New York bars in the top of the best in the world: where to sit on the weekend

The New York bar was ranked second on the list of the 50 best bars in the world. Now you know where to celebrate the victory of your candidate for president or wash down the grief of failure. Information was shared by the publication Time-out.

One year after winning the title of the best bar in the world Dante Alighieri moved up to second place, but is still the best in North America, according to the World's 50 Best Bars ranking.

Dante and three other NYC Top 50 bars (three others on the Top 100) are currently open (Nomad is currently closed).

In 2020, these popular establishments have faced new operating rules due to the pandemic since indoor dining was banned from mid-March. The restrictions were partially lifted only at the end of September, and city bars were finally able to offer cocktails to customers, provided that they order food.

Other New York City bars in the top 50 include:

• #12 Attaboy
• #13 Nomad Bar
• #16 Katana kitten
• #38 Employees Only
• #71 The dead rabbit
• #89 Death & co
• #94 Amor y amargo

The awards are being presented at a time when the hospitality industry is facing a range of challenges from the coronavirus pandemic. It forced many of the world's top bars to close for months. Strict sanitary regulations in many cities have limited the number of guests that can be served, which has also affected business. And while it is difficult to predict what will happen next, because there is a threat of a second or even a third wave of the pandemic.

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This year, World's to Best Bars partner company known as World's 50 Best Restaurants canceled its awards and plans to return to them in 2021.

Dante opened under the name Caffé Dante in 1915 as a bar and café by Italian expats. In 2015, it changed its owner. In the five years since then, Australians Linden Pride and his wife Nathalie Hudson have received numerous awards for the renovation of the historic space.

The Italian-style bar, regularly featured on the list of New York's top bars, has opened a second establishment in the West Village.

This year's winner was the elegant Connaught Bar located on the grounds of the Connaught Hotel in London. However, the institution is currently closed, as this week in the city announced another lockdown. “The key to staying alive,” says Giorgio Bargiani, head mixologist at Connaught Bar, of the challenges they have faced this year. “The joy is not making cocktails. The joy is to see you (visitors to the establishment. - Ed.) happy. "