Two Athens Bars on World’s 50 Best Bars List 2021

Raise a glass, the World’s 50 Best Bars for 2021 have just been announced with Athens’ “The Clumsies” taking 4th place and “Baba au Rum” named 14th best venue on the highly coveted list!

The 2021 edition of the annual ranking features bars from 17 countries, with the top five bars in the world revealed to be London’s Connaught Bar followed by Tayēr + Elementary in London, Paradiso in Barcelona, The Clumsies in Athens, and Floreria Atlantico in Buenos Aires.

“Another year running! We’re so happy to announce that the Clumsies family has been voted number 4 among the world’s best 50 bars. Thank you to all for this great honour. We’ll keep doing what we do best, blending the number four bar experience in the world. Congratulations to all the winners. It’s been an honour sharing with you this experience!” announced the Clumsies team.

Located right in the heart of Athens, “Part of The Clumsies’ undeniable charm is the ease with which it can do so many things so well. It’s just as comfortable as a spot for a morning coffee and breakfast as a place in the evening to drink some of the most inventive cocktails that can be found anywhere, or for dancing on the bar at 2 am,” announced the judges.

“This is thanks to co-owners Vasilis Kyritsis and Nikos Bakoulis’ commitment to hospitality. They’ve managed to create a space as impressive to the international bartending community as it is homely to locals, and this approach has made The Clumsies a stalwart of the 50 Best list,” they added.

Βaba Au Rum is a leading multi awarded Rum & Cocktail bar in downtown Athens, with judges announcing, “Baba au Rum brought a revolutionary admiration of cocktails to the Greek capital when it opened 13 years ago, and to this day it remains the bar in Athens’ now thriving hospitality scene, held in the highest regard,” said the judges. 

“Its power comes from owner and manager Thanos Prunarus, a man who straddles the old school and modernity. Here, things aren’t overhauled but instead attentively developed, moving with the times while maintaining warmth and familiarity.”

World’s 50 Best Bars list for 2021

1. Connaught Bar (London)
2. Tayēr + Elementary (London)
3. Paradiso (Barcelona)
4. The Clumsies (Athens)
5. Florería Atlántico (Buenos Aires)
6. Licorería Limantour (Mexico City)
7. Coa (Hong Kong)
8. El Copitas (St Petersburg)
9. Jigger & Pony (Singapore)
10. Katana Kitten (New York)
11. Two Schmucks (Barcelona)
12. Hanky Panky (Mexico City)
13. Insider Bar (Moscow)
14. Baba au Rum (Athens)
15. Manhattan (Singapore)
16. Atlas (Singapore)
17. Zuma (Dubai)
18. The SG Club (Tokyo)
19. Drink Kong (Rome)
20. 1930 (Milan)
21. Presidente (Buenos Aires)
22. Maybe Sammy (Sydney)
23. Cantina OK! (Sydney)
24. Salmon Guru (Madrid)
25. Handshake Speakeasy (Mexico City)
26. No Sleep Club (Singapore)
27. Camparino in Galleria (Milan)
28. Café La Trova (Miami)
29. Little Red Door (Paris)
30. Dante (New York)
31. Kwānt (London)
32. Bar Benfiddich (Tokyo)
33. Tres Monos (Buenos Aires)
34. Attaboy (New York)
35. Lucy’s Flower Shop (Stockholm)
36. MO Bar (Singapore)
37. Sips (Barcelona)
38. Baltra Bar (Mexico City)
39. Sober Company (Shanghai)
40. Tjoget (Stockholm)
41. Epic (Shanghai)
42. Charles H (Seoul)
43. Tippling Club (Singapore)
44. Above Board (Melbourne)
45. Galaxy Bar (Dubai)
46. Re (Sydney)
47. Sidecar (India)
48. Union Trading Company (China)
49. DarkSide (China)
50. Quinary (China)

Main Images: The Clumsies