Pop the Champagne! The accolades for Caretaker's Cottage just keep rolling in, with the teeny tiny, highly lauded CBD venue landing at 19th on the prestigious World's 50 Best Bars list for 2025. The news comes after we crowned it our Bar of the Year at the Time Out Melbourne Food & Drink Awards in March – so it's nice to know we can spot a good bar when we see one.

This is the 17th edition of the World's 50 Best Bars , with the winners announced on October 8 at a live ceremony in Hong Kong. The annual event is regarded as one of the most influential bar awards in the world, celebrating the best and most talented bartenders and drink enthusiasts on an international scale. The winners are voted on by an esteemed global academy made up of drink experts, bartenders and other top dogs.

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