Superbueno Is the Finest Bar in the US–In accordance with 50 Finest

Each yr, the World’s 50 Finest group ranks the highest bars and eating places, which makes for a helpful checklist while you’re touring across the globe—or exploring your individual metropolis. These rankings embody the annual North America’s 50 Finest Bars. The brand new checklist simply landed with all the perfect cocktail joints within the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.

Handshake Speakeasy in Mexico Metropolis snagged the primary spot, whereas Superbueno in New York completed second. Overstory and Martiny’s, each in New York, ranked third and fourth, whereas Rayo in Mexico Metropolis took fifth.

It’s fairly the displaying for Superbueno. The East Village bar has solely been open for one yr however has clearly left an excellent impression on the panel of judges.

“After we opened Superbueno only a yr in the past, our group was impressed to supply New York with our distinct perspective of Mexican hospitality rooted in heritage and neighborhood,” stated the bar’s co-owner, Ignacio ‘Nacho’ Jimenez. “This recognition from North America’s 50 Finest Bars speaks to how the Superbueno expertise has resonated with friends due to the superb work our group has performed from day one. We’re thrilled that our bar appears like a house to so many.”

Superbueno was born out of a partnership between Cocktail Kingdom Hospitality Group and Jimenez, a veteran New York bartender and hospitality professional. The cocktail menu options drinks impressed by iconic Mexican dishes and substances, such because the bestselling Inexperienced Mango Martini (tequila, mango eau de vie, sauternes, inexperienced mango, honey), the more-interesting-than-expected Vodka Y Soda (vodka, guava, pasilla, soda), and the earthy Mushroom Margarita (mezcal, cointreau, huitlacoche, lime, lava salt).

The 2024 rating comes from a gaggle of 270 nameless academy member voters, made up of cocktail specialists, educators, authors, journalists, bartenders, and bar homeowners from throughout North America. See the complete checklist beneath.

North America’s 50 Finest Bars — 2024

1. Handshake Speakeasy, Mexico Metropolis
2. Superbueno, New York
3. Overstory, New York
4. Martiny’s, New York
5. Rayo, Mexico Metropolis
6. Jewel of the South, New Orleans
7. Double Hen Please, New York
8. Thunderbolt, Los Angeles
9. Licorería Limantour, Mexico Metropolis
10. Tlecān, Mexico Metropolis
11. Zapote Bar, Playa del Carmen
12. Katana Kitten, New York
13. Café La Trova, Miami
14. El Gallo Altanero, Guadalajara
15. Workers Solely, New York
16. Aruba Day Drink, Tijuana
17. Café de Nadie, Mexico Metropolis
18. La Factoría, San Juan
19. Kumiko, Chicago
20. Dante, New York
21. Civil Liberties, Toronto
22. Service Bar, Washington DC
23. Allegory, Washington DC
24. Botanist Bar, Vancouver
25. Herbs & Rye, Las Vegas
26. Baltra Bar, Mexico Metropolis
27. Bekeb, San Miguel de Allende
28. Kaito del Valle, Mexico Metropolis
29. Bar Pompette, Toronto
30. True Laurel, San Francisco
31. Attaboy, New York
32. Meadowlark, Chicago
33. The Useless Rabbit, New York
34. Selva, Oaxaca
35. Library by the Sea, Grand Cayman
36. Century Grand, Phoenix
37. Arca, Tulum
38. Pacific Cocktail Haven, San Francisco
39. Cloakroom, Montreal
40. Bar Mordecai, Toronto
41. Maison Premiere, New York
42. Hanky Panky, Mexico Metropolis
43. Angel’s Share, New York
44. Milady’s, New York
45. Brujas, Mexico Metropolis
46. Mírate, Los Angeles
47. Treatment, New Orleans
48. Finest Intentions, Chicago
49. The Keefer, Bar Vancouver
50. Atwater Cocktail Membership, Montreal