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Despite pandemic challenges, 12 local joints make the cut, but Jigger & Pony falls to No. 2
All-day bar No Sleep Club in Keong Saik Road made its debut at No. 8 - the highest new entry on the Asia s 50 Best Bars list this year. ST FILE PHOTO
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Jay Khan’s meticulously crafted temple to all things agave is now the #1 bar in Asia, flanked by an ensemble cast of Hong Kong venues that account for one-fifth of the region’s best drinking destinations.
Following the release of its closely followed ’51-100′ ranking, the ’50 Best’ Academy has just announced this year’s list of the 50 Best Bars in Asia. Late last night, in various competing establishments across the region, news came down that Hong Kong is home once again to the #1 bar in Asia. In 2021, that honor goes to the agave-centric Central drinking den, COA. Proprietor Jay Khan and his team have gone from strength to strength since their debut (the venue also took home the title of ‘Best New Opening’ in 2019), ascending at terminal velocity to become Asia’s most favoured bar within three years this latest accolade sees COA push classic cocktail den Jigger & Pony into second place, the Singapore-based champion of the ’50 B
Three Malaysian bars have been named amongst Asia’s 50 Best Bars for 2021, with one making its debut on the list.
Three Malaysian bars have been named amongst Asia’s 50 Best Bars for 2021, with one making its debut on the list.
Bar Trigona was the highest placed Malaysian bar on the list at No. 12, followed by JungleBird at 37 and new entry Three X Co at No. 47. Two other Malaysian bars, Coley and Pahit, were earlier included in the Top 51-100 list.
The annual list, which was announced virtually on May 6, saw Hong Kong’s Coa claim the top spot, dethroning last year’s champion, Singapore’s Jigger and Pony, which came in second this time around.
It was a celebratory evening for Singapore bars claiming 12 out of 50 spots.
Last year’s winner, Jigger & Pony, claimed second spot while Hong Kong’s Coa clinched the top spot at Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2021. But despite being knocked off to No.2 this year, Jigger and Pony remains the Best Bar in Singapore, which it has been for two years in a row.
Jigger & Pony (photo via Facebook)
The awards also put the spotlight on all-day restaurant and bar No Sleep Club. This year, they debuted at No.8, clinching the Disaronno Highest New Entry Award. Co-founders Jessica Hutch and Juan Yi Jun were surprised to find that they were indeed the highest debut ever recorded in the six-year history of Asia’s 50 Best Bar awards.
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Coa In Hong Kong Is Named The Best Bar In Asia
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