It was around this time in 2024 when we reported that the Pinnacle Guide, the bar world’s answer to a Michelin-style accolade, had launched, and since then, two rounds of PINNED bars have been announced.
The three-PIN category is still solely represented by Lyaness, a multi-award winning bar in London’s Sea Containers Hotel owned by mixologist Ryan Chetiyawardana and known for its scientific use of ingredients.
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However, 31 bars have been newly pinned across the Pinnacle Guide’s one and two-PIN lists, including the Little Red Door in Paris, a little speakeasy-style spot in La Marais that usually has a themed cocktail menu on the go. You can read more about Little Red Door in our review.
The Little Red Door joins five other bars awarded two PINs, while 25 bars have been added to the one-PIN list. That includes Hanky Panky, a retro-chic members-only bar in Mexico City, and The Diplomat, a swish craft cocktail bar in Hong Kong. Read on for all the new entries.
These are the 31 newly-pinned bars around the world
Two PIN bars
- Bar 1802, Paris, France
- Kaito del Valle, Mexico City, Mexico
- Kioku Bar at The OWO, London, UK
- Little Red Door, Paris, France
- The Bar In Front Of The Bar, Athens, Greece
- The Cambridge Public House, Paris, France
One PIN bars
- Aster Bar, Sydney, Australia
- Baba Au Rum, Athens, Greece
- BackDoor43, Milan, Italy
- Candelaria, Paris, France
- Cat Bite Club, Singapore
- CERESIO 7, Milan, Italy
- Cinquanta - Spirito Italiano, Pagani, Italy
- Copper Spoon, Fort Wayne, USA
- Dr. Zhivago Bar, Zurich, Switzerland
- Dry Milano, Milan, Italy
- Equal Parts, London, UK
- Hanky Panky, Mexico City, Mexico
- Le Mary Celeste, Paris, France
- Manhattan, Singapore
- Moebius, Milan, Italy
- Sentaku Izakaya, Bologna, Italy
- Service Bar, Washington DC, USA
- Sexy Fish, Miami, USA
- Shinji’s, New York, USA
- The Bar Below, London, UK
- The Diplomat, Hong Kong
- The K Bar, London, UK
- The Milk Thistle, Bristol, UK
- Thyme Bar, New York, USA
- Tiger Bar, Nashville, USA
To read the full list of newly pinned bars, have a look at the website here.
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