It’s that time of year again: North America’s 50 Best Bars of 2024 have been revealed.
The list, sponsored by Perrier, was unveiled at a live awards ceremony on April 23 at Rosewood San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. The honorees include establishments in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
Kicking off the list is Mexico City’s Handshake Speakeasy, the first bar in Mexico to take the No. 1 spot on the annual ranking. It features throwback Prohibition-era decor, a marble bar, and of course, next-level cocktails courtesy of bar director Eric van Beek. The menu stars innovative ingredients like infused cordials and house-made syrups, as well as batched cocktails on-draft like last year’s winner Double Chicken Please. Handshake Speakeasy ranked No. 2 on last year’s list, as well as No. 3 among 2023’s 50 Best Bars in the World.
“We give our biggest ¡Felicidades! to Handshake Speakeasy and head bartender Eric van Beek for the team’s incredible work in delivering excellence,” says Emma Sleight, head of content for North America’s 50 Best Bars in a press release. “Handshake Speakeasy continues to push the boundaries of the art of cocktail creation as well as always putting service first, so we are pleased to see them crowned the first bar in Mexico City named No.1 on North America’s 50 Best Bars list.”
Stateside, New York City continues to boast the highest density of North America’s top bars. Claiming the No. 2 spot on the list is Manhattan’s Mexican-American cocktail bar Superbueno, which won VinePair’s Next Wave Award for Bar Program of the Year in 2023. The bar, co-owned by New York hospitality veterans Ignacio “Nacho Jiménez and Greg Boehm, opened in the East Village in April 2023.
The Big Apple’s Overstory and Martiny’s ranked as No. 3 and 4 on this year’s list, and 2023’s top-ranked bar Double Chicken Please slid into the No. 7 spot. Overall, New York is home to 12 of the 26 U.S. bars honored this year.
Up north, Toronto’s Civil Liberties won the title of the Best Bar in Canada, and Puerto Rico’s La Factoría was given the top spot in the Caribbean, ranking No. 18 in the list overall.
Check out the full list of North America’s 50 Best Bars of 2024 below.
Rank
Bar Name
Location
1
Handshake Speakeasy
Mexico City
2
Superbueno
New York City
3
Overstory
New York City
4
Martiny’s
New York City
5
Rayo
Mexico City
6
Jewel of the South
New Orleans
7
Double Chicken Please
New York City
8
Thunderbolt
Los Angeles
9
Licorería Limantour
Mexico City
10
Tlecān
Mexico City
11
Zapote Bar
Playa del Carmen
12
Katana Kitten
New York City
13
Café La Trova
Miami
14
El Gallo Altanero
Guadalajara
15
Employees Only
New York City
16
Aruba Day Drink
Tijuana
17
Café de Nadie
Mexico City
18
La Factoría
San Juan
19
Kumiko
Chicago
20
Dante
New York City
21
Civil Liberties
Toronto
22
Service Bar
Washington DC
23
Allegory
Washington DC
24
Botanist Bar
Vancouver
25
Herbs & Rye
Las Vegas
26
Baltra Bar
Mexico City
27
Bekeb
San Miguel de Allende
28
Kaito del Valle
Mexico City
29
Bar Pompette
Toronto
30
True Laurel
San Francisco
31
Attaboy
New York City
32
Meadowlark
Chicago
33
The Dead Rabbit
New York City
34
Selva
Oaxaca
35
Library by the Sea
Grand Cayman
36
Century Grand
Phoenix
37
Arca
Tulum
38
Pacific Cocktail Heaven
San Francisco
39
Cloakroom
Montreal
40
Bar Mordecai
Toronto
41
Maison Premiere
New York City
42
Hanky Panky
Mexico City
43
Angel’s Share
New York City
44
Milady’s
New York City
45
Brujas
Mexico City
46
Mírate
Los Angeles
47
Cure
New Orleans
48
Best Intentions
Chicago
49
The Keefer Bar
Vancouver
50
Atwater Cocktail Club
Montreal
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