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Bali’s Potato Head launches menu inspired by Indonesia
Desa Potato Head’s bar has launched Roots Revived, a new conceptual menu inspired by Indonesia’s culture and heritage.
Bars are becoming increasingly keen to share the traditions and habits of their countries as a way of finding inspiration. Oli Dodd digs deeper
Andrew Ho named Altos Bartenders' Bartender ahead of Asia's 50 Best
Andrew Ho, founder and co-owner of Hope & Sesame in Guangzhou, has been named the winner of the Altos Bartenders’ Bartender Award 2025, as part of Asia’s 50 Best Bars.
Emanuele Mensah wins World Class GB
Emanuele 'Lele' Mensah from The Connaught Bar in London has won the World Class GB finals, and will go on to represent Great Britain on the global stage in Toronto, Canada, in September.
Kathmandu’s Barc wins Michter's Art of Hospitality for Asia's 50 Best
Kathmandu’s Barc has been named the winner of the Michter’s Art of Hospitality Award as part of Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2025.
Belgrade Cocktail Festival returns to Serbia
Serbia’s international cocktail festival, Belgrade Cocktail Festival, is set to return this weekend in the country’s capital.
Team behind Dram to launch All My Gods in London's Bethnal Green
All My Gods, a ‘modern London dive bar’ from the team behind Soho's Dram, will launch on Bethnal Green’s Paradise Row in July.
Equal Measures to host trade event exploring allyship in drinks
Equal Measures UK has announced it will be hosting a panel discussion and drinks aimed at educating and exploring how those working in the drinks industry can best support their teams, colleagues, clients, and selves.
Montana’s Cuban-inspired menu features all the classic names you would expect, but with some Italian flamboyance introduced through the vision of Lorenzo Antinori and Simone Caporale.
Paradiso’s Women & Hospitality event returns for fourth edition
Margarita Sáder, co-founder of Barcelona cocktail bar Paradiso, has announced the annual Women & Hospitality event will return to the city on Sunday 1 June, in collaboration with Altamura Distilleries.
Monica Berg and Alex Kratena to open new venue in Barcelona
Monica Berg and Alex Kratena of London’s Tayēr + Elementary, currently ranked in fourth in the World’s 50 Best Bars, are set to launch their first project in Spain with the opening of Kyara.
Priyanka Blah joins BCB education board as director of education
Bar Convent Berlin has announced the appointment of Priyanka Blah as its new director of education.
Sidecar founders to open new venue in Kathmandu
Minakshi Singh and Yangdup Lama, the team behind 50 Best Bars regular Sidecar, have announced a new concept in Kathmandu, their first international foray.
How do the cocktail venues that have achieved the heights of timelessness create and maintain their status? Oli Dodd seeks answers
Yoann Tarditi and Manon Vieules set to open Vibes bar in Nice
Former Satan’s Whiskers bartender Yoann Tarditi and Nomad London's Manon Vieules are opening their own venue called Vibes on the south coast of France.
Rosewood Amsterdam opens Advocatuur bar
Rosewood Amsterdam has opened its new bar Advocatuur featuring an on-site distillery for its own jenever production.
Menu of the month: Stream by The Connaught Bar
The Connaught Bar’s new menu, Stream, takes a novel approach to seasonality.
Mirror Hospitality Expo reveals full lineup for 2025
Ahead of next week’s Mirror Hospitality Expo, the show has revealed its full lineup of seminars, masterclasses and guest shifts.
Tales of the Cocktail names 2025 Catalyst honourees
Tales of the Cocktail Foundation (TOTCF) has announced this year’s Tales Catalyst honourees, recognising members of the cocktail community who are elevating the industry.
Bar veterans Posthumus and Janse part ways
Tess Posthumus and Timo Janse have ended their 16-year working partnership in the Amsterdam hospitality sector.
The new bar bringing Italy to Mexico
Café Arixi is the latest venture by MWA, taking the taste of Sardinia to Mexico City with a very personal touch
The Pinnacle Guide announces third list of pinned bars
The Pinnacle Guide has announced the latest additions to its list, now taking the total to 85 pinned bars around the world.
With the menu, we wanted to take advantage of the delicious things here,” says Café Arixi co-founder Maura Lawrence Milia.
Danico launches menu inspired by Peru
Parisian bar Danico has launched the latest menu in its conceptual ‘Xplorer’ series, Peru.
London’s Soho-based cocktail bar Dram has launched its new menu, focusing on exploring the duality of ingredients in the venue’s multi-faceted space.
Experimental launches American Bar in Marais hotel
American Bar, situated inside Experimental Marais, has announced its official launch as a nod to classic New York bars.
The Ada Coleman Project expands global directory
The Ada Coleman Project, a platform dedicated to amplifying the visibility of women and non-binary professionals in the drinks industry, has announced the expansion of its global directory.
Norway's Daniel Pappa wins Torres Brandy Zero Challenge 2025
Daniel Pappa, bartender at Svanen in Oslo, has been named winner of the third edition of the Torres Brandy Zero Challenge 2025, earning a €30,000 prize to bring his project to life.
Tokyo Confidential introduces new cocktail menu
Currently ranked at 53 on Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2024, Japan’s Tokyo Confidential has introduced its latest cocktail menu titled Neko No Densetsu.
Athens' Avra bar launches third edition of cocktail menu
Avra at the Four Seasons Astir Palace Hotel Athens has unveiled the third edition of its cocktail menu, Seasonal-Original-Sustainable, Drinks International can exclusively reveal.
Danil Nevsky launches Cocktail Menu Collection
Indie Bartender, the global online education platform by Danil Nevsky, has launched a new resource called the Cocktail Menu Collection.
Margarita Sader on Paradiso’s Women & Hospitality expo
Margarita Sader, the creator of Women & Hospitality, tells Oli Dodd why the annual event is so important internationally
Menu of the month: Mysteries of the World by Paradiso
Paradiso topped The World’s 50 Best Bars in 2022 and under its founder, Giacomo Giannotti, the bar has become a global brand with sister venues in Dubai and Ibiza.
Will Meredith appointed bar director at new London hotel Templeton Garden
Sprout, a new hotel bar launched by Will Meredith and Ellie Camm, will open its doors next month at Templeton Garden, the first UK launch from luxury hotel group Miiro.
Jez Carreon of Employees Only wins Sustainable Cocktail Challenge
Jez Carreon of Employees Only Bar in Singapore has been crowned the World’s Most Sustainable Bartender by Flor de Caña, after competing with 18 mixologists from around the world.
Allegory launches new cocktail menu
Washington DC’s Allegory bar, currently ranked at No.23 on North America's 50 Best Bars 2024 list, has introduced its new cocktail menu ‘Banned in DC’.
The Gulf Bar show announces lineup for inaugural edition
The Gulf Bar Show has announced its lineup of bartenders and industry leaders for its first edition on 7-8 April.
Don Ranasinghe and Lahiru Perera are expanding the cocktail world’s horizons
The first Sri Lankan bar to enter the World’s 50 Best list, Smoke & Bitters is focused on local and house-made ingredients. Founders Don Ranasinghe and Lahiru Perera tell Eleanor Yates about their mission.
Menu of the month: Smoke & Bitters
A two-and-a-half hour drive from Sri Lanka’s capital city of Colombo, situated in a coconut grove on the Pehebiya Beach in Hiriketiya, is Smoke & Bitters.
The bar hopper’s guide to Sri Lanka
Anna Sebastian trawls Sri Lanka’s burgeoning bar scene, sampling some of the inventive cocktails that are being created with local ingredients
Hacha to open Bermondsey venue ahead of Brixton site closure
London-based agaveria Hacha has announced a new bar in Bermondsey, which will see the closure of its second site in Brixton.
Brooklyn’s Leyenda to close at the end of March
New York City’s Leyenda, the pan-Latin inspired bar and restaurant co-founded by Ivy Mix and Julie Reiner, has announced it will be closing its doors at the end of March.
Schmuck. opens in New York City
Moe Aljaff and Juliette Larrouy have opened their new bar 'schmuck.' on 97 First Avenue at the corner of 6th Street in New York’s East Village.
Paris’ The Cambridge launches platform to improve sustainability in bartending
Parisian neighbourhood cocktail bar, The Cambridge Public House, has launched a new online platform to empower bartenders with sustainable practices, Drinks International can exclusively reveal.
The American Bar at The Savoy introduces new menu
The American Bar at The Savoy has introduced its new menu, Liquid Moments, drawing on the hotel’s history.
Within Bratislava’s historic Radisson Blu Carlton Hotel is a bar that has become the epicentre of Bratislava’s newly reimagined cocktail culture.
Stanislav Harciník: everything in balance
Stanislav Harciník is helping to determine Slovakia’s presence on the global stage through bartending, a hospitality show and his own books.
Paradiso Sustainability Summit returns for 2025
Barcelona’s Paradiso has announced its fourth annual Paradiso Sustainability Summit, set to be held in the city on Sunday 30 March 2025.
World of Zing founder joins Th!nk Drinks
Pritesh Mody, founder of World of Zing Cocktails, the pre-batch and bottled cocktail brand, has joined Th!nk Drinks as creative director.
Soho House launches new non-alcoholic and low abv cocktail menu
Soho House has extended its drinks offering across its UK and North American Houses to feature a wider selection of low abv cocktail alternatives.
