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Top 50 Bars Asia

Concept cocktail bars

Every concept cocktail bar in the Top 50 Bars Asia directory, across 12 cities, with ranks, districts, and booking rules.

We publish 13 concept cocktail bars on the current Europe and Asia rankings, across 12 cities, led by Sips at No.3 in Europe. Every room is below with its rank, district, and booking rule.

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13 bars

What makes a bar a concept cocktail bar

A concept bar builds every drink around one idea: a theme, a single ingredient, a season, or a narrative that runs the length of the menu. Lists are rebuilt whole rather than edited, so returning a year later is a different experience.

Where to find concept cocktail bars

Paris (2), Copenhagen, Rome, Prague, Bangkok, and Thessaloniki carry the current entries, plus 6 more cities, across Europe and Asia. Open a city page to see what else is walkable from each one.

The highest-ranked concept cocktail bars

Europe: Sips (Barcelona) at No.3 and Bar Nouveau (Paris) at No.5. Asia: Zest (Seoul) at No.3 and G.O.D (Bangkok) at No.32. Ranks are awarded per region, so an Asia position and a Europe position are not directly comparable.

Reservations and spend

Of the 13 rooms in this style, 2 require a reservation and 7 take walk-ins. Every profile carries the phone, website, and reservation rule we last confirmed with the room. For a sense of spend, Drink Kong lists about €18 per cocktail.

Questions about concept cocktail bars

What the style means and how to get a seat.

What is a concept cocktail bar?

A bar whose menu is designed as one coherent project rather than a list of drinks, and rebuilt outright each edition. The idea usually shapes the glassware, the service, and the room as much as the liquid.

Which is the best concept cocktail bar?

Sips in Barcelona, at No.3 on our Europe ranking, is the highest-placed concept cocktail bar on the current list. Its profile carries the address, booking rule, and what to order first.

Which cities have the best concept cocktail bars?

Paris (2 rooms), Copenhagen (1 room), Rome (1 room), and Prague (1 room) lead, plus 7 more cities. Barcelona holds the highest-placed of them, so start there if you are routing a trip around this style.

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