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World’s 50 Best Bars 2020: Coa Makes a Meteoric Climb to Become Hong Kong’s Top Bar

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The World's 50 Best Bars 2020 list was unveiled last night via a virtual ceremony livestreamed from London.

Two Hong Kong bars were included in the prestigious annual ranking, with Mexican-inspired cocktail bar Coa cracking the top 10 to place eighth. This marked an impressive 41-spot rise from its rank of 49 in 2019, and scored Coa the Nikka Highest Climber Award.

The watering hole is located in Central and known for its extensive repertoire of agave spirits and cocktails. Its latest achievement adds yet another feather to its cap — earlier this year, its founder Jay Khan was named the Altos Bartenders’ Bartender 2020 at the Asia's 50 Best Bars event, where it placed third.

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The Old Man, another Hong Kong stalwart on both the global and regional lists, came in 15th. The bar is popular for its Ernest Hemingway-inspired cocktails, and operates a Singapore outlet, which ranked 58th on the World's 50 Best Bars' extended list of 51 to 100.

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This year's coveted top spot went to The Connaught Bar, a posh hotel bar nestled within The Connaught hotel in Mayfair, London. It's famed for its martinis, which are prepared tableside via a martini trolley stocked with various gins, vodkas and bitters. The bar and the hotel are temporarily closed until 1 December due to London's lockdown restrictions.

Scroll down for the full World's 50 Best Bars 2020 list:

1. Connaught Bar, London

2. Dante, New York (Best Bar in North America)

3. The Clumsies, Athens

4. Atlas, Singapore

5. Tayer/Elementary, London (Highest New Entry)

6. Kwant, London (Best New Opening)

7. Florería Atlántico, Buenos Aires (Best Bar in South America, Alto Bartenders’ Bartender)

8. Coa, Hong Kong (Highest Climber)

9. Jigger & Pony, Singapore

10. The SG Club, Tokyo

11. Maybe Sammy, Sydney

12. Attaboy, New York

13. The NoMad, New York

14. Manhattan, Singapore

15. The Old Man, Hong Kong

16. Katana Kitten, New York

17. Licorería Limantour, Mexico City

18. Native, Singapore

19. Paradiso, Barcelona

20. American Bar, London

21. Carnaval, Lima

22. Salmón Gurú, Madrid

23. Zuma, Dubai (Best Bar in Middle East and Africa)

24. Little Red Door, Paris

25. 1930, Milan

26. Two Schmucks, Barcelona

27. El Copitas, St. Petersburg

28. Cantina OK!, Sydney

29. Lyaness, London

30. Himkok, Oslo

31. Baba au Rum, Athens

32. Panda & Sons, Edinburgh

33. Swift, London

34. Three Sheets, London

35. The Bamboo Bar, Bangkok

36. Tjoget, Stockholm

37. Buck and Breck, Berlin

38. Employees Only, New York

39. Bulletin Place, Sydney

40. Bar Benfiddich, Tokyo

41. Artesian, London

42. Sober Company, Shanghai

43. Indulge Experimental Bistro, Taipei

44. Bar Trigona, Kuala Lumpur

45. Drink Kong, Rome

46. Room by Le Keif, Taipei

47. Alquimico, Cartagena (Sustainable Bar Award)

48. High Five, Tokyo

49. Charles H, South Korea

50. Presidente, Buenos Aires

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