LINE IN ATHENS NAMED NO.1 AS INAUGURAL LIST OF EUROPE'S 50 BEST BARS 2026 IS UNVEILED

  • Line in Athens ranks No.1 in the first edition of Europe's 50 Best Bars, sponsored by Perrier
  • Salvatore Calabrese wins the Roku Industry Icon Award
  • London's Waltz (No.23) is awarded the Three Cents Best New Opening Award
  • The Siete Misterios Best Cocktail Menu Award is given to Edinburgh's Panda & Sons (No.20)
  • De Vie (No.34), Paris wins the Ketel One Sustainable Bar Award
  • The SevenRooms Best Bar Design Award goes to Hide, Budapest
  • Mirror Bar (No.8) receives the Michter's Art of Hospitality Award and The Best Bar in Slovakia
  • Giorgio Bargiani wins the Altos Bartenders' Bartender Award; the Connaught Bar (No.10) is named The Best Bar in the UK, sponsored by Monkey Shoulder

The list of Europe's 50 Best Bars 2026 was announced this evening during a live awards ceremony in Amsterdam. The event celebrated the first annual edition of this new ranking from 50 Best, the organisation behind The World's 50 Best Bars.

Line in Athens leads the ranking, named The Best Bar in Europe, sponsored by Perrier, and The Best Bar in Greece. Renowned for its fermentation-led approach, producing house-made wines, beers and ingredients that are reused across its menu, Line blends experimental techniques with accessible flavours.

The 2026 list features bars from 22 cities. Other bars in the top five are The Bar in Front of the Bar (No.2); Sips (No.3), The Best Bar in Spain, sponsored by Torres Brandy; Himkok (No.4), The Best Bar in Norway, sponsored by Nikka Whisky and Bar Nouveau (No.5), The Best Bar in France, sponsored by Rémy Martin.

The Best Bar in Italy, sponsored by Disaronno, is Moebius Milano (No.6). Nouvelle Vague (No.16) claims The Best Bar in Albania, sponsored by Polot 1882. Wax On (No.17) is The Best Bar in Germany, sponsored by Mr Black, while Bird (No.24) secures The Best Bar in Denmark, sponsored by Mancino Vermouth. Alma Prague (No.25) is The Best Bar in Czechia. Tjoget (No.37) is The Best Bar in Sweden and Tag (No.39) is The Best Bar in Poland. Super Lyan (No.42) wins The Best Bar in the Netherlands, sponsored by Ketel One. Late Bloomers is No.44 and The Best Bar in Switzerland, sponsored by Amaro Lucano, while Dunlin takes The Best Bar in Austria at No.50.

Position Name Town
1 Line Athens
2 The Bar in Front of the Bar Athens
3 Sips Barcelona
4 Himkok Oslo
5 Bar Nouveau Paris
6 Moebius Milano Milan
7 The Cambridge Public House Paris
8 Mirror Bar Bratislava
9 Paradiso Barcelona
10 Connaught Bar London
11 Satan's Whiskers London
12 Tayēr + Elementary London
13 Barro Negro Athens
14 Baba au Rum Athens
15 Svanen Oslo
16 Nouvelle Vague Tirana
17 Wax On Berlin
18 Camparino in Galleria Milan
19 Danico Paris
20 Panda & Sons Edinburgh
21 Locale Firenze Florence
22 1930 Milan
23 Waltz London
24 Bird Copenhagen
25 Alma Prague Prague
26 Aldea Barcelona
27 Harry's Bar Paris Paris
28 L'Antiquario Naples
29 Gucci Giardino Florence
30 The Clumsies Athens
31 Freni e Frizioni Rome
32 Drink Kong Rome
33 Gorilla Thessaloniki
34 De Vie Paris
35 14 De La Rosa Barcelona
36 Boadas Barcelona
37 Tjoget Stockholm
38 Forbína Bar Prague
39 Tag Krakow
40 Kwãnt Mayfair London
41 Three Sheets (Soho) London
42 Super Lyan Amsterdam
43 Röda Huset Stockholm
44 Late Bloomers Zurich
45 Angelita Madrid
46 Salmon Guru Madrid
47 Scarfes Bar London
48 Foco Barcelona
49 Rita Milan
50 Dunlin Innsbruck