Line from Athens has tonight (June 30) been named Europe’s Best Bar at the inaugural Europe’s 50 Best Bars ceremony, held at De Kromhouthal in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

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Runner-up was The Bar in Front of the Bar, also from Athens, while Sips from Barcelona placed third and Himkok in Oslo was fourth. Completing the top five was Bar Nouveau in Paris.

Moebius in Milan took sixth place, followed by The Cambridge Public House in Paris in seventh. Mirror Bar in Bratislava was eighth, Paradiso in Barcelona ninth, and Connaught Bar in London rounded out the top 10.

London was named the cocktail capital of Europe, with seven bars featured in the list.

The UK bars in the list were: Connaught Bar (10), Satan's Whiskers (11), Tayēr + Elementary (12), Panda & Sons (20), Waltz (23), Kwant Mayfair (40),  Three Sheets Soho (41),  Scarfes Bar (47).

Europe’s 50 Best Bars follows in the footsteps of World’s 50 Best Bars spin-offs, Asia’s 50 Best Bars, founded in 2016, and North America’s 50 Best Bars, launched in 2022.

Faye Huggett, director of community for Europe’s 50 Best Bars, said: “We are immensely proud to name Line as the first-ever winner of the title The Best Bar in Europe, sponsored by Perrier. Their remarkable hospitality and stunning creativity have not only earned them this accolade but have truly cemented Athens’ position on the global map.

“We hope that this inaugural list of Europe’s 50 Best Bars will shine a bright spotlight on an even greater number of outstanding bars across this vibrant continent and inspire epicures around the world to explore everything it has to offer – from long-established cocktail capitals to fresh, emerging scenes that are pushing boundaries in new and exciting ways.”

This list is as follows:

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 

26 Aldea, Barcelona

27 Harry's Bar, 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 Forbina Bar, Prague

39 Tag, Krakow

40 Kwant Mayfair, London

41 Three Sheets (Soho), London

42 Super Lyan, Amsterdam

43 Roda 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