The 2023 Top 50 Cocktail Bars with Franklin & Sons have been unveiled, with Satan’s Whiskers taking the top spot at an action-packed event hosted at Omeara, London by Three Drinkers Host, Aidy Smith.

The Top 50 Cocktail Bars, celebrates remarkable pioneers in the industry, from well-established names to exciting newcomers. The awards bring together innovators from across the UK to showcase bars and pubs delivering truly inspired offerings and experiences.

The Top 10 Cocktail Bars:

1. Satan’s Whiskers, Bethnal Green, London
2. Lab22, Cardiff
3. Tayer + Elementary, Shoreditch, London
4. Schofield’s Bar, Manchester
5. Swift, Soho, London
6. Panda & Sons, Edinburgh
7. Three Sheets, Dalston, London
8. Speak in Code, Manchester
9. Bar with Shapes for a Name, Hackney, London
10. The Connaught, Mayfair, London

Find the full list here Top 50 Cocktail Bars | Sponsored by Franklin & Sons

The Top 50 Gastro Pubs were also announced in January, at The Unruly Pig. The prestigious ceremony revealed Parkers Arms as No1.

Top 10 Gastropubs:

1. Parkers Arms, Newton-in-Bowland, Lancashire
2. The Unruly Pig, Woodbridge, Suffolk
3. Freemasons at Wiswell, Clitheroe, Lancashire
4. The Sportsman, Seasalter, Kent
5. The Kentish Hare, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
6. The Angel at Hetton, Hetton, North Yorkshire
7. The White Swan at Fence, Fence, Lancashire
8. The Hand & Flowers, Marlow, Buckinghamshire
9. The Fordwich Arms, Fordwich, Kent
10. The Red Lion & Sun, Highgate, North London

Find the full list here Top 50 Gastropubs | Sponsored by Estrella Damm