This week the list of winners of the recognized ranking was known The World’s 50 Best Bars 2021. The award recognizes, as its name suggests, the 50 best bars in the world and, once again, there are cases of Argentine representatives on the so select list.
In fact, there are three Argentine bars: Atlantic flower shop, which was ranked 5; President Bar, in position 21; Y Three monkeys, at 33. The first two had already been on last year’s list.
ATLÁNTICO FLORERÍA
“Costumes are often deceptive, but by now, the burgeoning flower shop and well-stocked wine shop on a posh street in Retiro they barely camouflage the legendary Florería Atlántico speakeasy in Buenos Aires“begins the 50 Best review that placed the bar created by Aline Vargas and Tato Giovannoni ranked number 5 in the world and number 1 in Latin America.
Located at 872 Arroyo Street, Florería Atlántico hides – as its name suggests – in the basement of a flower shop. About the hidden bar accessed by opening the false door of an old refrigerator, They also wrote: “This basement tavern, decorated with hand-painted sea monsters by Giovannoni, is where a thousand Argentine cocktail stories have begun, and while Florería initially focused on Old World migrant beverage cultures, from Dutch gin to the Italian Amari, Today’s cocktails pay tribute to Argentina’s indigenous communities, such as the Yamaná, as well as now-extinct colonies“, and they highlighted to sustainability work carried out by the team in close collaboration with regional farmers to obtain the ingredients.
Precisely, the drink that the review mentions, Yamanas, contains Old Tom gin, whiskey, Earl Gray tea, spirulina and shellfish bitters, and costs $ 714.
Drink prices range from $ 680 to $ 1,100, although most remain in the $ 700 range.
An important section of the letter is taken away the negronis of the house, all for $ 712 each. The one that bears the bartender’s last name, Giovannoni, is made from the bar’s gin, Apóstoles, with rosso vermouth and Giovannoni dry.
BAR PRESIDENT
Located at Av. Presidente Manuel Quintana 188, in a charming period building in the cosmopolitan streets of the Recoleta neighborhood, last year it was ranked 50 and marked one of the top promotions on the list.
Now at 21st, the review described him as “a two-for-one experience based in an impressive century-old mansion (three, if you count the tables next to the street), the well-groomed co-owner and head bartender Seba Garcia, who previously directed The Harrison Speakeasy and Frank’s, is proud to run both innovative and classic drinks“.
“Party vibes often rule the dazzling main bar, with Latin tunes playing, and this is where Garcia and his crew set the mood, best drenched with a Buenos Aires Zombie served in a now iconic obelisk-shaped container“, the text continues. The already characteristic drink, Buenos Aires Zombie, which mentions It has a blend of Bacardi rums, tropical fruits, citrus, Absinthe, Amargo Obrero and Hesperidin, and it costs $ 850.
50 Best also highlighted that 80% of all the ingredients they work with are Argentine. And they recommend: “For a quieter experience, sit in an easy chair at La Biblioteca, the second hidden bar inspired by the Cuba of the 1930s, whose drinks are sure to open the palate of rum enthusiasts. ”
The prices of the drinks menu They start from $ 660 to $ 1200.
THREE MONKEYS
Doing his debut in the ranking and in position 33, Tres monos received a great review: “A small place in the ultramodern Palermo Soho neighborhood in Buenos Aires, He has become popular in the city thanks to his punk attitude and his neon fetish fused with the warm Buenos Aires hospitality since its inauguration in 2019 “. Last year they had been in the list of the 100 best, with the position 85.
And he continues: “With only 10 seats next to the bar but a lot of space on the sidewalk, the bartenders and co-owners Sebastián Atienza (ex-Florería Atlántico) and Charly Aguinsky please with classics at a good price, a generous selection of liquors hard to find in Argentina and a lot of innovation seasonal”.
The recommended one that, according to 50 Best, integrates a menu that “overflows with Argentine identity” is the Grosera, which includes Patagonian white currants, pear cider, white vermouth and vodka, which can be bought in your store in a ready-to-drink bottled version for $ 650.
In addition, they have a good offer of online courses, recorded and that can be seen for $ 1000, to learn from great bartenders how to make drinks at home.
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