Bars with innovative cocktails

Discover establishments pushing the boundaries of mixology with unique and imaginative drink creations. Explore locations renowned for their experimental approach to beverages, featuring novel ingredients, unusual flavor combinations, and artistic presentations. Find places where skilled bartenders craft signature drinks, often using advanced techniques like spherification, smoke infusion, or molecular gastronomy. This category highlights bars that offer a fresh and exciting take on classic cocktails, alongside entirely new recipes, providing a distinctive drinking experience for those seeking something beyond the ordinary. Perfect for enthusiasts of creative libations and groundbreaking bar concepts.

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    Angelita Madrid

    107 Global Votes
    • Offers 20 plant-related cocktails with maximum flavor

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    Angelita is a cutting-edge and sustainability benchmark in Madrid's mixology scene, having been named Spain's Best Cocktail Bar in 2021. Its 'Living Drinks' menu connects each cocktail with a plant, paying homage to nature with an almost laboratory-like approach.

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    Slow Cocktail Bar & Boîte (Barcelona, Barcelona)

    96 Global Votes
    • Incredible collection of cocktails

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    Slow Cocktail Bar & Boîte in Barcelona is known for the 'liquid alchemy' of its bartenders and its thematic menu 'Enciclopædia Galactica', which offers stellar creations. It is an ideal place for a classy cocktail experience, with an elegant ambiance and live music.

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    Dr. Stravinsky

    96 Global Votes
    • Artisans of cocktails with unique recipes

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    Dr. Stravinsky is an artisanal cocktail bar in Barcelona with its own laboratory, where they craft combinations and distillates using century-old techniques and raw materials from local producers. Its experimental and artisanal approach makes it a benchmark in avant-garde mixology.

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    Apotheke (Valencia, Valencia)

    53 Global Votes
    • Hidden speakeasy cocktail bar

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    Apotheke Valencia is the best bar in Valencia in 2026, standing out for its speakeasy identity and signature cocktails. Its current reputation and exclusive dedication to cocktails make it the most solid choice for a specialized experience in the city.

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    Maison Lupin (Valencia, Valencia)

    37 Global Votes
    • Cocktails with different names and presentations

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    Maison Lupin is one of Valencia's most original terraces, with creative cocktails and a surprising presentation, serving many of its creations in busts inspired by Arsène Lupin. Its originality and the hosting of guest bartenders make it a unique experience.

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    Bar-X (Valencia)

    37 Global Votes
    • Offers innovative cocktails

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    Bar-X, located in the Mercado de Colón, redefines the appetizer concept with creative and sustainable mixology, giving a second life to peels, herbs, and fruits. It stands out for its focus on sustainability and creativity in ingredient usage, offering combinations full of flavor and conscience.

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    Aníbal Club (Seville)

    22 Global Votes
    • Offers signature cocktails

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    Aníbal Club, one of Seville's best openings of 2024, is a speakeasy that fuses classic mixology with innovation to explore uncharted flavors. It stands out for its sophistication, surprise factor, and original cocktails, offering an experience that requires a reservation.

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    El Siete (London, United Kingdom)

    21 Global Votes
    • Menu structured around the number 7

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    El Siete, relaunched in March 2026 in London, stands out for its cocktail menu divided into seven Margaritas, seven agave-based cocktails, and seven classics with an innovative twist. Its themed creations and original presentations, such as the 'Cantaloupo' served in a melon, make it an exciting opening.

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    Glass by Sips (Salamanca, Madrid)

    12 Global Votes
    • Offers innovative cocktail concept

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    Glass By Sips, located in Hotel Urban, was named the third best bar in the world by 50 Best Bars 2022 and continues to be a benchmark for design and creativity in Madrid. Its modern concept, designer bar, and signature tableware make it a unique space for innovative cocktails.

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    Momus Cocktail Bar (Madrid, Madrid)

    10 Global Votes
    • Offers a creative and quality turning point

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    Momus is recognized for its excellence and for offering an experience of pure hedonism in cocktails, focusing exclusively on drinks. It stands out for its precision, the use of fresh and natural ingredients, research, and the application of gastronomic techniques to mixology.

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    Marciano (Madrid, Madrid)

    6 Global Votes
    • Extraordinary cocktails with no next-day dryness

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    Marciano is one of Madrid's most recent and prominent openings in 2026, recognized for its originality and the genius of its 'drink designer', Mel Da Conceição. It offers highly original cocktail proposals, including innovative formats such as half-liter bottles.

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    Kero Bar (Madrid, Madrid)

    4 Global Votes
    • Offers innovative nikkei cocktail proposals

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    Kero Bar, which arrived in Madrid in 2026, offers a very elaborate cocktail proposition, standing out for its focus on piscos and fermented drinks from traditional Peruvian recipes. It is one of the year's most notable new additions in the capital, fusing Nikkei cuisine with signature cocktails.

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    Seed Library (New York, United States)

    3 Global Votes
    • Features innovative and botanical-inspired cocktails

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    Seed Library in New York, mentioned in April 2026, focuses on unexpected ingredients and original combinations, bringing Ryan Chetiyawardana's London prestige to Manhattan. It is part of the extended list of North America's 50 Best Bars 2026, standing out for its experimentation with natural ingredients.

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    Naked and Famous (Seville)

    0 Global Votes
    • Features creative cocktails

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    Naked and Famous in Seville offers 'brutal' cocktails and a complete visual, auditory, and gustatory experience, with an entrance that simulates a currency exchange office. It is a cocktail trompe l'oeil that immerses the customer in a surprising and multisensory experience.