The 2019 Spirited Awards nomination process saw a record number of submissions across categories. The Tales of the Cocktail Foundation is thrilled by the hospitality industry’s participation in recognizing the incredible hard work and achievements of our colleagues. In that spirit, the Foundation is proud to announce the Regional Top 10 honorees, broken into regions in the United States (East, Central and West) and Internationally (Europe, Middle East & Africa, Asia Pacific, The Americas (Latin America, the Caribbean and Canada). Through this nomination process, the Foundation is able to continue its efforts to develop and expand the impact and reach of the Spirited Awards to new countries and cities across the world.
Charlotte Voisey, Spirited Awards Chairperson: “This year, I am delighted to see more nominations from more people in every region of the world, recognizing local talent and achievement. We want to continue this trend and encourage judges and individuals to raise the profile of their communities by nominating even more bars, individuals and teams.”
The following categories are announced below within their respective regions:
- Best American Bar Team
- Best American Cocktail Bar
- Best American Hotel Bar
- Best American High Volume Cocktail Bar
- Best American Restaurant Bar
- Best NEW American Cocktail Bar
- Best International Bar Team
- Best International Cocktail Bar
- Best International Hotel Bar
- Best International High Volume Cocktail Bar
- Best International Restaurant Bar
- Best NEW International Cocktail Bar
The Spirited Awards® will be hosted on Saturday, July 20th from 7:00 – 10:00 P.M., followed by a Spirited After Hours party that will be held from 10:00 P.M. – 12:00 A.M. to celebrate and toast this year’s winners. General admission tickets to the awards will be available for $100, box seats for $250, and floor seats for $450 each. Purchase of awards tickets include access to Spirited After Hours. For those interested in exclusively attending the Spirited After Hours party, tickets can be purchased separately for $75. Tickets will be available with more information in conjunction with the Top 10 Finalist announcements on June 12, 2019.
All Regional Top 10 lists have been arranged in alphabetical order. We are delighted to share those with you now:
EUROPE
Best Cocktail Bar – Europe
Flying Dutchmen Cocktails – Amsterdam, Netherlands Le Syndicat – Paris, France Little Red Door – Paris, France Paradiso – Barcelona, Spain Satan’s Whiskers – London, UK Swift – London, UK Tales & Spirits – Amsterdam, Netherlands The Dark Horse – Bath, UK Three Sheets – London, UK Two Schmucks – Barcelona, Spain Best High Volume Cocktail Bar – Europe
Baba Au Rhum House of Spirits – Athens, Greece Callooh Callay – London, UK Dirty Dick – Paris, France HIMKOK – Oslo, Norway Odori Vermuteria Di Atene – Athens, Greece Oriole – London, UK Panda & Sons – Edinburgh, Scotland< Schumann’s – Munich, Germany The Cocktail Trading Co. – London, UK The Devil’s Advocate – Edinburgh, Scotland Best Restaurant Bar – Europe
Bulk Mixology Food Bar – Milan, Italy Ceresio 7 – Milan, Italy Danico – Paris, France Hawksmoor Spitalfields – London,UK Le Mary Celeste – Paris, France Les Grands Verres – Paris, France Sexy Fish – London, UK The Bon Vivant – Edinburgh, Scotland The Craftsman- Reggio Emilia, Italy Tjoget – Stockholm, Sweden Best Hotel Bar – Europe*
Amano Bar at the Hotel Amano – Berlin, Germany Artesian at theLangham Hotel – London, UK Beaufort Bar at the Savoy – London, UK Berners Tavern at London Edition Hotel – London, UK Fragrances at the Ritz-Carlton Berlin – Berlin, Germany Lobby Bar at The London Edition – London, UK Provocateur Berlin at the Provocateur – Berlin, Germany Punch Room at The London Edition – London, UK Scarfes Bar at the Rosewood Hotel – London, UK Sidecar Bar at the Westbury – Dublin, Ireland The Coral Room at the Bloomsbury Hotel – London, UK Widder Bar & Kitchen at Widder Hotel – Zürich, Switzerland *Includes 12 nominees due to a tie
Best New Cocktail Bar – Europe
Aperture – Montpellier, France Donovan Bar – London, UK Drink Kong – Rome, Italy Homeboy – London, UK Lady Libertine – Edinburgh, Scotland Little Mercies – London, UK Lyaness – London, UK Punch Room – Barcelona, Spain Senios –Athens, Greece The Cambridge Public House – Paris, France Best Bar Team – Europe
Artesian – London, UK El Copitas – St. Petersburg, Russia Happiness Forgets – London, UK Himkok– Oslo, Norway Lost+Found Drinkery – Nicosia, Cyprus Panda & Sons – Edinburgh, Scotland Paradiso – Barcelona, Spain The Bon Vivant – Edinburgh, Scotland The Connaught – London, UK Trailer Happiness – London, UK THE AMERICAS (Latin America, the Caribbean & Canada)
Best Cocktail Bar – The Americas
Atwater Cocktail Club – Montreal, Canada Bar Raval – Toronto, Canada Candelaria Bar – Santiago, Chile Cloakroom Bar Montreal – Montreal, Canada The Coldroom – Montreal, Canada El Barón Cafe & Liquor Bar – Cartagena, Colombia El Pequeño Bar – Montreal, Canada Florería Atlantico – Buenos Aires, Argentina Hanky Panky Cocktail Bar – Mexico City, Mexico PrettyUgly Bar – Toronto, Canada Best High Volume Cocktail Bar – The Americas
Alquimico Bar – Cartagena, Colombia Jungle Bird – San Juan, Puerto Rico La Factoria – San Juan, Puerto Rico Mahjong – Toronto, Canada The Strangers Club – Panama, Panama Subastor – São Paulo, Brazil Tennessee Tavern – Toronto, Canada Uptown & the Bronx – Buenos Aires, Argentina Victoria Brown Coffee & Bar – Buenos Aires, Argentina WALRUS Pub & Beer Hall – Toronto, Canada Best Restaurant Bar – The Americas*
Arca – Tulum, Mexico Alo – Toronto, Canada Bar Kismet – Halifax, Canada Botanist Bar – Vancouver, Canada Doppelganger Bar – Buenos Aires, Argentina La Casita de Rones – San Juan, Puerto Rico Lot Six Bar and Restaurant – Halifax, Canada Museo del Pisco – Cusco, Peru Pizza Felix – Mexico City, Mexico Presidente – Buenos Aires, Argentina The Diamond – Vancouver, Canada *Includes 11 nominees due to a tie
Best Hotel Bar – The Americas
Clive’s Classic Lounge – Victoria, Canada Copacabana Piano Bar at the Belmond Copacabana Palace – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Fifty Mils at the Four Seasons Hotel – Mexico City, Mexico Frank Bar at the Maksoud Plaza – São Paulo, Brazil Lobby Lounge and Raw Bar at Fairmont Pacific Rim – Vancouver, Canada Nacarat – Montreal, Canada Prohibition at the Rosewood Hotel Georgia – Vancouver, Canada Casa Malca – Tulum, Mexico The Drake Minibar at The Drake Hotel – Toronto, Canada Townhouse Rooftop at Townhouse Boutique Hotel and Rooftop – Cartagena, Colombia Best New Cocktail Bar – The Americas
À Toi – Toronto, Canada Gift Shop at Barber & Co. – Toronto, Canada Little Hong Kong – Edmonton, Canada Mulberry Bar – Toronto, Canada Nhau Bar – Montreal, Canada Paris Paris – Toronto, Canada Project Gigglewater – Toronto, Canada The Watch That Ends The Night – Dartmouth, Canada Tokyo Music Bar – Mexico City, Mexico Waikiki Tiki Room – Mexico City, Mexico Best Bar Team – The Americas
Alquimico Bar – Cartagena, Colombia Fifty Mils at the Four Seasons Hotel – Mexico City, Mexico Guilhotina – São Paulo, Brazil Huerta Bar Cocteleria Artesanal – Bogotá, Colombia La Factoria – San Juan, Puerto Rico Licorería Limantour – Mexico City, Mexico NOSSO Ipanema – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Subastor – São Paulo, Brazil The Coldroom – Montreal, Canada The Keefer Bar – Vancouver, Canada MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA (MEA)
For Middle East and Africa, the number of nominations continues to increase annually but remains an emerging scene for cocktail culture. Please note that in some of these categories, we have included the Top 5 ranked submissions (versus the Top 10).
Best Cocktail Bar – MEA*
The Art of Duplicity – Cape Town, South Africa AT.MOSPHERE at the Burj Khalifa – Dubai, United Arab Emirates La Otra – Tel Aviv, Israel BARBARY Deli + Cocktail Club – Dubai, United Arab Emirates Cause Effect Cocktail Kitchen – Cape Town, South Africa The Gin Bar – Cape Town, South Africa The HOUSE of MACHINES – Cape Town, South Africa Lucky Shaker – Umhlanga, South Africa Mootee – Johannesburg, South Africa** Poppy by David Myers at the Renaissance Downtown Hotel – Dubai, United Arab Emirates Sin + Tax – Randburg, South Africa *Includes 11 nominees due to a tie
**Mootee recently closed
Best High Volume Cocktail Bar – MEA
Buddha-Bar – Dubai, United Arab Emirates Central Station Boutique Bar – Beirut, Lebanon Front/Back – Accra, Ghana Iris – Dubai, United Arab Emirates Miss Lily’s at the Sheraton Grand Hotel – Dubai, United Arab Emirates Mr. Miyagis – Dubai, United Arab Emirates The Royale – Randburg, South Africa Soho Garden – Dubai, United Arab Emirates Weslodge Saloon at the JW Marriott Marquis – Dubai, United Arab Emirates Zero Gravity – Dubai, United Arab Emirates Best Restaurant Bar – MEA
BB Social Dining – Dubai, United Arab Emirates Brian Lara Rum Eatery – Randburg, South Africa COYA – Dubai, United Arab Emirates Ferdinand – Beirut, Lebanon Folly by Nick & Scott – Dubai, United Arab Emirates Kloof Street House – Cape Town, South Africa La Petit Maison – Dubai, United Arab Emirates Masti – Dubai, United Arab Emirates Nola Eatery & Social House – Dubai, United Arab Emirates Zuma Dubai – Dubai, United Arab Emirates Best Hotel Bar – MEA*
Bar ThreeSixty at the Le Gray Beirut – Beirut, Lebanon Churchill Club at the Four Seasons – Dubai, United Arab Emirates Gold On 27 at the Burj Al Arab Jumeirah – Dubai, United Arab Emirates GiGi Rooftop at the Gorgeous George Hotel – Cape Town, South Africa Hendricks Bar at Four Seasons – Dubai, United Arab Emirates IMPERIAL at The Imperial Hotel – Tel Aviv, Israel The Penthouse at FIVE Palm Jumeirah – Dubai, United Arab Emirates Amethyste Bar & Lounge at Phoenicia Hotel – Beirut, Lebanon Planet Bar in the Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel – Capetown, South Africa Radisson Blu at the Radisson Blu Anchorage Hotel – Lagos, Nigeria Skyview Bar & Restaurant at the Burj Al Arab – Dubai, United Arab Emirates *Includes 11 nominees due to a tie
Best New Cocktail Bar – MEA
Electric Bing Sutt – Beirut, Lebanon HOOCH Boutique & Drinkery at The Phoenicia – Beirut, Lebanon Laurel Bar – Dubai, United Arab Emirates Mama Zonia – Dubai, United Arab Emirates Seven Sisters – Dubai, United Arab Emirates Best Bar Team – MEA
La Otra – Tel Aviv, Israel Cause Effect Cocktail Kitchen – Cape Town, South Africa Central Station – Beirut, Lebanon The House of Machines – Cape Town, South Africa Imperial – Tel Aviv, Israel Lost+Found Drinkery – Nicosia, Cyprus Miss Lily’s at the Sheraton Grand Hotel – Dubai, United Arab Emirates Mootee – Johannesburg, South Africa* Sin + Tax – Randburg, South Africa Zuma – Dubai, United Arab Emirates *Mootee recently closed
ASIA & PACIFIC
Best Cocktail Bar – Asia & Pacific
28 HongKong Street – Singapore Above Board – Melbourne, Australia Atlas – Singapore Coa – Hong Kong Gibson – Singapore Jigger & Pony – Singapore Maybe Mae – Adelaide, Australia Native – Singapore PS40 – Sydney, Australia The Old Man – Hong Kong Best High Volume Cocktail Bar – Asia & Pacific
Beneath Driver Lane – Melbourne, Australia Black Pearl – Melbourne, Australia Eau de Vie – Melbourne, Australia Employees Only – Sydney, Australia Jigger & Pony – Singapore KOR – Taipei, Taiwan Maybe Mae – Adelaide, Australia Opera Bar – Sydney, Australia The Lobo Plantation – Sydney, Australia The Parasol & Swing Company – Auckland, New Zealand Best Restaurant Bar – Asia & Pacific
8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo Bombana – Hong Kong Bar Torino – Adelaide, Australia Caffe Fernet – Singapore Indulge Experimental Bistro – Taipei City, Taiwan Long Chim Perth – Perth, Australia Lume Restaurant & Bar – Mumbai, India Maybe Frank – Australia The Reservoire – Bangalore, India Tippling Club – Singapore Zuma – Hong Kong Best Hotel Bar – Asia & Pacific
1515 Bar at the Shangri La – Shanghai Akademi at the Katamama Hotel – Bali, Indonesia Charles H. at the Four Seasons – Seoul, South Korea Eichardt’s Bar at Eichardt’s Private Hotel – Queenstown, New Zealand Lobster Bar and Grill at Island Shangri-La – Hong Kong Manhattan at Regent Singapore – Singapore Moon Bar at Banyan Tree – Bangkok, Thailand Rock Bar at Ayana Resort – Bali, Indonesia The Bamboo Bar at the Mandarin Oriental – Bangkok, Thailand Vida Rica Bar at Mandarin Oriental – Macau, China Best New Cocktail Bar – Asia & Pacific
Bar Trigona at the Four Seasons – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Cantina OK! – Sydney, Australia DarkSide – Hong Kong Deadshot – Auckland, New Zealand The Hotel Esplanade – Melbourne, Australia MAYBE SAMMY – Sydney, Australia MO Bar – Singapore Punch Room at The Shanghai Edition – Shanghai, China The Scout at The Dolphin Hotel – Sydney, Australia The SG Club – Tokyo, Japan Best Bar Team – Asia & Pacific
28 HongKong Street – Singapore Black Pearl – Melbourne, Australia Charles H. at the Four Seasons – Seoul, South Korea Jigger & Pony – Singapore Mea Culpa – Auckland, New Zealand The Gresham Bar – Queensland, Australia The Lobo Plantation – Sydney, Australia The Old Man – Hong Kong Tropic City – Bangkok, Thailand Zuma – Hong Kong
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (U.S.A.)
EAST
Best American Cocktail Bar – USA (East)
Amor Y Amargo – New York, NY Attaboy – New York, NY barmini by José Andrés – Washington, D.C. Drink – Boston, MA Ghost Donkey – New York, NY Grand Army – New York, NY Leyenda – Brooklyn, NY Pouring Ribbons – New York, NY Proof – Charleston, SC Raines Law Room – New York, NY Best High Volume Cocktail Bar – USA (East)
Bathtub Gin – New York, NY Buffalo & Bergen – Washington, D.C. Earls Prudential – Boston, MA Jack Rose – Washington, D.C. Merchant & Trade – Charlotte, NC Porchlight – New York, NY R House – Baltimore, MD The Dead Rabbit – New York, NY The Tippler – New York, NY Yvonne’s – Boston, MA Best Restaurant Bar – USA (East)
Bar Mezzana – Boston, MA The Dabney Cellar – Washington, D.C. DANTE – New York, NY Empire State South – Atlanta, GA Gramercy Tavern – New York, NY Kimball House – Decatur, GA No. 9 Park – Boston, MA Silver Dollar – Louisville, KY The Baldwin Bar – Woburn, MA The Modern – New York, NY Best Hotel Bar – USA (East)
Bar Fiori at The Langham New York, Fifth Avenue – New York, NY Brothers and Sisters at Line Hotel – Washington, D.C. Covina at Park South Hotel – New York, NY Diego at the Public Hotel – New York, NY L27 Rooftop Lounge at the Westin – Nashville, TN Le Sirenuse Champagne Bar at Four Seasons Hotel – Miami, FL Roof at Park South Hotel – New York, NY The Hawthorne at the Hotel Commonwealth – Boston, MA The Living Room at The Dewberry Hotel – Charleston, SC Westlight at the William Vale Hotel – New York, NY Best New Cocktail Bar – USA (East)
Cafe La Trova – Miami, FL Dear Irving on Hudson – New York, NY Existing Conditions – New York, NY Jaguar Sun – Miami, FL KAIDO – Miami, FL Katana Kitten – New York, NY Manhatta – New York, NY The Green Zone – Washington, D.C. The Polynesian – New York, NY Undercote – New York, NY Best Bar Team – USA (East)
Amor Y Amargo – New York, NY Barmini by José Andrés – Washington, D.C. Clover Club – New York, NY DANTE – New York, NY Eastern Standard – Boston, MA Ghost Donkey – New York, NY Le Sirenuse Champagne Bar at Four Seasons Hotel – Miami, FL Leyenda – Brooklyn, NY Proof – Charleston, SC The NoMad – New York, NY CENTRAL
Best Cocktail Bar – USA (Central)
Best Intentions – Chicago, IL Billy Sunday — Chicago, IL Estereo – Chicago, IL Julep – Houston, Tx Latitude 29 – New Orleans, LA Manifesto – Kansas City, MO Patterson House – Nashville, TN Porco Lounge & Tiki Room – Cleveland, OH The Aviary – Chicago, IL The Monarch Cocktail Bar & Lounge – Kansas City, MO Best High Volume Bar – USA (Central)
Atomic Lounge – Birmingham, AL Ball & Biscuit – Indianapolis, IN Barrel Proof – New Orleans, LA Cindy’s – Chicago, IL Eat Street Social – Minneapolis, MN Eight Row Flint – Houston, TX Half Step – Austin, TX Nickel City – Austin, TX Sportsman’s Club – Chicago, IL The Roosevelt Room – Austin, TX Best Restaurant Bar USA – USA (Central)
Bad Hunter – Chicago, IL Better Luck Tomorrow – Houston, TX Coltivare – Houston, TX Justine – New Orleans, LA Odette – Florence, AL Sepia – Chicago, IL Snackbar – Oxford, MS The Rieger – Kansas City, MO Ticonderoga Club – Atlanta, GA Best Hotel Bar USA – USA (Central)
Compere Lapin – New Orleans, LA Midnight Rambler at the Joule Hotel – Dallas, TX Sable Kitchen & Bar at the Palomar Hotel – Chicago, IL Sazerac Bar at the Roosevelt Hotel – New Orleans, LA Sternewirth at Hotel Emma – San Antonio, TX The Berkshire Room at Acme Hotel Company – Chicago, IL The Driskill Bar at the Hyatt – Austin, TX The Lobby Bar at the Ace Hotel – New Orleans, LA VASO Dublin at AC Hotel Columbus – Dublin, OH Best New Cocktail Bar USA – USA (Central)
Bar Sotano – Chicago, IL Here Nor There – Austin, TX Jewel of the South – New Orleans, LA Kumiko – Chicago, IL Lost Whale – Milwaukee, WI Neon Wilderness – Chicago, IL Pearl Diver – Nashville, TN Queen’s Park – Birmingham, AL Young American – Chicago, IL Z Bar at The Peninsula Chicago – Chicago, IL Best Bar Team USA – USA (Central)
Bad Hunter – Chicago, IL Estereo – Chicago, IL Half Step – Austin, TX Lost Lake – Chicago, IL Nickel City – Chicago, IL Sable Kitchen & Bar at the Palomar Hotel – Chicago, IL Sportsman’s Club – Chicago, IL The Aviary – Chicago, IL The Roosevelt Room – Austin, TX Three Dots and a Dash – Chicago, IL WEST
Best Cocktail Bar – USA (West)
Bar Clacson – Los Angeles, CA Bar Jackalope – Los Angeles, CA Bar Leather Apron – Honolulu, HI Bibo Ergo Sum – Los Angeles, CA Navy Strength – Seattle, WA Rumba – Seattle, WA The Slipper Clutch – Los Angeles, CA The Varnish – Los Angeles, CA Trick Dog – San Francisco, CA UnderTow – Phoenix, AZ Best High Volume Cocktail Bar – USA (West)
Bitter & Twisted Cocktail Parlour – Phoenix, AZ Caña Rum Bar – Los Angeles, CA Harvard and Stone – Los Angeles, CA Herbs and Rye – Las Vegas, NV Las Perlas – Los Angeles, CA Melrose Umbrella Co. – Los Angeles, CA Occidental – Denver, CO Paper Plane – San Jose, CA Polite Provisions – San Diego, CA Shady Lady Saloon – Sacramento, CA Best Restaurant Bar – USA (West)
Bar Agricole – San Francisco, CA Eveleigh – West Hollywood, CA Hatchet Hall – Los Angeles, CA Kindred – San Diego, CA Manresa – Los Gatos, CA Nopa – San Francisco, CA Oak at Fourteenth – Boulder, CO Otium – Los Angeles, CA Redbird – Los Angeles, CA Republique – Los Angeles, CA The Saratoga – San Francisco, CA Best Hotel Bar – USA (West)
Broken Shaker at the Freehand Hotel – Los Angeles, CA Charmaine’s Rooftop Bar & Lounge at San Francisco Proper Hotel – San Francisco, CA Libertine Social at the Mandalay Bay – Las Vegas, NV MiniBar Hollywood at the Best Western Plus, Hollywood Hills Hotel – Los Angeles, CA Pennyroyal at Kimpton Palladian Hotel – Seattle, WA The Dorsey at the Venetian Hotel – Las Vegas, NV The Nest at the Thompson Seattle – Seattle, WA The NoMad Bar at the NoMad Hotel – Los Angeles, CA The Normandie Club at the Hotel Normandie – Los Angeles, CA The Spare Room at the Roosevelt Hotel – Los Angeles, CA Citizen Rail at Kimpton Hotel Born – Denver, CO Best New Cocktail Bar – USA (West)
Bon Voyage – San Francisco, CA Cleaver- Butchered Meats, Seafood and Classic Cocktails – Las Vegas, NV Death & Co. – Denver, CO Little Rituals – Phoenix, AZ Mr. Coco – Las Vegas, NV NoMad Bar – Las Vegas, NV Raised by Wolves – San Diego, CA The Snug – Sacramento, CA The Streamliner – Los Angeles, CA Zombie Village – San Francisco, CA Best Bar Team – USA (West)
Bar Clacson – Los Angeles, CA Broken Shaker Los Angeles at Freehand LA – Los Angeles, CA Herbs and Rye – Las Vegas, NV NoMad LA – Los Angeles, CA Polite Provisions – San Diego, CA Rye – San Francisco, CA The Normandie Club – Los Angeles, CA The Varnish – Los Angeles, CA Trick Dog – San Francisco, CA UnderTow – Phoenix, AZ Wildhawk – San Francisco, CA 
