Sunday, September 6, 2026

The Best Cocktail Bars in Seoul, by the Record

3 places in the record

The best cocktail bars in Seoul, by the professional record: 50 Best, Spirited Awards, and Difford's Guide have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Zest comes out on top.

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  1. Rank 1. Zest

    Awards
    Address
    South Korea, Seoul, Gangnam District, Dosan-daero 55-gil, 26 하늘빌딩 1층 · Seoul
    Online
    Instagram
    On the Way What's Around

  2. Rank 2. Bar Cham

    Awards
    Address
    34 Jahamun-ro 7-gil, Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea · Seoul
    Online
    Instagram
    On the Way What's Around

  3. Rank 3. Charles H.

    Cocktail Bar

    Awards
    Address
    97 Saemunan-ro, Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea · Seoul
    Online
    Website
    On the Way What's Around

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Eat Score

The score comes from the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin star outweighs a listicle. When you sort by what's nearby, distance changes the order, never the score.

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    Drink Score

    The score comes from the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin star outweighs a listicle. When you sort by what's nearby, distance changes the order, never the score.

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      Stay Score

      The score comes from the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin star outweighs a listicle. When you sort by what's nearby, distance changes the order, never the score.

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        Do Score

        The score comes from the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin star outweighs a listicle. When you sort by what's nearby, distance changes the order, never the score.

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          Best Place Score

          The Best Place Score rates the area around a point, not any one place. Most of it is the record: the scored places within reach, weighed by distance, so more good stuff nearby means a higher score. The rest is how life is in that country and what it's like right there: how people rate their own lives, how long and how well they live, how safe they are, the air, and the weather. If it looks low, we probably haven't found enough critics out here yet.