Bar Leone in Hong Kong was named World's Best Bar 2025 by William Reed, a British-based commercial publisher, last month.

The “World’s Best Bar” is two years old, located on a quiet residential street in central Hong Kong , serves about a dozen different drinks, and doesn’t take reservations.

Bar Leone, opened in June, 2023, by Italian bartender Lorenzo Antinori, had the title bestowed upon it at a glitzy awards ceremony in October organized by William Reed, a British-based commercial publisher, and sponsored by, among others, the Hong Kong Tourism Board.

While the company insists no sponsor or host destination has any bearing on the list of 50 Best Bars, and all voting is anonymous and independently adjudicated by accountancy giant Deloitte, Bar Leone’s victory couldn’t come at a bet

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