A stylish two-story speakeasy in Mexico City’s trendy Colonia Juarez neighborhood has been crowned the world’s best bar. Handshake Speakeasy snagged the top spot last night in Madrid at the glitzy World’s 50 Best awards ceremony.

This is a massive win for a bar that only opened its (downstairs) doors in 2023. Handshake Speakeasy jumped from third place last year to clinch the title.

A fresh face stole second place: Hong Kong’s Bar Leone, an Italian-style gem championing “cocktail populari” (cocktails for the people), clinched Asia’s best bar title. Meanwhile, Barcelona’s Sips, last year’s top spot, slid into third. This 33-seat wonder, opened in 2021, boasts serious star power—one owner honed his skills at the famed El Bulli and the other at London’s award-winning Artesian.

The rest of the elite list saw mixologists and bar owners flocking from far-flung places like Athens, Tokyo, Sydney, and Lima.

World’s 50 Best Bars voters, a blend of bartenders and drinks writers, describe the list as “a snapshot of the opinions and experiences of 700 bar industry experts across the globe,” with no rigid criteria, only personal judgment.

The world’s 50 best bars for 2024

1. Handshake Speakeasy, Mexico City
2. Bar Leone, Hong Kong
3. Sips, Barcelona
4. Tayer + Elementary, London
5. Jigger & Pony, Singapore
6. Line, Athens
7. Tres Monos, Buenos Aires
8. Alquimico, Cartagena
9. Zest, Seoul
10. Paradiso, Barcelona
11. Himkok, Oslo
12. BKK Social Club, Bangkok
13. Connaught Bar, London
14. Double Chicken Please, New York City
15. Overstory, New York City
16. Lady Bee, Lima
17. Baba au Rum, Athens
18. Coa, Hong Kong
19. The Cambridge Public House, Paris
20. Tlecan, Mexico City
21. Caretaker’s Cottage, Melbourne
22. CoChinChina, Buenos Aires
23. Salmon Guru, Madrid
24. Martiny’s, New York City
25. Bar Benfiddich, Tokyo
26. Maybe Sammy, Sydney
27. Superbueno, New York City
28. Nutmeg & Clove, Singapore
29. Satan’s Whiskers, London
30. Panda & Sons, Edinburgh
31. Tan Tan, Sao Paulo
32. Licoreria Limantour, Mexico City
33. Drink Kong, Rome
34. Jewel of the South, New Orleans
35. Byrdi, Melbourne
36. Locale Firenze, Florence
37. Scarfes Bar, London
38. Moebius Milano, Milan
39. Bar Nouveau, Paris
40. Mimi Kakushi, Dubai
41. Bar Us, Bangkok
42. Virtu, Tokyo
43. Atlas, Singapore
44. La Sala de Laura, Bogota
45. Roda Huset, Stockholm
46. Floreria Atlantico, Buenos Aires
47. Analogue Initiative, Singapore
48. El Gallo Altenero, Guadalajara
49. Danico, Paris
50. 1930, Milan