{"id":45350,"date":"2026-06-30T21:13:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T21:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prnasia.com\/story\/archive\/4982802_AE82802_0"},"modified":"2026-06-30T21:13:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T21:13:00","slug":"line-in-athens-named-no-1-as-inaugural-list-of-europes-50-best-bars-2026-is-unveiled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/?p=45350","title":{"rendered":"LINE IN ATHENS NAMED NO.1 AS INAUGURAL LIST OF EUROPE&#8217;S 50 BEST BARS 2026 IS UNVEILED"},"content":{"rendered":"<table name=\"logo_release\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"10\" cellpadding=\"5\" align=\"right\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mmx.prnasia.com\/media\/MS1765576\/Europe_50_Best_bars_Logo.jpg?id=OA2704335&amp;p=medium600\" border=\"0\" alt title=\"logo\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" width=\"118\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>Line<\/b> in Athens ranks No.1 in the first edition of Europe&#8217;s 50 Best Bars, sponsored by Perrier<\/li>\n<li><b>Salvatore Calabrese<\/b> wins the Roku Industry Icon Award<\/li>\n<li>London&#8217;s <b>Waltz<\/b> (No.23) is awarded the Three Cents Best New Opening Award<\/li>\n<li>The Siete Misterios Best Cocktail Menu Award is given to Edinburgh&#8217;s <b>Panda &amp; Sons <\/b>(No.20)<\/li>\n<li><b>De Vie <\/b>(No.34), Paris wins the Ketel One Sustainable Bar Award<\/li>\n<li>The SevenRooms Best Bar Design Award goes to <b>Hide<\/b>, Budapest<\/li>\n<li><b>Mirror Bar<\/b> (No.8) receives the Michter&#8217;s Art of Hospitality Award and The Best Bar in Slovakia<\/li>\n<li><b>Giorgio Bargiani<\/b> wins the Altos Bartenders&#8217; Bartender Award; the <b>Connaught Bar<\/b> (No.10) is named The Best Bar in the UK, sponsored by Monkey Shoulder<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\">AMSTERDAM<\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\">July 1, 2026<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; The list of Europe&#8217;s 50 Best Bars 2026 was announced this evening during a live awards ceremony in Amsterdam. The event celebrated the first annual edition of this new ranking from 50 Best, the organisation behind The World&#8217;s 50 Best Bars.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg9596left\" dir=\"ltr\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/mmx.prnasia.com\/media\/MS1875907\/Line-in-Athens.jpg?id=OA2746212&amp;p=medium600\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg9596left\" title=\"Line in Athens named No.1 as inaugural list of Europe's 50 Best Bars 2026, sponsored by Perrier, is unveiled\" src=\"https:\/\/mmx.prnasia.com\/media\/MS1875907\/Line-in-Athens.jpg?id=OA2746212&amp;p=medium600\" alt=\"Line in Athens named No.1 as inaugural list of Europe's 50 Best Bars 2026, sponsored by Perrier, is unveiled\" align=\"middle\"><\/a> <br \/><span>Line in Athens named No.1 as inaugural list of Europe&#8217;s 50 Best Bars 2026, sponsored by Perrier, is unveiled<\/span> <\/div>\n<p><b><i>For the full 1-50 list, click <\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theworlds50best.com\/bars\/best-in-europe\/list\/1-50\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b><i>here<\/i><\/b><\/a><b><i>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Line in Athens leads the ranking, named The Best Bar in Europe, sponsored by Perrier, and The Best Bar in Greece. Renowned for its fermentation-led approach, producing house-made wines, beers and ingredients that are reused across its menu, Line blends experimental techniques with accessible flavours.<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 list features bars from 22 cities. Other bars in the top five are <b>The Bar in Front of the Bar<\/b> (No.2); <b>Sips<\/b> (No.3), The Best Bar in Spain, sponsored by Torres Brandy; <b>Himkok<\/b> (No.4), The Best Bar in Norway, sponsored by Nikka Whisky and <b>Bar Nouveau <\/b>(No.5), The Best Bar in France, sponsored by R\u00e9my Martin.<\/p>\n<p>The Best Bar in Italy, sponsored by Disaronno, is <b>Moebius Milano<\/b> (No.6). <b>Nouvelle Vague <\/b>(No.16) claims The Best Bar in Albania, sponsored by Polot 1882. <b>Wax On<\/b> (No.17) is The Best Bar in Germany, sponsored by Mr Black, while <b>Bird<\/b> (No.24) secures The Best Bar in Denmark, sponsored by Mancino Vermouth. <b>Alma Prague<\/b> (No.25) is The Best Bar in Czechia. <b>Tjoget<\/b> (No.37) is The Best Bar in Sweden and <b>Tag<\/b> (No.39) is The Best Bar in Poland. <b>Super Lyan <\/b>(No.42) wins The Best Bar in the Netherlands, sponsored by Ketel One. <b>Late Bloomers<\/b> is No.44 and The Best Bar in Switzerland, sponsored by Amaro Lucano, while <b>Dunlin<\/b> takes The Best Bar in Austria at No.50.<\/p>\n<p><b>Media contact:<br \/><\/b><span>Lily Wiggins, LX&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"mailto:europes50bestbars@lx-comms.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">europes50bestbars@lx-comms.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Media Centre: <br \/><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/mediacentre.theworlds50best.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mediacentre.theworlds50best.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>PDF:&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mmx.prnasia.com\/media\/MS1875612\/E50BB2026_results_A4_1-50.pdf?id=OA2745426\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mmx.prnewswire.com\/media\/MS1875612\/E50BB2026_results_A4_1-50.pdf?id=OA2745426<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Line in Athens ranks No.1 in the first edition of Europe&#8217;s 50 Best Bars, sponsored by Perrier Salvatore Calabrese wins the Roku Industry Icon Award London&#8217;s Waltz (No.23) is awarded the Three Cents Best New Opening Award The Siete Misterios Best Cocktail Menu Award is given to Edinburgh&#8217;s Panda &amp; Sons (No.20) De Vie (No.34), [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":45351,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45350","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - 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