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
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.