North America’s 50 Best Bars For 2024

The list of North America’s 50 Best Bars, sponsored by Perrier, was announced at the live awards ceremony on April 23 at Rosewood San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.  The annual ranking features bars from across North America, including the USA, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.

The Best Bar in North America, according to the list, is Mexico City’s Handshake Speakeasy; it’s also been named The Best Bar in Mexico. No.2 is New York City’s Superbueno, which also claims the title of Disaronno Highest New Entry as well as The Best Bar in Northeast USA 2024, sponsored by Disaronno. New York City’s Overstory follows at No.3.

New York City and Mexico City dominate the list’s top 10; only Jewel of the South in New Orleans (No. 6) and Thunderbolt in Los Angeles (No.8) are not from those two cities.

In fact, New York continues to account for the most of North America’s top bars, with 12 of the 26 U.S. listees. Martiny’s jumped 25 spots to No.4 to earn the Nikka Highest Climber Award. Other Big Apple winners are Double Chicken Please (No.7), Katana Kitten (No.12), Employees Only (No.15), Dante (No.20), Attaboy (No.31), The Dead Rabbit (No.33), Maison Premiere (No.41), new entry Angel’s Share (No.43), and Milady’s (No.44).

In addition to Jewel of the South and Thunderbolt, U.S. winners include Cure (No.47) in New Orleans; Miami’s Café La Trova (No.13), Kumiko (No.19) from Chicago; Service Bar (No.22) and Allegory (No.23) from Washington DC. Los Angeles’ Mírate (No.46) and San Francisco’s True Laurel (No.30), are new entries to the list, as are Chicago bars Best Intentions (No.48), Meadowlark (No.32).

Here’s the full list of North America’s 50 Best Bars in ranking order.

1. Handshake Speakeasy, Mexico City
2. Superbueno, New York
3. Overstory, New York
4. Martiny’s, New York
5. Rayo, Mexico City
6. Jewel of the South, New Orleans
7. Double Chicken Please, New York
8. Thunderbolt, Los Angeles
9. Licorería Limantour, Mexico City
10. Tlecān, Mexico City
11. Zapote Bar, Playa del Carmen
12. Katana Kitten, New York
13. Café La Trova, Miami
14. El Gallo Altanero, Guadalajara
15. Employees Only, New York
16. Aruba Day Drink, Tijuana
17. Café de Nadie, Mexico City
18. La Factoría, San Juan
19. Kumiko, Chicago
20. Dante, New York
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
32. Meadowlark, Chicago
33. The Dead Rabbit, New York
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
42. Hanky Panky, Mexico City
43. Angel’s Share, New York
44. Milady’s, New York
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