Tales of the Cocktail Foundation (TOTCF) is proud to announce the Regional Top 10 Honorees for the 19th annual Spirited Awards®. Since its inception in 2007, the Spirited Awards has become one of the world’s most prestigious honors in the drinks industry, celebrating outstanding individuals, establishments, products, media, and leaders who continue to inspire the global cocktail community.
In partnership with Forbes, the Spirited Awards Official Media Partner, TOTCF will celebrate the Spirited Awards on July 24th during the Tales of the Cocktail (TOTC) conference, taking place in New Orleans from July 20-25, 2025.
“The Spirited Awards represents a celebration of the passion, dedication, and creativity that fuel the hospitality industry, offering a platform to honor the work of those who inspire and elevate our craft. For me, they symbolize recognition of individual achievements, the collective power of community, and the vibrant stories behind every cocktail. We are thrilled to celebrate the achievements of the Regional Top 10 Honorees and their significant influence on local cocktail traditions,” said Natasha Sofia, Spirited Awards U.S. East Co-Chair.
Divided into geographical regions—Asia Pacific (APAC), Canada, Europe, Latin America & Caribbean (LATAM&C), Middle East & Africa (MEA), U.S. Central, U.S. East, and U.S. West—the Regional Top 10 Honorees represent the best in the industry, leaving a lasting impact on their local cocktail communities and beyond. To toast the 2025 Honorees, the Foundation is proud to recognize this inspiring group and announce the Spirited Awards US Regional Top 10 Honorees.
2025 Spirited Awards® Regional Top 10 Honorees (in alphabetical order):
U.S. Establishments:
Best U.S. Bar Team — Presented by William Grant & Sons
- Best U.S. Bar Team – U.S. Central *
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- Beachbum Berry’s Latitude 29 — New Orleans, LA
- Best Intentions — Chicago, IL
- Cobra — Columbus, OH
- daydreamer — Austin, TX
- Lemon — Chicago, IL
- Meteor — Minneapolis, MN
- Midnight Rambler at The Joule — Dallas, TX
- Porco Lounge & Tiki Room — Cleveland, OH
- The Meadowlark — Chicago, IL
- The Roosevelt Room — Austin, TX
- Three Dots and a Dash and The Bamboo Room — Chicago, IL
*11 Honorees due to a tie
- Best U.S. Bar Team – U.S. East *
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- Allegory at the Eaton Hotel — Washington, D.C.
- Blossom Bar — Brookline, MA
- Champagne Bar at the Four Seasons Surf Club — Miami, FL
- Double Chicken Please — New York, NY
- Eleven Madison Park — New York, NY
- JoJo’s Beloved — Atlanta, GA
- LPM Restaurant & Bar Miami — Miami, FL
- Milady’s — New York, NY
- Overstory — New York, NY
- Service Bar — Washington, D.C.
- Superbueno — New York, NY
*11 Honorees due to a tie
- Best U.S. Bar Team – U.S. West
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- Capri Club — Los Angeles, CA
- Cleaver – Butchered Meats, Seafood & Classic Cocktails — Las Vegas, NV
- Highball Cocktail Bar — Phoenix, AZ
- Mírate — Los Angeles, CA
- Realm of the 52 Remedies — San Diego, CA
- Rob Roy — Seattle, WA
- Strong Water Anaheim — Anaheim, CA
- Thunderbolt — Los Angeles, CA
- True Laurel — San Francisco, CA
- Yacht Club — Denver, CO
Best U.S. Cocktail Bar – Presented by Pernod Ricard
- Best U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. Central
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- Bar Tonique — New Orleans, LA
- Beachbum Berry’s Latitude 29 — New Orleans, LA
- Best Intentions — Chicago, IL
- Here Nor There — Austin, TX
- Kiesling — Detroit, MI
- Lemon — Chicago, IL
- Meteor — Minneapolis, MN
- Reserve 101 — Houston, TX
- The Roosevelt Room — Austin, TX
- Three Dots and a Dash — Chicago, IL
- Best U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. East
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- Bar Americano — Brooklyn, NY
- Bar Kaiju — Miami, FL
- Birds of Paradise — Boston, MA
- Double Chicken Please — New York, NY
- Martiny’s — New York, NY
- Milady’s — New York, NY
- Overstory — New York, NY
- Pearl Diver — Nashville, TN
- Service Bar — Washington, D.C.
- Superbueno — New York, NY
- Best U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. West
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- Baby Gee — Long Beach, CA
- Bitter & Twisted Cocktail Parlour — Phoenix, AZ
- Capri Club — Los Angeles, CA
- Highball Cocktail Bar — Phoenix, AZ
- Killer Whale Sex Club — Phoenix, AZ
- Lady Jane — Denver, CO
- Realm of the 52 Remedies — San Diego, CA
- Thunderbolt — Los Angeles, CA
- Trick Dog — San Francisco, CA
- True Laurel — San Francisco, CA
Best U.S. Hotel Bar
- Best U.S. Hotel Bar – U.S. Central
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- Bandista at the Four Seasons Hotel — Houston, TX
- Chandelier Bar at the Four Seasons New Orleans — New Orleans, LA
- Carousel Bar & Lounge at Hotel Monteleone — New Orleans, LA
- Catbird at the Thompson Hotel — Dallas, TX
- Cindy’s Rooftop at Chicago Athletic Association Hotel — Chicago, IL
- Equipment Room at Hotel Magdalena — Austin, TX
- Hot Tin at the Pontchartrain Hotel — New Orleans, LA
- Lazy Bird at The Hoxton — Chicago, IL
- Midnight Rambler at The Joule — Dallas, TX
- Vol. 39 at The Kimpton Gray Hotel — Chicago, IL
- Best U.S. Hotel Bar – U.S. East
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- Champagne Bar at the Four Seasons Surf Club — Miami, FL
- Coquette at the Omni Seaport Hotel — Boston, MA
- Dear Irving on Hudson at the Aliz Hotel — New York, NY
- Lobby Bar at The Hotel Chelsea — New York, NY
- Nubeluz at The Ritz-Carlton New York, NoMad — New York, NY
- Raines Law Room at the William — New York, NY
- Swan Room at Nine Orchard Hotel — New York, NY
- Swizzle Rum Bar & Drinkery at The Stiles Hotel — Miami Beach, FL
- The Portrait Bar at The Fifth Avenue Hotel — New York, NY
- White Limozeen at The Graduate — Nashville, TN
- Best U.S. Hotel Bar – U.S. West
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- Cavaña at LUMA Hotel — San Francisco, CA
- Green Lady Cocktail Room at the White Sands Hotel — Honolulu, HI
- Little Rituals at the Residence Inn/Courtyard by Marriott — Phoenix, AZ
- Mountaineering Club at the Graduate Seattle Hotel — Seattle, WA
- Pacific Standard at the KEX Portland — Portland, OR
- Ski Lodge at Superfrico at The Cosmopolitan — Las Vegas, NV
- The Chandelier Bar at The Cosmopolitan — Las Vegas, NV
- The LaFayette Hotel and Club — San Diego, CA
- The Manor Bar at the Rosewood Miramar Beach — Montecito, CA
- The Vault at The Kimpton Hotel Monaco — Salt Lake City, UT
Best U.S. Restaurant Bar
- Best U.S. Restaurant Bar – U.S. Central *
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- Apothecary — Dallas, TX
- Arnaud’s French 75 Bar — New Orleans, LA
- Club Lucky — Chicago, IL
- Cobra — Columbus, OH
- Espiritu Mezcaleria — New Orleans, LA
- Grey Ghost — Detroit, MI
- Kumiko — Chicago, IL
- Maple and Ash — Chicago, IL
- Maxwells Trading — Chicago, IL
- Murray’s Tavern — Austin, TX
- Spoon and Stable — Minneapolis, MN
*11 Honorees due to a tie
- Best U.S. Restaurant Bar – U.S. East
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- Amazonia — Washington D.C.
- Bangkok Supper Club — New York, NY
- Bresca — Washington, D.C.
- COTE Korean Steakhouse — New York, NY
- Gramercy Tavern — New York, NY
- LPM Restaurant & Bar Miami — Miami, FL
- Macchialina — Miami, FL
- Papi — Portland, ME
- Sunny’s — Miami, FL
- The Grey — Savannah, GA
- Best U.S. Restaurant Bar – U.S. West
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- Dalida — San Francisco, CA
- Donna’s — Los Angeles, CA
- Huarachis Taqueria — Phoenix, AZ
- Kato Restaurant — Los Angeles, LA
- L’Oursin — Seattle, WA
- Mírate — Los Angeles, CA
- Palomar — Portland, OR
- The Butterscotch Den — Sacramento, CA
- Valentine — Phoenix, AZ
- Viridian — Oakland, CA
Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar
- Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. Central
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- Bisous — Chicago, IL
- Common Decency — Chicago, IL
- Fern Bar — Kansas City, MO
- Good Company — St. Louis, MO
- Gus’s Sip & Dip — Chicago, IL
- Nickel City — Houston, TX
- NightBloom — New Orleans, LA
- Papercut — Austin, TX
- Public Parking — Madison, WI
- TRUCE — Chicago, IL
- Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. East *
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- Bar Contra — New York, NY
- Bar Madonna — Brooklyn, NY
- Bar Snack — New York, NY
- Clemente Bar — New York, NY
- COQODAQ — New York, NY
- Coral Club — Nashville, TN
- Loma — Providence, RI
- Merai Bar — Boston, MA
- Press Club Cocktail Bar — Washington, D.C.
- Sip & Guzzle — New York, NY
- ViceVersa — Miami, FL
*11 Honorees due to a tie
- Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. West
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- Camélia — Los Angeles, CA
- Carry On — Phoenix, AZ
- Happy Medium — San Diego, CA
- Night on Earth — Los Angeles, CA
- Pretty Penny — Phoenix, AZ
- Real Charmer — Los Angeles, CA
- Roma Norte — San Diego, CA
- Starlite at the Beacon Grand Hotel — San Francisco, CA
- Tallboy — Oakland, CA
- Too Soon — Portland, OR
2025 Spirited Awards Committee
The Spirited Awards® Committee comprises revered bartenders, bar owners, educators, and writers who are entrusted with evaluating nominees based on structured criteria. The experienced and diverse committee of judges brings years of expertise and knowledge of industry developments locally, nationally, and internationally. The Spirited Awards® nominations are not based on popular vote, and all nominations are evaluated by their respective judging committees, ensuring each vote carries equal weight in the evaluation process.
Honorees were selected by a panel of over 250 industry experts, led by the following Chair and Co-Chairs representing distinct regions:
International Chair & U.S. Chair:
- Ryan Chetiyawardana
- Tiffanie Barriere
Asia Pacific Co-Chairs:
- Andrew Ho
- Symphony Loo
- Alice Newport
- Stefanie Wijono
Canada Co-Chairs:
- Jonathan Smolensky
- Juliana Wolkowski
Europe Co-Chairs:
- Stephanie Jordan
- Camille Vidal
Latin America & Caribbean Co-Chairs:
- Georgina Barbachano Garcia
- Roberto Berdecia
Middle East & Africa Co-Chairs:
- Richie Barrow
- Caitlin Hill
- Lara Rawa
U.S. Central Co-Chairs:
- Amanda Carto
- Joshua Gandee
U.S. East Co-Chairs:
- Jaymee Mandeville
- Natasha Sofia
U.S. West Co-Chairs:
- Erin Shaeferle
- Mary Allison Wright
Writing & Media Co-Chairs:
- Erick Castro
- Emma Janzen
Books Chair:
- Anna Sulan Masing
Timeless Co-Chairs:
- François Monti
- Rebecca Sturt
To learn more about the Spirited Awards Committee and awards criteria, please visit the Tales of the Cocktail Foundation’s Spirited Awards® page.
Spirited Awards® 2025 Timeline
Top 10 Nominees will be announced on May 21, 2025, Top 4 Finalists along with the Helen David Lifetime Achievement Award, Tales Visionary Award, International Timeless Award, and U.S. Timeless Award will be named on June 9, 2025, and Spirited Awards Winners will be celebrated on July 24, 2025 at the 19th Annual Spirited Awards Ceremony at the Fillmore New Orleans.
Spirited Awards® 2025 Partners
Tales of the Cocktail Foundation would like to thank all of its Spirited Awards® sponsors: Cheech & Chong, G.H. Mumm Champagne, Innovation Beverage Group, Johnnie Walker, Pernod Ricard, and William Grant & Sons.
Spirited Awards® Directory
Tales of the Cocktail is pleased to share the Spirited Awards Directory, which gives discerning imbibers a comprehensive compendium of all Spirited Awards winners and nominees from the past 19 years. This resource is updated annually, making it a go-to guide for planning the perfect drinking and dining itinerary. Access the Spirited Awards Directory to explore award-winning bars.
23 Years of Inspiration & Tales of the Cocktail
This year, marking the 23-year anniversary, the conference returns with more seminars, events, and, of course, imbibing, all in the name of the conference’s 2025 theme, “Evolve.” Chosen to represent the collective of individuals who come together to create, share, and find inspiration each year at Tales, the 2025 conference will highlight the global cocktail community that continues to inspire each other year after year.
To facilitate celebrations, Tales of the Cocktail’s 2025 official host hotel, The Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans, provides a room block and special rate for attendees. The online reservation platform can be accessed via the Marriott website, here. Guests are invited to secure their reservations early as reservations are first come, first served, and the last day to book is June 23, 2025.
Please follow along for additional information on the Tales of the Cocktail Foundation website, Instagram, X, and Facebook.
