Class is delighted to announce the finalists of the Class Bar Awards 2023, ahead of the ceremony at Battersea Arts Centre in London on May 23rd.


The CBAs sees the addition of five new regional awards this year, recognising excellence across the UK.

Consequently, there are no finalists for Bar of the Year, the winner of which will be drawn from the 20 bars that make up the five regional finalist lists and announced at the Class Bar Awards ceremony.

Awards finalists will be contacted in the coming days and invited to the ceremony.

If you are a bartender working in the UK, today is the last chance to register for a ticket.

Submission Awards

These awards are entered by submission and judged by the Class Bar Awards Regional Chairs: Anistatia Miller, Chair for West; Jenny Griffiths, Chair for Wales; Ellen Manning, Chair for Midlands; Dave Marsland, Chair for North; Blythe Robertson, Chair for Scotland; Angel Brown, Chair for South East (not inc. London); Hamish Smith, Chair for London; Declan McGurk, Co-host of the CBAs; Anna Sebastian, Co-host of the CBAs.

Social Media Presence of the Year Sponsored by Villa Sandi 

Junkyard Golf Club, London

Scarfes Bar, London

Cahoots, London

Mr Fogg's, London


Front of House Star of the Year Sponsored by Rabbit Hole

Antonio Galetta, Lyaness, London

Liana Oster, The Nomad Hotel, London

Cristiana Pirinu, The Donovan Bar, London

Enzo Sigaut, Beaufort Bar and American Bar, London


Sustainable Practices Award Sponsored by Avallen Calvados

Henrock, Windermere

Ugly Butterfly, Saint Ives

The American Bar, Gleneagles Hotel, Auchterarder

Christina's Shoreditch, London


Emerging Bartender of the Year Sponsored by La Hechicera

Rebecca Bird, Freelance, Bournemouth

Drew Fleming, Kiki Lounge, Douglas

Courtney Francis, Couch , Birmingham

Ewan Grieve, Lab 22, Cardiff


Bar Manager of the Year Sponsored by Italicus

James Wheeler, Lyaness, London

Stefanie Anderson, Gleneagles Townhouse, Edinburgh

Jacob Clarke, Couch, Birmingham

Josh Linfitt, Ugly Butterfly, Saint Ives


Bar Employer of the Year Sponsored by The Lost Explorer

Kiki Lounge, Douglas

Speakeasy Entertainment, London

Lab 22, Cardiff

Junkyard Golf Club, London


Industry Vote Awards

The following awards are decided by an industry vote. The panel – named the CLASS Collective - is a group of 100 of the UK’s top bar industry experts drawn from around the UK.

Cocktail of the Year Sponsored by Lanique

Coriander Seed Gimlet, Seed Library, One Hundred Shoreditch, London

Buck Fast, Die Young, Lab 22, Cardiff

Kazimir, A Bar With Shapes For A Name, London

Irish Coffee, Swift, London


Drinks Menu of the Year Sponsored by Franklin & Sons

Theories + Frontiers, Lab 22, Cardiff

Ancestral Cookbook, Lyaness, London

Silverleaf Menu, Silverleaf, London

Transcend, Panda & Sons, Edinburgh


Bar Food Menu of the Year Sponsored by Altamura Vodka 

Passing Fancies, Birmingham

Side Hustle, Nomad, London

Tayēr + Elementary, London

Sterling, Stock Exchange, Manchester


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Specialist Bar of the Year Sponsored by Sipello

Hey Palu, Edinburgh

Hacha, London

KOL Mezcaleria, London

Ojo Rojo, Bournemouth


Hotel Bar of the Year Sponsored by Everleaf Drinks

Lyaness, Sea Containers, London

American Bar, The Savoy, London

Connaught Bar, The Connaught, London

Silverleaf, Pan Pacific, London


Best Bar in the North Sponsored by The Busker

Tabula Rasa, Leeds

Schofield's Bar, Manchester

Speak in Code, Manchester

Blinker, Manchester


Best Bar in the Midlands & East Anglia Sponsored by The Busker

Couch, Birmingham

Fox and Chance, Birmingham

Passing Fancies, Birmingham

400 Rabbits, Nottingham


Best Bar in Wales & West Sponsored by The Busker

Ojo Rojo, Bournemouth

Lab 22, Cardiff

Filthy XIII, Bristol

Ugly Butterfly, Saint Ives


Best Bar in London & the South East Sponsored by The Busker

Seed Library, One Hundred Shoreditch, London

Swift, London

Tayēr + Elementary, London

Satan's Whiskers, London


Best Bar in Scotland & Northern Ireland Sponsored by The Busker

Lucky Liquor, Edinburgh

The Gate, Glasgow

Hey Palu, Edinburgh

Panda & Sons, Edinburgh


Bar of the Year sponsored by Stauning Whisky

To be announced at the Class Bar Awards 2023. The winner will be the bar from the five regions that achieved most votes.


New Bar of the Year Sponsored by Hapusa Gin

Passing Fancies, Birmingham

Blinker, Manchester

Seed Library, One Hundred Shoreditch, London

Sterling, Manchester


Bartender of the Year Sponsored by Savoia Americano

Rachel Orange, Schofield's Bar, Manchester

Filippos Filippopoulos, Tabula Rasa, Leeds

Mia Kumari, American Bar, The Savoy, London

Tommy Matthews, Passing Fancies, Birmingham


Bar Innovator of the Year Sponsored by Paragon

Monica Berg and Alex Kratena, Tayēr + Elementary, London

Tommy Matthews, Passing Fancies, Birmingham

Iain McPherson, Panda & Sons, Edinburgh

Joe and Daniel Schofield, Schofield's Bar, Manchester


Outstanding Contribution award Sponsored by Master of Malt Trade

To be announced at the Class Bar Awards 2023.