Kazan bar More once again named best bar in Russia by WHERE2DRINK

25 August 2026, Tuesday

Kazan bar More has won the national bar award WHERE2DRINK RUSSIAN BAR AWARDS 2026, beating more than 50 establishments from across the country. The awards ceremony took place in St. Petersburg.

The national bar award WHERE2DRINK RUSSIAN BAR AWARDS was held in St. Petersburg. The main winner was Kazan bar More, recognised as the best bar in the country.

During the ceremony, the ranking of the 50 best bars in Russia was announced, along with the winners in special categories. In addition, prizes were awarded to bars that were named best in five regions by an expert panel: South and North Caucasus, Urals and Volga region, Siberia and Far East, Moscow and Central region, and St. Petersburg and North-West. Bar More received the title of "Best Bar of the Urals and Volga region."

Top 10 best bars in Russia according to WHERE2DRINK 2026:

1. More, Kazan

2. Poltory Komnaty ("One and a Half Rooms"), St. Petersburg

3. Butler The Japanese Bar, Moscow

4. The Bix, Moscow

5. El Copitas Bar, St. Petersburg

6. Fresca, Tyumen

7. Nobody Knows I Suppose, Novosibirsk

8. Mednye Truby ("Brass Pipes"), Nizhny Novgorod

9. Arkhitektor ("Architect"), St. Petersburg

10. Detektiv, Gde Vy? ("Detective, Where Are You?"), Krasnodar

Winners in special categories:

• "Beer Bar of the Year" — Hammersmith & Bros., Novosibirsk

• "Wine Bar of the Year" — Urban Winery, Moscow

• "Gastronomic Bar of the Year" — Ruc's Heaven, St. Petersburg

• "Cocktail Bar of the Year" — Poltory Komnaty, St. Petersburg

• "Opening of the Year" — Catch 22, St. Petersburg

• "Bartender of the Year" — Vasily Markov (Cocktail Bureau "Avant-Garde", St. Petersburg)

• Bar Icon — Valery Plikhta (More, Zero, Kazan)

• "Product of the Year" — KRUTOYAR whisky, Stavropol Krai

Best regional bars:

• Moscow and Central region — Butler The Japanese Bar, Moscow

• St. Petersburg and North-West — Poltory Komnaty, St. Petersburg

• South and North Caucasus — Detektiv, Gde Vy?, Krasnodar

• Urals and Volga region — More, Kazan

• Siberia and Far East — Nobody Knows I Suppose, Novosibirsk

• Background.

For reference.

WHERE2DRINK RUSSIAN BAR AWARDS is an annual award presented to the best Russian bars from Kaliningrad to Vladivostok. The resulting list is a ranking compiled based on the votes of 500 drinks experts from across the country.

WHERE2DRINK RUSSIAN BAR AWARDS is given to those who have achieved outstanding results and recognition from their peers in the bar industry — from bartenders and bar managers to marketers, brand ambassadors, and bar owners.

The winners and nominees are determined through a secret expert vote.