{"id":2769,"date":"2026-05-18T15:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T06:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/?post_type=news&p=2769"},"modified":"2026-05-18T15:20:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T06:20:00","slug":"asia-best-bars-vietnam","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/news\/asia-best-bars-vietnam\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cAsia\u2019s 50 Best Bars 2026\u201d to be announced in Macau on July 28\u2014will five Vietnamese venues make the list?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Asia\u2019s bar showdown opens in Macau on July 28<\/h2>\n<p>The \u201cAsia\u2019s 50 Best Bars 2026\u201d awards ceremony will be held on Tuesday, July 28, at the Wynn Palace Grand Theatre in Macau. The \u201cBartenders\u2019 Feast\u201d takes place at the Gourmet Pavilion the day before, with a closing brunch party the day after. The ranking will also be livestreamed.<\/p>\n<p>For Vietnam\u2019s bar scene, the 2025 results were a turning point. Five Vietnamese venues made the extended list (51st\u2013100th). For 2026, the focus is on \u201cwhether Vietnam can crack the top 50.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>The five Vietnamese venues that made the 2025 list<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Rank<\/th>\n<th>Bar name<\/th>\n<th>City<\/th>\n<th>Characteristics<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>61st<\/td>\n<td>Stir<\/td>\n<td>Ho Chi Minh City<\/td>\n<td>Vietnam\u2019s highest-ranked cocktail bar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>83rd<\/td>\n<td>Workshop14<\/td>\n<td>Hanoi<\/td>\n<td>An innovative bar on the shore of West Lake, winner of the Campari One To Watch award<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>86th<\/td>\n<td>Hudson Rooms<\/td>\n<td>Hanoi<\/td>\n<td>Inside Capella Hanoi, inspired by New York\u2019s Fulton Fish Market<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>87th<\/td>\n<td>The Haflington<\/td>\n<td>Hanoi<\/td>\n<td>A \u201cnight at the museum\u201d concept<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>93rd<\/td>\n<td>The Enigma Mansion<\/td>\n<td>Ho Chi Minh City<\/td>\n<td>A mansion-style bar, returning to the ranking<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>Workshop14\u2014winner of One To Watch just seven months after opening<\/h2>\n<p>Workshop14, on the shore of West Lake in Hanoi, won the Campari One To Watch Award just seven months after opening at the end of December 2024. Its bar director is Richard McDonough, the \u201cbearded beverage maestro.\u201d The venue is a renovation of a building erected on the former site of Princess To Hoa\u2019s palace from the 12th-century Ly dynasty, transforming what was once an architect\u2019s studio into a minimalist bar.<\/p>\n<p>McDonough serves technique-intensive cocktails made with local ingredients, saying, \u201cThe history of West Lake is a history of craftsmanship\u2014thirteen villages, each mastering a single craft.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Points to watch in 2026<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>All five Vietnamese venues sit within the 51st\u2013100th range. Whether they can break into the top 50 in 2026 is the biggest question.<\/li>\n<li>In Ho Chi Minh City, new bars keep opening.<a href=\"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/news\/hcmc-new-cafes-8\/\">The rush of caf\u00e9 openings<\/a>Following, a \u201cSaigon Renaissance\u201d is underway in the bar scene too<\/li>\n<li>Special awards are also planned, including the \u201cMichter\u2019s Art of Hospitality Award\u201d (service) and the \u201cAltos Bartenders\u2019 Bartender Award\u201d (peer vote).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Voices from the industry<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cVietnam\u2019s bar scene has grown rapidly since 2023. Breaking into the top 50 is only a matter of time.\u201d (a local bar owner)<\/li>\n<li>The Dot Magazine reports that \u201cwhether a Vietnamese bar can crack the top 50\u2014that very question is the biggest talking point of 2026.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWith Workshop14 taking One To Watch, it proved that Hanoi is more than just a pho town.\u201d (a food and drink writer)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>For Japanese travelers\u2014planning a bar crawl in Vietnam<\/h2>\n<p>Stir and The Enigma Mansion in Ho Chi Minh City, Workshop14 and The Haflington in Hanoi. Touring these four across the north and south is efficient. In Ho Chi Minh City, you can<a href=\"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/news\/hcmc-dessert-cafes\/\">dessert caf\u00e9s,<\/a>combine them to build a bar-crawl route. A cocktail typically costs 200,000\u2013350,000 VND (about 1,200\u20132,100 yen). You can experience Asia\u2019s top-tier cocktails for less than half the price of Tokyo.<\/p>\n<h2>Trends in Vietnam\u2019s bar scene<\/h2>\n<p>In Ho Chi Minh City, new venues like Oculus and RAW + Atelier keep opening, drawing attention from bar-focused media.<a href=\"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/news\/ciel-dining-tastemakers\/\">The growth of fine dining<\/a>The standard of cocktail bars is rising sharply, keeping pace with it. Whether the 2026 list announcement marks the opening of a new stage for Vietnam\u2019s bar industry is worth watching.<\/p>\n<h2>Practical information<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Item<\/th>\n<th>Details<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Awards ceremony<\/td>\n<td>Tuesday, July 28, 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Venue<\/td>\n<td>Wynn Palace Grand Theatre, Macau<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Broadcast<\/td>\n<td>Livestream planned<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Official site<\/td>\n<td>theworlds50best.com\/bars\/asia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cocktail prices (Vietnam)<\/td>\n<td>200,000\u2013350,000 VND (about 1,200\u20132,100 yen)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>Summary<\/h2>\n<p>Asia\u2019s 50 Best Bars 2026 will be announced in Macau on July 28. Will the momentum of five Vietnamese venues making the 2025 list translate into a top-50 spot in 2026? A bar crawl in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi lets you taste Asia\u2019s finest cocktails for less than half the price of Tokyo. The announcement will be livestreamed at theworlds50best.com\/bars\/asia.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theworlds50best.com\/stories\/News\/asias-50-best-bars-2026-macau.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The World&#8217;s 50 Best<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/thedotmagazine.com\/asias-50-best-bars-2025-51-100-list-just-dropped-and-the-extended-family-got-wider\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Dot Magazine<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/hong-kong\/news\/asias-50-best-bars-awards-returns-to-macau-for-2026-edition-040926\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Time Out<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asia&#8217;s 50 Best Bars 2026 will be announced on July 28 at Wynn Palace, Macau. In 2025, five bars from Vietnam ranked. 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