Best Cocktail Bars in the United States

The United States has the largest cocktail bar bench in the BarMagazine directory, and the top of it is world class. Superbueno in New York ranks twelfth on the World's 50 Best Bars, with Sip & Guzzle, Double Chicken Please and Overstory also on the global list, and Jewel of the South carries New Orleans into the top fifty. North America's 50 Best Bars 2026 puts Bar Snack and Schmuck, both New York rooms, in its top five, and True Laurel in San Francisco in its top fifteen. New York leads the count, followed by Chicago, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Miami and Seattle, and dozens of smaller cities from Portland, Maine to Shawnee, Kansas hold James Beard Outstanding Bar honorees. This page lists every cocktail bar we have verified in the country; the city guides linked below rank the best of each city, and every profile carries the address, published hours and the drinks to order.