Best of Budapest & Hungary

Big 7 Travel has picked out Europe’s best cocktail bars; the places with the world class mixologists, the spectacularly plush decor and drinks that will take your breath away. Blue Fox The Bar at Budapest's Kempinski hotel finished 19th on the prestigious list.

While beer accounts for a large percentage (37%) of alcohol sold across Europe, spirits are close behind, with 25% of the market share. Europe’s cocktail industry is booming, with creative bartenders behind some of the continent’s most exciting speakeasies and classic cocktail lounges. Dogma (Antwerp, Belgium) came in at No.1, with Pharmarium (Stockholm, Sweden) at No.2 and Cash Only (Prague, Czech Republic) taking No.3. With social media playing a huge part in food and drinks trends (a search for ‘cocktail’ on Instagram returns more than 10.7million hashtags), bars are going above and beyond to have cocktails that taste as good as they look, with a stylish interior to match.

FULL LIST OF EUROPE’S BEST COCKTAIL BARS 2019
 

1. Dogma – Antwerp, Belgium
2. Pharmarium – Stockholm, Sweden
3. Cash Only – Prague, Czech Republic
4. Cocktail Trading Company – London, United Kingdom
5. Dry - San Sebastián, Spain
6. Heads & Tales – Scotland, United Kingdom
7. Rum Trader – Berlin, Germany
8. Door 74 – Amsterdam, Netherlands
9. La Confiteria – Barcelona, Spain
10. Motto – Vienna, Austria
11. Cravan – Paris, France
12. Notthingham Forest – Milan, Italy
13. Red Frog – Lisbon, Portugal
14. Brønnum – Copenhagen, Denmark
15. The Blind Pig – Dublin, Ireland
16. Black Angel’s Bar – Prague, Czech Republic
17. Black Magic – Riga, Lativa
18. Goldfish – Helsinki, Finland
19. Blue Fox The Bar at the Kempinski – Budapest, Hungary
20. Peruke & Periwig – Dublin, Ireland
21. Bisou- Paris, France
22. Life is Beautiful – Brussels, Belgium
23. Disrepute – London, United Kingdom
24. Fragrances – Berlin, Germany
25. Tweed Bar – Stockholm, Sweden
26. Salmon Guru – Madrid, Spain
27. Sazerac Bar – Tallinn, Estonia
28. CanCan – Bordeaux, France
29. Balderdash – Copenhagen, Denmark
30. Hotsy Totsy – Budapest, Hungary
31. Kolibri – Ljubljana, Slovenia
32. Movida Cocktail Bar – Krakow, Poland
33. The Happy Pig – Sofia, Bulgaria
34. Hiding In Plain Sight – Amsterdam, Netherlands
35. Antique American Bar – Bratislava, Slovakia
36. Lost and Found – Nicosia, Cyprus
37. Fix Me A Drink – Bucharest, Romania
38. Rita’s Belfast – Belfast, Ireland
39. The Thirsty Barber – Saint Julian’s, Malta
40. Massimo Cocktail Bar – Korcula, Croatia
41. Sputnik Bar – Sofia, Bulgaria
42. La Pharmacie Anglaise – Brussels, Belgium
43. Le Lion – Hamburg, Germany
44. BeGIN – Glasgow, United Kingdom
45. XIII – Riga, Latvia
46. Bar Longhi – Venice, Italy
47. Alchemikas – Vilnius, Lithuania
48. Kleinod – Vienna, Austria
49. The Clumsies – Athens, Greece
50. Tailors Concept – Luxembourg