Class is thrilled to announce the finalists of the Class Bar Awards 2022, ahead of the ceremony at Oval Space in Bethnal Green, London on May 24th.
Having taken a break in 2021, the Class Bar Awards returns with a not-to-be-missed awards ceremony and party.
Finalists will be contacted and invited to the ceremony, but if you are a bartender working in the UK, you can register for a ticket here.
Submission Entry Awards
The Submission Entry Awards are entered by application and judged by the Class Bar Awards Regional Chairs.
Social Media Presence of the Year sponsored by Della Vite
Sexy Fish, London
Nightjar & Oriole, London
Pineapple Club, Birmingham
Mr Fogg’s, London
Sustainable Practices Award sponsored by Belvedere
Publiq, London
Henrock Bar, Windermere
Ugly Butterfly, St Ives
Rockwell, London
Front of House Star of the Year sponsored by Horse With No Name
Dina Gestoso-Mattar, Pineapple Club, Birmingham
Christiana Pirinu, The Donovan Bar, London
Jacopo Correnti, Oriole, London
Shaneka Mccalla, The Goring Bar, London
Emerging Bartender of the Year sponsored by La Hechicera
Courtney Francis, Ojo Rojo, Bournemouth
Rory Sorrell, Murder Inc, London
Elena Wright, Mecanica, Manchester
La'Mel Clarke, Lyaness, London
Bar Employer of the Year sponsored by Master of Malt Trade
Mecanica, Manchester
Pineapple Club, Birmingham
Speakeasy Entertainment (Nightjar & Oriole), London
Dishoom, London
Bar Manager of the Year sponsored by Italicus
Maura Milia, Connaught Bar, London
Klára Kopčikova, Pineapple Club, Birmingham
James Wheeler, Lyaness, London
Sophie Bratt, Sexy Fish, London
Outstanding Contribution Award sponsored by Stauning Whisky
The winner to be announced at the Class Bar Awards
Industry Vote Awards
The following awards categories were determined by an industry vote. The panel – named the CLASS Collective - is a group of more than 100 of the UK’s top bar industry experts drawn from more than 20 cities.
Cocktail of the Year sponsored by Lanique
Pineapple | Miso, Silverleaf at Pan Pacific, London
Biscoff Old Fashioned, Present Company, Liverpool
Pastel, A Bar with Shapes for a Name, London
Irish Coffee, Swift, London
Drinks Menu of the Year sponsored by Franklin & Sons
Lab 22, Cardiff
A Bar with Shapes for a Name, London
Schofield’s Bar, Manchester
Couch, Birmingham
Bar Food Menu of the Year sponsored by Menabrea
Bon Vivant, Edinburgh
Tayer + Elementary, London
Little Mercies, London
Homeboy, London
Specialist Bar of the Year sponsored by Savoia
KOL, London
Hey Palu, Edinburgh
Milroy’s, London
Hacha, London
Hotel Bar of the Year sponsored by Moët & Chandon
Side Hustle, Nomad, London
Connaught Bar, The Connaught, London
Artesian, The Langham, London
Lyaness, Sea Containers, London
New Bar of the Year sponsored by Hapusa Gin
A Bar with Shapes for a Name, London
Schofield's Bar, Manchester
Tabula Rasa, Leeds
Silverleaf at Pan Pacific, London
Bar of the Year sponsored by Disaronno
Tayer + Elementary, London
Schofield's Bar, Manchester
A Bar with Shapes for a Name, London
Lab 22, Cardiff
Bartender of the Year sponsored by The Busker
Rachel Orange, Schofield’s Bar, Manchester
Remy Savage, A Bar with Shapes for a Name, London
Monica Berg, Tayer + Elementary, London
Filippos Filippopoulos, Tabula Rasa, Leeds
Bar Innovator(s) of the Year sponsored by Tia Maria
Lyndon Higginson, The Liars Group, Manchester
Joe & Daniel Schofield, Schofield's Bar / Atomeca, Manchester
Monica Berg & Alex Kratena, Tayer + Elementary, London
Remy Savage, A Bar with Shapes for a Name, London