The ninth edition of the Asia’s 50 Best Bar awards is just around the corner. Every year, before the big day where talents of the bar industry fly into the city to attend the event, the organisers will announce its extended list.
The Asia’s 50 Best Bars extended list for 2024, featuring venues ranked from 51st to 100th, has been released a week ahead of the ceremony in Hong Kong on July 16 at which the top 50 will be revealed.
On the list, which includes bars from 19 different cities, Singapore dominates with eight entries. Bangkok comes in second with six entries, five Tokyo bars and four Hong Kong bars are included, and Seoul, Kuala Lumpur, New Delhi and Taipei are each represented by three bars on the list.
Malaysia is represented by four bars in the extended list which includes Backdoor Bodega (Penang), Three X Co (Kuala Lumpur), Coley (Kuala Lumpur) and Junglebird (Kuala Lumpur).
Check out the full extended list.
#100: Moonrock – Tainan, Taiwan
#99: Drinking & Healing – Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
#98: Dry Wave Cocktail Studio – Bangkok, Thailand
#97: Tell Camellia – Hong Kong
#96: Home – New Delhi, India
#95: Charles H – Seoul, South Korea
#94: Wu (Nothingness) – Taipei, Taiwan
#93: Last Word – Singapore
#92: Sober Company – Shanghai, China
#91: The Bamboo Bar – Bangkok, Thailand
#90: Asia Today – Bangkok, Thailand
#89: Gong Gan – Seoul, South Korea
#88: The St. Regis Bar – Jakarta, Indonesia
#87: High Five – Tokyo, Japan
#86: Bulgari Ginza Bar – Tokyo, Japan
#85: The Sailing Bar – Nara, Japan
#84: Sidecar – New Delhi, India
#83: Firefly – Bangkok, Thailand
#82: Southbank Cafe + Lounge – Muntinlupa City, Philippines
#81: The Hudson Rooms – Hanoi, Vietnam
#80: Junglebird – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
#79: The Han-jia – Tainan, Taiwan
#78: 28 HongKong Street – Singapore
#77: Cat Bite Club – Singapore
#76: Gold Bar – Tokyo, Japan
#75: Bee’s Knees – Kyoto, Japan
#74: Folklore – Tokyo, Japan
#73: Opium – Bangkok, Thailand
#72: Under Lab – Taipei, Taiwan
#71: The Old Man – Hong Kong
#70: Coley – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
#69: Manhattan – Singapore
#68: Lair – New Delhi, India
#67: Honky Tonks Tavern – Hong Kong
#66: Mizunara: The Library – Hong Kong
#65: The Elephant Room – Singapore
#64: Yakoboku – Kumamoto, Japan
#63: Stay Gold Flamingo – Singapore
#62: Tropic City – Bangkok, Thailand
#61: To Infinity and Beyond – Taipei, Taiwan
#60: No Sleep Club – Singapore
#59: The Bombay Canteen – Mumbai, India
#58: Stir – Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
#57: Republic – Singapore
#56: Three X Co – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
#55: Lamp Bar – Nara, Japan
#54: Epic – Shanghai, China
#53: Tokyo Confidential – Tokyo, Japan
#52: Backdoor Bodega – Penang, Malaysia
#51: Soko – Seoul, South Korea
