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World's Best Bars and Pubs
The Forth Hotel is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

1. The Forth Hotel

7.8
Pink Ln, Newcastle upon Tyne
Pub · Grainger Town · 45 tips and reviews
Red House is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

2. Red House

9.0
32 Sandhill Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne
Pub · 25 tips and reviews
Tiny Rebel is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

3. Tiny Rebel

8.9
25 Westgate St (Quay St), Cardiff, Cardiff
Beer Bar · City Centre · 57 tips and reviews
Herberg De Dulle Griet is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

4. Herberg De Dulle Griet

8.3
Vrijdagmarkt 50, Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen
Beer Bar · Binnenstad · 81 tips and reviews
Bier Central is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

5. Bier Central

8.3
De Keyserlei 25, Antwerpen, Provincie Antwerpen
Beer Bar · Antwerp · 119 tips and reviews
North Bar is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

6. North Bar

8.8
24 New Briggate (Opposite Mark Ln), Leeds, Leeds
Beer Bar · City and Holbeck · 53 tips and reviews
The North Pole is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

7. The North Pole

188-190 New North Rd, Islington, Greater London
Pub · 29 tips and reviews

Plwm B.Plwm Bwm: Great pork scratchings. Brooklyn Beer on tap is good too.

57 Thomas Street Marble Bar is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

8. 57 Thomas Street Marble Bar

57 Thomas St, Manchester
Bar · Northern Quarter · 38 tips and reviews

Plwm B.Plwm Bwm: Amazing beers and great cheese and meat selection

Marble Arch Inn is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

9. Marble Arch Inn

9.2
73 Rochdale Rd, Manchester, Greater Manchester
Pub · 56 tips and reviews

Plwm B.Plwm Bwm: Fantastic pub. Great beers and great cheese selection

Les BeRThoM is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

10. Les BeRThoM

8.5
18 rue des Tonneliers (Place des Tripiers), Strasbourg, Grand Est
Pub · 44 tips and reviews

Plwm B.Plwm Bwm: Fantastic little bar, great music and great happy hours between 1900 and 2100

Bierkraft is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

11. Bierkraft

191 5th Ave (btwn Union & Berkeley), Brooklyn, NY
Food and Beverage Retail · North Slope · 131 tips and reviews

Plwm B.Plwm Bwm: Great beers, nice staff and amazing ice cream sandwiches

12. Coop's Place

7.8
1109 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · French Quarter · 332 tips and reviews

Plwm B.Plwm Bwm: Go early to avoid the queues of tourists. This place is New Orleans squeezed into one building.

Flying Saucer Draught Emporium is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

13. Flying Saucer Draught Emporium

8.9
705 Main St (Capitol St), Houston, TX
Beer Bar · 203 tips and reviews
The Canalhouse is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

14. The Canalhouse

8.5
48-52 Canal St, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Beer Garden · City Centre · 31 tips and reviews
The Euston Tap is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

15. The Euston Tap

8.7
190 Euston Rd, London, Greater London
Beer Bar · Euston · 200 tips and reviews

16. The Queen Charlotte

8.1
43 Goodge St, London, Greater London
Beer Bar · Fitzrovia · 64 tips and reviews
The City Arms is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

17. The City Arms

8.5
10-12 Quay St, Cardiff, Cardiff
Pub · City Centre · 28 tips and reviews
Chapter Arts Centre is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

18. Chapter Arts Centre

8.8
Market Rd, Cardiff
Performing Arts Venue · Canton · 62 tips and reviews
The Man Of Kent is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

19. The Man Of Kent

7.8
6 - 8 Kent Street, Rochester, Kent
Pub · 9 tips and reviews
The Brewery Tap is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

20. The Brewery Tap

8.5
18 New Station St, Leeds
Pub · Trinity Quarter · 35 tips and reviews
BrewDog Leeds is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

21. BrewDog Leeds

White Cloth Hall (Crown St), Leeds, Leeds
Beer Bar · City and Holbeck · 32 tips and reviews
Bukowski Tavern is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

22. Bukowski Tavern

7.6
50 Dalton St (btwn Belvidere & Boylston), Boston, MA
Dive Bar · Fenway - Kenmore - Audubon Circle - Longwood · 147 tips and reviews
Meadhall is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

23. Meadhall

4 Cambridge Ctr (at Broadway), Cambridge, MA
Bar · Kendall Square · 187 tips and reviews
Avenue Pub is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

24. Avenue Pub

8.9
1732 Saint Charles Ave (at Polymnia St), New Orleans, LA
Pub · Central City - Garden · 132 tips and reviews
Pacific Standard is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

25. Pacific Standard

82 4th Ave (btwn St. Marks Pl & Bergen St), Brooklyn, NY
Bar · Boerum Hill · 107 tips and reviews
The Coach is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

26. The Coach

7.9
37 Cowbridge Rd, Bridgend, Bridgend County Borough
Pub · 7 tips and reviews
BrewDog Cardiff is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

27. BrewDog Cardiff

8.9
31 Westgate St, Cardiff, Cardiff
Beer Bar · City Centre · 29 tips and reviews
Tapped is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

28. Tapped

8.5
Trinity Shopping Centre (51 Boar Ln), Leeds, Leeds
Bar · Trinity Quarter · 28 tips and reviews
The Holyrood 9A is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

29. The Holyrood 9A

8.9
9A Holyrood Rd, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
Gastropub · Canongate · 165 tips and reviews
The Elephant is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

30. The Elephant

7.7
31 The Mall, Faversham, Kent
Bar · 4 tips and reviews
Dove Freehouse & Kitchen is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

31. Dove Freehouse & Kitchen

8.0
24-28 Broadway Market, London, Greater London
Pub · London Fields · 104 tips and reviews
The Cock Tavern is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

32. The Cock Tavern

8.4
315 Mare St, Hackney, Greater London
Pub · 53 tips and reviews
Le Rendez-Vous des Amis is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

33. Le Rendez-Vous des Amis

6.8
23 rue Gabrielle, Paris, Île-de-France
Bar · Clignancourt · 38 tips and reviews
Markey's Bar is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

34. Markey's Bar

8.3
640 Louisa St, New Orleans, LA
Sports Bar · Bywater · 24 tips and reviews
Hop City Craft Beer is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

35. Hop City Craft Beer

8.9
2924 3rd Ave S, Birmingham, AL
Beer Store · Southside · 31 tips and reviews
World of Beer is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

36. World of Beer

1005 20th St S, Birmingham, AL
Bar · Five Points South · 32 tips and reviews
Avondale Brewing Company is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

37. Avondale Brewing Company

9.1
201 41st St S (at 2nd Ave S), Birmingham, AL
Brewery · Forest Park · 63 tips and reviews
The Pig & Pint is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

38. The Pig & Pint

8.5
3139 N State St (Hartfield St.), Jackson, MS
BBQ Joint · 27 tips and reviews
Fondren Public is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

39. Fondren Public

8.0
2765 Old Canton Rd, Jackson, MS
Beer Garden · 9 tips and reviews
Bar Fringe is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

40. Bar Fringe

8.1
8 Swan St, Manchester
Beer Garden · 33 tips and reviews
Port Street Beer House is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

41. Port Street Beer House

8.8
39-41 Port St, Manchester
Beer Bar · Northern Quarter · 68 tips and reviews
BrewDog Bristol is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

42. BrewDog Bristol

9.1
58 Baldwin St (At Bristol Bridge), Bristol, Bristol
Beer Bar · Old City · 44 tips and reviews
Trollekelder is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

43. Trollekelder

8.7
Walter De Buckplein 4, Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen
Beer Bar · Binnenstad · 68 tips and reviews
Paters Vaetje is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

44. Paters Vaetje

9.1
Blauwmoezelstraat 1, Antwerpen, Provincie Antwerpen
Pub · Historisch Centrum · 72 tips and reviews
Billie's Bier Kafétaria is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

45. Billie's Bier Kafétaria

9.4
Kammenstraat 12 (Bergstraat), Antwerpen, Provincie Antwerpen
Beer Bar · Historisch Centrum · 40 tips and reviews
't Brugs Beertje is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

46. 't Brugs Beertje

9.0
Kemelstraat 5, Brugge, West-Vlaanderen
Beer Bar · Centrum · 93 tips and reviews
Au Brasseur is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

47. Au Brasseur

7.9
Kaasmarkt 3 (Hoedenmakerstraat 9 Rue des Chapeliers), Brussel, Brussel-Hoofdstad
Beer Bar · Brussel · 69 tips and reviews
The Barley Mow is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

48. The Barley Mow

9.2
39 Barton Rd, Bristol, Bristol
Pub · 24 tips and reviews
Bar 44 is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

49. Bar 44

8.3
15-23 Westgate St, Cardiff, Cardiff
Tapas Restaurant · City Centre · 7 tips and reviews

Plwm B.Plwm Bwm: Amazing food, great Spanish beer and cool staff. Just what Cardiff needs.

Friends of Ham is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

50. Friends of Ham

9.1
4 New Station St., Leeds
Bar · Trinity Quarter · 52 tips and reviews
Inn Deep is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

51. Inn Deep

9.0
445 Great Western Rd, Glasgow, Glasgow City
Bar · Hillhead · 20 tips and reviews
Mother Kelly's Bottle Shop and Tap Room is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

52. Mother Kelly's Bottle Shop and Tap Room

9.2
251 Paradise Row, London, Greater London
Beer Bar · Bethnal Green North · 73 tips and reviews
The Brewery Tap is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

53. The Brewery Tap

8.8
98-100 Lawson Rd, Norwich, Norfolk
Pub · Sewell · 10 tips and reviews
Pint Shop is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

54. Pint Shop

9.2
10 Peas Hill (Wheeler St), Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Gastropub · 74 tips and reviews
Common is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

55. Common

7.7
39-41 Edge St, Northern Quarter
Bar · Northern Quarter · 104 tips and reviews
The King's Arms is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

56. The King's Arms

9.4
11a Buckfast St, Bethnal Green, Greater London
Pub · Tower Hamlets · 31 tips and reviews
Lowlander Grand Cafe is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

57. Lowlander Grand Cafe

8.0
36 Drury Ln, London, Greater London
Beer Bar · 86 tips and reviews
Brighton Beer Dispensary is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

58. Brighton Beer Dispensary

38 Dean St, Brighton, East Sussex
Pub · Central Brighton · 23 tips and reviews
The Black Dove is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

59. The Black Dove

8.9
74 St James's St., Brighton, East Sussex
Pub · Kemptown · 23 tips and reviews
The Porter Beer Bar is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

60. The Porter Beer Bar

1156 Euclid Ave NE (at Moreland Ave NE), Atlanta, GA
Beer Bar · Little Five Points · 201 tips and reviews
The Southampton Arms is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

61. The Southampton Arms

9.1
139 Highgate Rd (Wesleyan Pl), London, Greater London
Pub · Kentish Town · 109 tips and reviews
Camden Town Brewery is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

62. Camden Town Brewery

8.9
55-59 Wilkin Street Mews, Kentish Town, Greater London
Brewery · 55 tips and reviews
The Draft House is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

63. The Draft House

14-15 Seething Ln (Muscovy St), London, Greater London
Pub · Tower · 32 tips and reviews
Redchurch Brewery is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

64. Redchurch Brewery

276 Poyser St, Hackney, Greater London
Brewery · 21 tips and reviews
Small Bar is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

65. Small Bar

9.3
31 King St, Bristol, Bristol
Pub · Old City · 48 tips and reviews
The Famous Royal Navy Volunteer is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

66. The Famous Royal Navy Volunteer

8.8
17-18 King St, Bristol, Bristol
Pub · Old City · 23 tips and reviews
The Turk's Head is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

67. The Turk's Head

7.9
Turk's Head Yard, Leeds
Pub · Trinity Quarter · 10 tips and reviews
The Reliance is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

68. The Reliance

76-78 North St, Leeds City Centre, Leeds
Bar · 25 tips and reviews
The Beer Kat is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

69. The Beer Kat

203 Holloway Rd (Liverpool Rd), London, Greater London
Pub · Holloway · 4 tips and reviews
Jolly Butchers is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

70. Jolly Butchers

8.3
204-208 Stoke Newington High St (cnr of Garnham St), Stoke Newington, Greater London
Gastropub · 80 tips and reviews
Mason & Company is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

71. Mason & Company

7 Canalside (Here East), London, Greater London
Beer Bar · Wick · 16 tips and reviews
Howling Hops Tank Bar is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

72. Howling Hops Tank Bar

9.3
Queens Yard (White Post Ln), Hackney, Greater London
Bar · 51 tips and reviews
Brew by Numbers is one of World's Best Bars and Pubs.

73. Brew by Numbers

79 Enid St, London, Greater London
Brewery · Bermondsey · 19 tips and reviews