During Loverboy’s six years of residing in Barcelona, we have collected our own little rolodex of favourite bars so we were extremely intrigued to see if any would be making Perrier’s annual World’s 50 Best Bars. Not only did Paradiso, one of our most frequented bars, make the cut but it landed at Number One!

Perrier’s list has been eagerly awaited every year since 2008 and with Paradiso representing Barcelona this year, it is the first time a bar outside of London & New York has collected the top slot!

Hidden behind an antique refrigerator in the back of a pastrami shop in Barcelona’s trendy El Born district, Paradiso offers a truly masterful take on the speakeasy, combining technique, precision and creativity with an unwavering sense of fun. In stark contrast to the understated exterior, the majestic front bar welcomes guests into a strikingly playful space, complete with dramatic glass light fittings and Gaudi-inspired curved-wood ceiling. At the bar, myriad meticulously crafted cocktails served in outlandish vessels take centre stage.

Mark Sansom, Content Director of The World’s 50 Best Bars, says: “The fact that this is the first time we have crowned a bar outside New York or London as The World’s Best Bar is a testament to the huge achievements of Giacomo, Margarita and their team. Since being named One To Watch in 2017 a year after opening, Paradiso has been a firm fixture of the 50 Best list, enhancing its ranking year after year. It is an honour to name it as The World’s Best Bar and the win is credit to Paradiso’s outlandishly inventive cocktail programme, sustainable ethos, work in the global bar community and brilliant sense of fun.”