These Are the 50 Best Bars in North America (2024)

It’s that time of year again: North America’s 50 Best Bars of 2024 have been revealed.

The list, sponsored by Perrier, was unveiled at a live awards ceremony on April 23 at Rosewood San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. The honorees include establishments in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.

Kicking off the list is Mexico City’s Handshake Speakeasy, the first bar in Mexico to take the No. 1 spot on the annual ranking. It features throwback Prohibition-era decor, a marble bar, and of course, next-level cocktails courtesy of bar director Eric van Beek. The menu stars innovative ingredients like infused cordials and house-made syrups, as well as batched cocktails on-draft like last year’s winner Double Chicken Please. Handshake Speakeasy ranked No. 2 on last year’s list, as well as No. 3 among 2023’s 50 Best Bars in the World.

“We give our biggest ¡Felicidades! to Handshake Speakeasy and head bartender Eric van Beek for the team’s incredible work in delivering excellence,” says Emma Sleight, head of content for North America’s 50 Best Bars in a press release. “Handshake Speakeasy continues to push the boundaries of the art of cocktail creation as well as always putting service first, so we are pleased to see them crowned the first bar in Mexico City named No.1 on North America’s 50 Best Bars list.”

Stateside, New York City continues to boast the highest density of North America’s top bars. Claiming the No. 2 spot on the list is Manhattan’s Mexican-American cocktail bar Superbueno, which won VinePair’s Next Wave Award for Bar Program of the Year in 2023. The bar, co-owned by New York hospitality veterans Ignacio “Nacho Jiménez and Greg Boehm, opened in the East Village in April 2023.

The Big Apple’s Overstory and Martiny’s ranked as No. 3 and 4 on this year’s list, and 2023’s top-ranked bar Double Chicken Please slid into the No. 7 spot. Overall, New York is home to 12 of the 26 U.S. bars honored this year.

Up north, Toronto’s Civil Liberties won the title of the Best Bar in Canada, and Puerto Rico’s La Factoría was given the top spot in the Caribbean, ranking No. 18 in the list overall.

Check out the full list of North America’s 50 Best Bars of 2024 below.

Rank
Bar Name
Location

1
Handshake Speakeasy
Mexico City

2
Superbueno
New York City

3
Overstory
New York City

4
Martiny’s
New York City

5
Rayo
Mexico City

6
Jewel of the South
New Orleans

7
Double Chicken Please
New York City

8
Thunderbolt
Los Angeles

9
Licorería Limantour
Mexico City

10
Tlecān
Mexico City

11
Zapote Bar
Playa del Carmen

12
Katana Kitten
New York City

13
Café La Trova
Miami

14
El Gallo Altanero
Guadalajara

15
Employees Only
New York City

16
Aruba Day Drink
Tijuana

17
Café de Nadie
Mexico City

18
La Factoría
San Juan

19
Kumiko
Chicago

20
Dante
New York City

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 City

32
Meadowlark
Chicago

33
The Dead Rabbit
New York City

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 City

42
Hanky Panky
Mexico City

43
Angel’s Share
New York City

44
Milady’s
New York City

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

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