On August 21-22, 2024, Nizhny Novgorod hosted the All-Russian bar award WHERE2DRINK RUSSIAN BAR AWARDS, in which establishments of the Republic of Tatarstan were awarded. Kazan bar More became the best in the Volga region and the Urals, and also took away the special nomination "Cocktail Bar of the Year".
During the ceremony, the rating of the 50 best bars in Russia was announced, and the winners in special nominations were awarded. In addition, for the first time, prizes were awarded to bars recognized as the best in the following regions by a vote of the board of experts: the South and North Caucasus, the Urals and the Volga region, Siberia and the Far East, Moscow and the Central Region, St. Petersburg and the Northwest. The establishments that scored the most points among the bars in their region were recognized as the best here.
Top 10 best bars in Russia according to WHERE2DRINK 2024:
1. humble. Social club + bar, Irkutsk.
2. More, Kazan.
3. "Copper pipes", Nizhny Novgorod.
4. Butler the Japanese Bar, Moscow.
5. Nobody Knows I Suppose, Novosibirsk.
6. The Bix, Moscow.
7. "One And A Half Rooms", St. Petersburg.
8. Imbibe, St. Petersburg.
9. "Architect", St. Petersburg.
10. Illegal Bar, Krasnoyarsk.
Winners in special nominations:
"Beer Bar of the Year" – The Black Swan Pub & Shop, Moscow.
"Wine Bar of the Year" – "Na Wine!", Moscow.
"Gastronomic bar of the Year" – Delicatessen, Moscow.
Cocktail Bar of the Year – More, Kazan.
"Opening of the Year" – Nola Jazz Bar, St. Petersburg.
Bar Icon – Evgeny Shashin, White Rabbit Family, Drink Supply, Solution School, Moscow.
"Bartender of the Year" – Taras Zavalnyuk, Nola Jazz Bar, St. Petersburg.
"Product of the Year" – Drinksome, Moscow.
The best bars in the regions:
South and North Caucasus – O. W. Grant, Rostov-on-Don.
The Urals and the Volga region – More, Kazan.
Siberia and the Far East – humble. Social club + bar, Irkutsk.
Moscow and the Central Region – Butler the Japanese Bar, Moscow.
St. Petersburg and the North-West - "One and a half rooms", St. Petersburg.
For reference.
WHERE2DRINK. The RUSSIAN BAR AWARDS is an annual award given to the best Russian bars from Kaliningrad to Vladivostok. According to the results of the award presentation, a list is formed, which is a rating compiled based on the results of voting by 500 beverage experts from all over the country.
WHERE2DRINK. The RUSSIAN BAR AWARDS are awarded to those who have achieved high results and recognition from colleagues in the bar industry, from barmen and bartenders, to marketers, brand ambassadors and bar owners.
The winners and nominees are determined by secret ballot of experts.