The Haflington in Hanoi, the oddly museum-themed fever dream of a speakeasy, that opened in early 2021, has become the first bar in Vietnam into the top 50 at Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2024.
Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2024 returned to Hong Kong for the 2nd year in a row, with Coa, from the same city, retaining the no.1 spot for one year longer than that, with three years at the top of the list? Would things change this year?
Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2024’s 51-100 list was announced on 9 July, a week ahead of the prestigious bar awards, to be held in Hong Kong for the 2nd consecutive year. And 3 bars in Vietnam, Stir, Hudson Rooms and Track 61, and Drinking & Healing, were on the list.
We scoured the city, from rooftops to the riverside to find the most desirous drinking and dining debuts.
Fresh from Las Vegas and The World’s 50 Best Restaurants, 50 Best’s Emma Sleight is already preparing for Asia’s 50 Best Bars. But she took time to give us a call and discuss what aspiring bars can do for more recognition.
The MICHELIN Guide Vietnam 2024 is the second coming of the guide, and this year it’s The MICHELIN Guide Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, And Danang, meaning their team have been to central Vietnam on the flavor trail.
Can Tho just got a little cooler. Wink Hotels 5th venue has arrived at the gateway to the Mekong Delta.
The pioneering SOCraft Awards results are out, and 43 craft spirits from around the world have been recognized, from whisky distilled in a Tasmanian airport hangar, to agave spirts from India’s Deccan Plateau.
The World’s 50 Best Restaurants’ 2024 #50BestTalks was themed ‘Treasure Hunt,’ with seven globe-spanning guests exploring that topic in their own eclectic and inimitable ways.
G.O.D. Bar Bangkok, Niks Anuman’s 5th project in the Thai capital, is blaphemously brilliant.