Spirited Awards Regional Top 10 Honorees 2023

The 2023 Spirited Awards Regional Top 10 Honorees were announced by the Tales of the Cocktail Foundation for the 17th Annual Spirited Awards®. TOTCF will honor the recipients during the Tales of the Cocktail conference, which will take place 23-28 July 2023 in New Orleans.

Spirited Awards Regional Top 10 Winners 2023

An extraordinary number of Spirited Awards this year^®Entries were received across all categories, a testament to the hard work and achievements of our colleagues in the industry. With this in mind, the Foundation is proud to announce the top 10 regional award winners, which are located in regions of Asia Pacific (APAC), Canada, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean (LATAM&C), Middle East and Africa (MEA), US Central, US East and US West.

Spirited Awards Regional Top 10 Honorees 2023 (in alphabetical order):

SPIRITED AWARDS REGIONAL TOP 10 EXCELLENT 2023 INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

*Due to ties, there are more than 10 award winners in some categories.

BEST INTERNATIONAL BAR TEAM

Best International Bar Team - Asia Pacific (APAC)

Overboard - Melbourne, Australia
ATLAS - Singapore
COA – Hong Kong, China
DarkSide and Rosewood Hong Kong – Hong Kong, China
Jigger & Pony im Amara Hotel – Singapore
Manhattan Bar im Conrad Singapore Orchard – Singapore
PS40 – Sydney, Australia
Republik im The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia – Singapore
Stay Gold Flamingo - Singapore
The Baxter Inn - Sydney, Australia
Tropenstadt – Bangkok, Thailand

Best International Bar Team - Canada

Atwater Cocktail Club – Montreal, Québec, Canada
BarChef – Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Civil Liberties – Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Clive's Classic Lounge på Chateau Victoria Hotel - Victoria, BC, Canada
Dear Friend Bar – Dartmouth, NS, Canada
Laowai — Vancouver, BC, Canada
Lobby Lounge and RawBar at Fairmont Pacific Rim - Vancouver, BC, Canada
Posted on Main - Vancouver, BC, Canada
Die Garderobenbar – Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Keefer Bar – Vancouver, BC, Canada

Best International Bar Team - Europe

Bar 1661 – Dublin, Ireland
Laboratory 22 - Cardiff, Storbritain
Panda & Sons – Edinburgh, Scotland
Paradiso – Barcelona, Spain
Just enough – Lecce, Italy
Salmon Guru - Madrid, Spanien
SHOFIELD'S BAR – Manchester, Storbritannien
Swift Soho – London, UK
Tayēr + Primary School — London, UK
The Clumsies – Athens, Greece
The Donovan Bar at Brown's Hotel - London, Storbritain
Wax On — Berlin, Germany

Best International Bar Team - Latin America and the Caribbean (LATAM&C)

ALKEMISK — Cartagena, Colombia
Nobody's Café – Mexico City, Mexico
Chintoneria – Buenos Aires, Argentina
El Baron Café & Cocktailbar – Cartagena, Kolumbien
Handshake Speakeasy – Mexico City, Mexico
Hanky Panky - Mexico City, Mexico
Las Brujas – Mexiko-Stadt, Mexiko
The Factory – San Juan, Puerto Rico
UAT – Buenos Aires, Argentina
Tre aber - Buenos Aires, Argentina

Best International Bar Team - Middle East and Africa (MEA)

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Bulgari Bar at The Bvlgari Resort – Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Fable – Cape Town, Sydafrika
Front Back Accra — Accra, Ghana
Gigi Rooftop Restaurant & Bar at the Gorgeous George Hotel – Cape Town, South Africa
LPM Restaurant & Bar Dubai – Dubai, United Arab Emirates
ROKA Dubai – Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Sind + Skat – Johannesburg, South Africa
The Art of Duplicity – Cape Town, Sydafrika
House of Machines - Cape Town, South Africa
Zuma Dubai — Dubai, United Arab Emirates

BEST INTERNATIONAL COCKTAIL BAR

Best International Cocktail Bar - Asia Pacific (APAC)

Overboard - Melbourne, Australia
Bar TRENCH – Tokio, Japan
BYRDI – Melbourne, Australia
COA – Hong Kong, China
Live Twice - Singapore
MAYBE SAMMY- Sydney, Australia
Nutmeg and cloves – Singapore
RE — Sydney, Australia
Sago House – Singapore
Southside Parlor – Seoul, South Korea

Best International Cocktail Bar - Canada

SPIRITED AWARDS REGIONAL TOP 10 HONORERES 2023 U.S. ETABLISHMENTS

BESTES US-BAR-TEAM

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Best US Bar Team – US Central

Arnauds French 75 Bar – New Orleans, LA
DrinkWell – Austin, TX
Gray Ghost - Detroit, MI
Half Step - Austin, TX
Lazy Bird im Hoxton – Chicago, IL
Nickel City – Austin, TX
Pork Lounge & Tiki Bar - Cleveland, OH
Standby - Detroit, MI
The Roosevelt Room - Austin, TX
Three Dots and a Dash & The Bamboo Room – Chicago, IL

Bedste U.S. Bar Team – U.S. East

Allegorie im Eaton Hotel – Washington, D.C.
Attaboy Nashville – Nashville, TN
Barbauch – New York, NY
Clover Club – Brooklyn, NY
Double Chicken Please – New York, NY
Hawksmoor – New York, NY
LPM Restaurant & Bar Miami – Miami, FL
Superstory – New York, NY
Servicebar – Washington, D.C.
Der Fox Bar & Cocktail Club – Nashville, TN

Best US Bar Team – US West

Century Grand - Phoenix, AZ
Happy Accidents – Albuquerque, NM
Highball-Cocktailbar – Phoenix, AZ
Pacific Cocktail Haven – San Francisco, CA
Paper Planes - San Jose, CA
The Snug – Sacramento, CA
True Laurel - San Francisco, CA
UnderTow – Phoenix, AZ
Viridian Bar – Oakland, California
Williams & Graham – Denver, CO
Yacht Club – Denver, CO

BEST US COCKTAIL BAR

Best US Cocktail Bar - U.S. Central

Bordel – Chicago, IL
DrinkWell – Austin, TX
Translation - Chicago, IL
Julep – Houston, TX
Kiesling–Detroit, MI
Wenig – New Orleans, LA
Nickel City – Austin, TX
Sparrow - Chicago, IL
Sportsman's Club – Chicago, IL
The Roosevelt Room - Austin, TX

Best American Cocktail Bar - US East

Goto Bar – New York, NY
Barmini af Joseph Andrews – Washington, D.C.
Lieber Irving Gramercy – New York, NY
Double Chicken Please – New York, NY
Alter Ruhm – Nashville, TN
Superstory – New York, NY
Perlentaucher – Nashville, TN
Portland Hunt + Alpine Club – Portland, ME
Serenade – Washington, DC
Servicebar – Washington, DC
Sunken Harbour Club - Brooklyn, NY

Best American Cocktail Bar - US West

Bitter & Twisted Cocktailsalon – Phoenix, AZ
Century Grand - Phoenix, AZ
Foreign National - Seattle, WA
Marinestyrke – Seattle, WA
Bred by Wolves - San Diego, CA
Rum-Club – Portland, OR
Thunderbolt – Los Angeles, California
Trickhund – San Francisco, CA
True Laurel - San Francisco, CA
Wildhawk – San Francisco, California
Yacht Club – Denver, CO

BEST US HOTEL BAR

Best US Hotel Bar – US Central

Bar Marilou i House of Light - New Orleans, LA
Catbird im Thompson Hotel – Dallas, TX
Chandelier Bar i Four Seasons New Orleans – New Orleans, LA
Hot Tin im Pontchartrain Hotel – New Orleans, LA
Lazy Bird im Hoxton – Chicago, IL
loa im International House – New Orleans, LA
Midnight Rambler im The Joule – Dallas, TX
Die Bar im Hotel Zachary – Chicago, IL
The Elysian Bar på Peter and Paul Hotel - New Orleans, LA
Vol. 39 i Kimpton Grey Hotel – Chicago, IL

Best US Hotel Bar - US East

Allegorie im Eaton Hotel – Washington, D.C.
Surf Club Miami Champagne Bar - Miami, FL
Dear Irving on the Hudson at the Aliz Hotel - New York, NY
Don Quixote at Hotel Chelsea – New York, NY
Minibar på The Meridian Hotel – Miami Beach, FL
Orilla Bar & Grill i Urbanica the Euclid Hotel – Miami Beach, FL
Panorama Room at the Graduate Hotel Roosevelt Island – New York, NY
Raines Law Room i William – New York, NY
White sedan at The Graduate - Nashville, TN
Zou Zou's im Pendry Manhattan West – New York, NY

Best US Hotel Bar - US West

Anasazi Bar og Lounge i Rosewood Inn des Anasazi – Santa Fe, NM
ARDOR i West Hollywood EDITION – West Hollywood, CA
Del Rey i Villa Royale – Palm Springs, CA
Hey Love im Jupiter – Portland, OR
Legacy Club i Circa – Las Vegas, NV
Libertine Social i Mandalay Bay – Las Vegas, NV
Small Rituals at Residence Inn/Courtyard by Marriott - Phoenix, AZ
Bergsteigerclub i Graduate Seattle Hotel – Seattle, WA
Overse Lounge, Aperitiffer & Spirituosen im Wynn – Las Vegas, NV
Ski Lodge at Cosmopolitan - Las Vegas, NV

BESTE US-RESTAURANT-BAR

Best US Restaurant Bar - U.S. Central

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Arnauds French 75 Bar – New Orleans, LA
Bakery Bar - New Orleans, LA
Gray Ghost - Detroit, MI
Kumiko - Chicago, IL
Native - New Orleans, LA
Maple and Ash - Chicago, IL
Margot's – New Orleans, LA
Herr Mao – New Orleans, LA
Monteverde – Chicago, IL
Spoon and Stable - Minneapolis, MN
The Hope Farm – Fairhope, AL
The Lounge i MARTS - Houston, TX

Best American Restaurant Bar - US East

Blossom Bar - Brookline, MA
Bresca – Washington, DC
Café La Trova – Miami, FL
COTE Korean Steakhouse – New York, NY
Crown Shy – New York, NY
Gramercy Tavern – New York, NY
Jaguar Sun – Miami, FL
Sprenkel – Miami, FL
Manhattan - New York, NY
Das Grau – Savannah, GA

Best American Restaurant Bar - US West

Complice Bar – Los Angeles, California
Agricole Bar – San Francisco, Californian
Bicyclette – Los Angeles, CA
Cleaver - Butchery, Seafood & Classic Cocktails - Las Vegas, NV
L'Oursin - Seattle, WA
Lolo – San Francisco, California
Palomar — Portland, OR
Redbird – Los Angeles, CA
Valentine - Phoenix, AZ
Viridian – Oakland, CA

BEST NEW US COCKTAIL BAR

Best New American Cocktail Bar - U.S. Central

Goodbye Bar - Birmingham, AL
Bandist i Four Seasons – Houston, TX
Schaeffer Hotel Swallowtail Bar - New Orleans, LA
EZ's Liquor Lounge - Houston, TX
In Sight - Austin, TX
Nine Bar – Chicago, IL
Penny-Tropfen – Fort Wayne, IN
Refuge – Houston, TX
Die Ulme – Bloomington, IN
The Meadowlark – Chicago, IL

Best New American Cocktail Bar - US East

Amazonas – Washington D.C.
Chez Zou – New York, NY
Kirche – Baltimore, MD
Hotel Chelsea Lobby Bar – New York, NY
Martinys - New York, NY
Marygold's Brasserie i Arlo Wynwood – Miami, FL
Myladys - New York, NY
Cloudlights at The Ritz-Carlton New York, NoMad – New York, NY
Swan Room at the Nine Orchard - New York, NY
Die Danforth – Portland, ME
The Gibson Room - Miami, FL

Best New American Cocktail Bar - US West

Baby Gee – Long Beach, Californien
Capri Club – Los Angeles, CA
Dalva – San Francisco, California
For the record - San Francisco, CA
Here Today Brewery & Kitchen - Seattle, WA
Location – Phoenix, Arizona
Pacific Standard + The Sunset Room i KEX Portland – Portland, OR
Die Butterscotch Den – Sacramento, CA
Let's Go Disco og Cocktail Club – Los Angeles, CA
Sog - Gilbert, AZ

Given the ongoing global events with the Russian government's invasion of Ukraine,Tales of the Cocktail FoundationThe policy remains unchanged for the 2023 Spirited Awards. The Spirited Awards Committee and the Tales of the Cocktail Foundation Board of Directors will not consider nominees from Russia for this year's awards, nor will the Spirited Awards Committee include any Russian-based judges.

The top 10 overall nominees will be announced on June 1, 2023, the top 4 finalists will be named on June 21, 2023, and the winners will be celebrated on July 27, 2023 at the 17th Annual Spirited Awards Ceremony at the Fillmore New Orleans.

Corinne Mossati

Corinne Mossati is founder/editor of Cocktails & Bars with extensive experience in writing about bars, spirits and the food scene. She has been included in the prestigious Australian bartending magazine's Top 100 Most Influential list, has judged numerous cocktail competitions, been nominated for Icons of Whiskey Australia, is a judge at the Australian International Spirits Competition and has been published in several media. Her cocktail garden was featured on ABC TV's Gardening Australia show. She is a guest writer for Real World Gardener on 2RRR FM, has featured in Breathe Magazine UK and has won Best Edible Garden and Eco Champion at the Randwick Council Garden Awards. Read full bioHerorvisit their website.

Spirited Awards Regional Top 10 Honorees 2023 – Cocktails and Bars (2023)

Spirited Awards Regional Top 10 Honorees 2023 (in alphabetical order):

SPIRITED AWARDS REGIONAL TOP 10 EXCELLENT 2023 INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

SPIRITED AWARDS REGIONAL TOP 10 HONORERES 2023 U.S. ETABLISHMENTS

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