High Five (No.87).

Besides Soko, Seoul was represented by Charles H (No.95) and new entry Gong Gan (No.89).

Kuala Lumpur, Taipei, and New Delhi tied with three spots each on Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2024 51-100 list. Leading the Malaysian capital was Three X Co (No.56) followed by Coley (No.70) and Junglebird (No.80). From Taipei, To Infinity & Beyond (No.61) was joined by two newcomers, Under Lab (No.72) and Wu (Nothingness) at No.94. Lair (No.68) was the latest entry from New Delhi, together with Sidecar (No.84) and Home (No.96).

 

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Bars from Ho Chi Minh City, Nara, Shanghai, and Tainan occupied two positions on the list. Several cities held one spot, including Penang, Mumbai, Kumamoto, Kyoto, and Hanoi.

Jakarta and Muntinlupa City in the Philippines also made their entrance into Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2024 51-100 list with The St. Regis Bar (No.88) and Southbank Cafe + Lounge (No.82) respectively.

Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2024 will be announced at a ceremony at Rosewood Hong Kong on 16 July. See below for all the winners on the 51-100 list.

Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2024: 51-100 extended list

51. Soko, Seoul

52. Backdoor Bodega, Penang

53. Tokyo Confidential, Tokyo*

54. Epic, Shanghai

55. Lamp Bar, Nara

56. Three X Co, Kuala Lumpur

57. Republic, Singapore

58. Stir, Ho Chi Minh City

59. The Bombay Canteen, Mumbai

60. No Sleep Club, Singapore

61. To Infinity & Beyond, Taipei

62. Tropic City, Bangkok

63. Stay Gold Flamingo, Singapore

64. Yakoboku, Kumamoto

65. The Elephant Room, Singapore

66. Mizunara: The Library, Hong Kong

67. Honky Tonks Tavern, Hong Kong

68. Lair, New Delhi*

69. Manhattan, Singapore

70. Coley, Kuala Lumpur

71. The Old Man, Hong Kong

72. Under Lab, Taipei*

73. Opium, Bangkok

74. Folklore, Tokyo*

75. Bee’s Knees, Kyoto

76. Gold Bar, Tokyo

77. Cat Bite Club, Singapore*

78. 28 Hongkong Street, Singapore

79. The Han-jia, Tainan*

80. Junglebird, Kuala Lumpur

81. The Hudson Rooms, Hanoi*

82. Southbank Cafe + Lounge, Muntinlupa City*

83. Firefly, Bangkok*

84. Sidecar, New Delhi

85. The Sailing Bar, Nara

86. Bulgari Ginza Bar, Tokyo*

87. High Five, Tokyo

88. The St. Regis Bar, Jakarta*

89. Gong Gan, Seoul*

90. Asia Today, Bangkok

91. The Bamboo Bar, Bangkok

92. Sober Company, Shanghai

93. Last Word, Singapore

94. Wu (Nothingness), Taipei*

95. Charles H, Seoul

96. Home, New Delhi

97. Tell Camellia, Hong Kong

98. Dry Wave Cocktail Studio, Bangkok*

99. Drinking & Healing, Ho Chi Minh City*

100. Moonrock, Tainan

* New entry

(All images credit: mizunarathelibrary/Instagram)

This story first appeared on Lifestyle Asia Hong Kong.

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