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London No Longer Has ‘The World’s Best Bar’

Ryan Chetiyawardana’s rebrand of Dandelyan debuts at #39, as The Connaught Hotel’s bar comes in second

A purple cocktail at The Connaught Bar, one of the World’s 50 Best Bars The Connaught [Official Photo]

The world’s best bar is not in London — according to one index

Controversial restaurant and bar award organisation World’s 50 Best has announced its new bar index, and London no longer takes top spot. Ryan Chetiyawardana’s Dandelyan took home “world’s best bar” last year, but its replacement, Lyaness, is now at #39, with Happiness Forgets on Hoxton Square at #40 and Bar Swift in Soho at #41. London’s best bar is now The Connaught Bar in Mayfair, at #2, with The Savoy Hotel’s famous American Bar at #5 and progressive Dalston bar Three Sheets at #16. Coupette, at #23, Scout, at #28, Kwant at #47, and Artesian at the Langham at #48 round off London’s representation, which makes up 20 percent of the list: A very solid showing. For the record, the “world’s best bar” is Dante in New York City.

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Swift

12 Old Compton Street, , England W1D 4TQ 020 7437 7820 Visit Website

Dandelyan

20 Upper Ground, , England SE1 9PD 020 3747 1063 Visit Website

American Bar

Strand, , England WC2R 0EZ 020 7836 4343 Visit Website

Coupette

423 Bethnal Green Road, , England E2 0AN 020 7729 9562 Visit Website

Bar Three

65a Brushfield Street, , England E1 6AA 020 7101 0093

Connaught Bar

Carlos Place, , England W1K 2AL 020 7314 3419 Visit Website

Happiness Forgets

8-9 Hoxton Square, , England N1 6NU 020 7613 0325 Visit Website

Scout

224 Graham Road, , England E8 1BP 020 8985 5128 Visit Website