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The World’s 100 Best Cocktail Bars · 2026

The Best Cocktail Bars in Europe

67 of the 100 cocktail bars in The World’s 100 Best Cocktail Bars 2026 are in Europe, in 20 countries. The highest placed is El Rincón de La Habana in Madrid, Spain, at number 2 in the world. Revolucion Cocktail Bar in Funchal, Portugal (number 3) and Onda Cocktail Room in Lisbon, Portugal (number 4) follow.

El Rincón de La Habana
N° 2 · El Rincón de La Habana, Madrid

Hidden doors and entrances

Several bars keep their doors out of sight. Belgrade Cocktail Club in Belgrade is entered by ringing a doorbell, and El Koktel in Warsaw uses the same method. Whisper Sister tallinn in Tallinn requires calling a number on the door, while Spy Speakeasy in Tirana sits in a basement behind a camera repair shop. Jerry Thomas Speakeasy in Rome uses a discreet alley door and a password, Alenka in Prague goes down stairs behind a mirror door, and TAG in Kraków is reached through a buzzer and stairwell.

Drinks built on guests' tastes

At Fresco Cocktail Shop in Como there is no printed menu, and bartenders ask about tastes before they build a drink. Revolucion in Funchal mixes custom orders from spirits and flavours chosen by the customer. Lime Sips & Bites in Chania and Sartoria Cocktail Bar in Palermo also make drinks from the flavours the customer specifies. At Burdock Punch&Cocktails in Salzburg, staff mix custom drinks from a chosen base and flavour, and at The Trust in Kraków each drink is named after a song.

Small rooms and cosy interiors

Onda Cocktail Room in Lisbon has a few tables and a home-like feel, with Peter and Joana running the room. Seiberts in Cologne has a courtyard garden, and Liquid Diary in Innsbruck has red velvet seating and green walls. Bar Nouveau in Paris is small and Art Nouveau in style, though the room is cramped and often hot. Bloody Mary Cocktail Bar in Gracia, Barcelona, serves its drinks in a small, cosy room.

Cocktail bars

100. La llibreria 99. Archivio 98. Sippers 97. Danico 96. Angelita 95. Himkok 94. Dr. Stravinsky 93. Riddle Bar 92. The Potion Bar 90. Gin House 89. The Sign 87. Bar Gaspard 86. The Bar in Front of the Bar 85. Dino's Apothecary Bar 84. The Arts Inn 83. The Hideout 82. Lucy's Flower Shop 81. Mirror Bar 79. Hey Palu 78. Bar Lilla Compagniet 76. Parlour 75. Renard Cocktail Club 74. Sips 73. Alchemikas 72. The Flower of Hawaii 69. Craft Cocktails 66. The Connaught Bar 63. Salmon Guru 62. The Alchemix 61. Josef Cocktailbar 58. drinc.different 57. Tayēr + Elementary 56. Schofield's Bar 54. Swift 51. Bohéme Mixology Bar 50. Warm Up Cocktail Bar 47. Gin Mill 46. Bloody Mary Cocktail Bar 45. Santamaría Coctelería 44. After Landing Cocktail Art 43. Speak In Code 42. Alenka Cocktail Bar 40. Paradiso 38. Rumour Cocktail Bar 37. Nouvelle Vague 36. Lime Sips & Bites 34. Nottingham Forest 33. Jerry Thomas Speakeasy 32. TAG 31. El Koktel 28. Bar Nouveau 27. Beyond the Bar 26. Sartoria Cocktail Bar 24. Burdock Punch&Cocktails 23. Swing Thing 22. Spy Speakeasy 21. Whisper Sister 20. Belgrade Cocktail Club 19. The Trust 17. Daktari Cocktailbar 16. Fresco Cocktail Shop 14. Liquid Diary 13. Bar 1661 8. Seiberts 4. Onda Cocktail Room 3. Revolucion Cocktail Bar 3 2. El Rincón de La Habana 2
100. La llibreria 99. Archivio 98. Sippers 97. Danico 96. Angelita 95. Himkok 94. Dr. Stravinsky 93. Riddle Bar 92. The Potion Bar 90. Gin House 89. The Sign 87. Bar Gaspard 86. The Bar in Front of the Bar 85. Dino's Apothecary Bar 84. The Arts Inn 83. The Hideout 82. Lucy's Flower Shop 81. Mirror Bar 79. Hey Palu 78. Bar Lilla Compagniet 76. Parlour 75. Renard Cocktail Club 74. Sips 73. Alchemikas 72. The Flower of Hawaii 69. Craft Cocktails 66. The Connaught Bar 63. Salmon Guru 62. The Alchemix 61. Josef Cocktailbar 58. drinc.different 57. Tayēr + Elementary 56. Schofield's Bar 54. Swift 51. Bohéme Mixology Bar 50. Warm Up Cocktail Bar 47. Gin Mill 46. Bloody Mary Cocktail Bar 45. Santamaría Coctelería 44. After Landing Cocktail Art 43. Speak In Code 42. Alenka Cocktail Bar 40. Paradiso 38. Rumour Cocktail Bar 37. Nouvelle Vague 36. Lime Sips & Bites 34. Nottingham Forest 33. Jerry Thomas Speakeasy 32. TAG 31. El Koktel 28. Bar Nouveau 27. Beyond the Bar 26. Sartoria Cocktail Bar 24. Burdock Punch&Cocktails 23. Swing Thing 22. Spy Speakeasy 21. Whisper Sister 20. Belgrade Cocktail Club 19. The Trust 17. Daktari Cocktailbar 16. Fresco Cocktail Shop 14. Liquid Diary 13. Bar 1661 8. Seiberts 4. Onda Cocktail Room 3. Revolucion Cocktail Bar 3 2. El Rincón de La Habana 2
  1. El Rincón de La Habana N° 2 El Rincón de La Habana Madrid, Spain
  2. Revolucion Cocktail Bar N° 3 Revolucion Cocktail Bar Funchal, Portugal
  3. Onda Cocktail Room N° 4 Onda Cocktail Room Lisbon, Portugal
  4. Seiberts N° 8 Seiberts Cologne, Germany
  5. Bar 1661 N° 13 Bar 1661 Dublin, Ireland
  6. Liquid Diary N° 14 Liquid Diary Innsbruck, Austria
  7. Fresco Cocktail Shop N° 16 Fresco Cocktail Shop Como, Italy
  8. Daktari Cocktailbar N° 17 Daktari Cocktailbar Essen, Germany
  9. The Trust N° 19 The Trust Kraków, Poland
  10. Belgrade Cocktail Club N° 20 Belgrade Cocktail Club Belgrade, Serbia
  11. Whisper Sister N° 21 Whisper Sister Tallinn, Estonia
  12. Spy Speakeasy N° 22 Spy Speakeasy Tirana, Albania
  13. Swing Thing N° 23 Swing Thing Heraklion, Greece
  14. Burdock Punch&Cocktails N° 24 Burdock Punch&Cocktails Salzburg, Austria
  15. Sartoria Cocktail Bar N° 26 Sartoria Cocktail Bar Palermo, Italy
  16. Beyond the Bar N° 27 Beyond the Bar Prague, Czechia
  17. Bar Nouveau N° 28 Bar Nouveau Paris, France
  18. El Koktel N° 31 El Koktel Warsaw, Poland
  19. TAG N° 32 TAG Kraków, Poland
  20. Jerry Thomas Speakeasy N° 33 Jerry Thomas Speakeasy Rome, Italy
  21. Nottingham Forest N° 34 Nottingham Forest Milan, Italy
  22. Lime Sips & Bites N° 36 Lime Sips & Bites Chania, Greece
  23. Nouvelle Vague N° 37 Nouvelle Vague Tirana, Albania
  24. Rumour Cocktail Bar N° 38 Rumour Cocktail Bar Kraków, Poland
  25. Paradiso N° 40 Paradiso Barcelona, Spain
  26. Alenka Cocktail Bar N° 42 Alenka Cocktail Bar Prague, Czechia
  27. Speak In Code N° 43 Speak In Code Manchester, United Kingdom
  28. After Landing Cocktail Art N° 44 After Landing Cocktail Art Palma, Spain
  29. Santamaría Coctelería N° 45 Santamaría Coctelería Madrid, Spain
  30. Bloody Mary Cocktail Bar N° 46 Bloody Mary Cocktail Bar Barcelona, Spain
  31. Gin Mill N° 47 Gin Mill Kraków, Poland
  32. Warm Up Cocktail Bar N° 50 Warm Up Cocktail Bar Budapest, Hungary
  33. Bohéme Mixology Bar N° 51 Bohéme Mixology Bar Catania, Italy
  34. Swift N° 54 Swift London, United Kingdom
  35. Schofield's Bar N° 56 Schofield's Bar Manchester, United Kingdom
  36. Tayēr + Elementary N° 57 Tayēr + Elementary London, United Kingdom
  37. drinc.different N° 58 drinc.different Milan, Italy
  38. Josef Cocktailbar N° 61 Josef Cocktailbar Vienna, Austria
  39. The Alchemix N° 62 The Alchemix Barcelona, Spain
  40. Salmon Guru N° 63 Salmon Guru Madrid, Spain
  41. The Connaught Bar N° 66 The Connaught Bar London, United Kingdom
  42. Craft Cocktails N° 69 Craft Cocktails Gdansk, Poland
  43. The Flower of Hawaii N° 72 The Flower of Hawaii Nuremberg, Germany
  44. Alchemikas N° 73 Alchemikas Vilnius, Lithuania
  45. Sips N° 74 Sips Barcelona, Spain
  46. Renard Cocktail Club N° 75 Renard Cocktail Club Malaga, Spain
  47. Parlour N° 76 Parlour Prague, Czechia
  48. Bar Lilla Compagniet N° 78 Bar Lilla Compagniet Stockholm, Sweden
  49. Hey Palu N° 79 Hey Palu Edinburgh, United Kingdom
  50. Mirror Bar N° 81 Mirror Bar Bratislava, Slovakia
  51. Lucy's Flower Shop N° 82 Lucy's Flower Shop Stockholm, Sweden
  52. The Hideout N° 83 The Hideout Bath, United Kingdom
  53. The Arts Inn N° 84 The Arts Inn Florence, Italy
  54. Dino's Apothecary Bar N° 85 Dino's Apothecary Bar Vienna, Austria
  55. The Bar in Front of the Bar N° 86 The Bar in Front of the Bar Athens, Greece
  56. Bar Gaspard N° 87 Bar Gaspard Marseille, France
  57. The Sign N° 89 The Sign Vienna, Austria
  58. Gin House N° 90 Gin House Dresden, Germany
  59. The Potion Bar N° 92 The Potion Bar Bucharest, Romania
  60. Riddle Bar N° 93 Riddle Bar Belgrade, Serbia
  61. Dr. Stravinsky N° 94 Dr. Stravinsky Barcelona, Spain
  62. Himkok N° 95 Himkok Oslo, Norway
  63. Angelita N° 96 Angelita Madrid, Spain
  64. Danico N° 97 Danico Paris, France
  65. Sippers N° 98 Sippers Bucharest, Romania
  66. Archivio N° 99 Archivio Verona, Italy
  67. La llibreria N° 100 La llibreria Barcelona, Spain

Best by region

  1. The NordicsBar Lilla CompagnietStockholm, SwedenN° 78
  2. EuropeEl Rincón de La HabanaMadrid, SpainN° 2
  3. AsiaHedonistOsaka, JapanN° 1
  4. North AmericaStrong WaterAnaheim, United StatesN° 11
  5. Latin AmericaUlewAntigua Guatemala, GuatemalaN° 80
  6. OceaniaCaretakerAuckland, New ZealandN° 41

Best by country

  1. SpainEl Rincón de La HabanaMadridN° 2
  2. JapanHedonistOsakaN° 1
  3. United StatesStrong WaterAnaheimN° 11
  4. ItalyFresco Cocktail ShopComoN° 16
  5. United KingdomSpeak In CodeManchesterN° 43
  6. PolandThe TrustKrakówN° 19
  7. AustriaLiquid DiaryInnsbruckN° 14