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Double Chicken Please, located in New York City, has been crowned the Best Bar in North America in the second annual North America’s 50 Best Bars list. The list, sponsored by Perrier, was revealed during a live awards ceremony held on May 4, 2023, at Hacienda Los Picachos in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.

The ranking features bars from the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean, and Double Chicken Please was also named the Best Bar in Northeast USA. Handshake Speakeasy in Mexico City came in second place, named the Best Bar in Mexico, and New York City’s Katana Kitten took third place.

For the second year in a row, Toronto’s Civil Liberties was named the Best Bar in Canada, while Puerto Rico’s La Factoría retained its title as the Best Bar in the Caribbean. The USA led the list with 28 bars, Mexico had 14, Canada boasted seven, and the Caribbean had one top bar.

Double Chicken Please was commended by Mark Sansom, Content Director for 50 Best, who praised the visionary founders, GN Chan and Faye Chen, for reaching the peak of cocktail excellence on the North American continent. Sansom congratulated all the other fantastic bars on the list, including Handshake Speakeasy, Katana Kitten, Civil Liberties, and La Factoría.

The second annual North America’s 50 Best Bars list also awarded several individual prizes to bars and bartenders. Cuban drinks legend Julio Cabrera from Miami won the Roku Industry Icon award, while Manhatta in New York City was awarded the Campari One To Watch. Rayo in Mexico City earned the London Essence Best New Opening award, and Yacht Club in Denver won the Ketel One Sustainable Bar Award. Allegory in Washington, D.C., won the Siete Misterios Best Cocktail Menu award, and Overstory in New York City was named the Nikka Highest Climber. Bar Pompette in Toronto won the Disaronno Highest New Entry award.

The complete list of North America’s 50 Best Bars can be viewed on the organization’s website. The list showcases the best bars in North America and celebrates the creativity and innovation of the continent’s bartending industry.