HBB Guides · 19 October 2026
The Finest Hotel Bars: Ten HBB Addresses
This guide brings together all ten hotel bars published in the Hospitality Brandbook library, in Bodrum, London, Paris and beyond. Two are recognised as an HBB Icon 2026 by the HBB Editorial Board. They are listed alphabetically, not ranked. Each name opens the full profile, with photography and official links.
Photo: Official website · aman.com
Amanruya Bar
Bodrum · Turkey
Amanruya's bar belongs to a quieter interpretation of Bodrum hospitality. Set within a resort arranged like a stone-built village, it places drinks and conversation in an architectural environment shaped by courtyards, terraces and views of the Aegean.
Read the Amanruya Bar profile
Photo: Official website · thesavoylondon.com
American Bar at The Savoy
London · United Kingdom · HBB Icon 2026
One of London's defining cocktail institutions, the American Bar combines the rituals of grand-hotel service with a bartending legacy that helped establish the international cocktail canon.
Read the American Bar at The Savoy profile
Photo: Official website · ritzparis.com
Bar Hemingway
Paris · France
An intimate cocktail bar within the Ritz Paris, combining literary memorabilia, dark timber and highly personal service. It remains a benchmark for the Parisian luxury hotel bar.
Read the Bar Hemingway profile
Photo: Official website · rosewoodhotels.com
Bemelmans Bar
New York · USA
The Carlyle’s landmark piano bar pairs Ludwig Bemelmans’s whimsical murals with classic cocktails and live music. It remains an essential expression of New York hotel hospitality, where cultural history and polished service carry more weight than novelty.
Read the Bemelmans Bar profile
Photo: Official website · maybourne.com
Connaught Bar
London · United Kingdom · HBB Icon 2026
A David Collins Studio interior and a distinctive style of tableside hospitality make Connaught Bar a benchmark for the contemporary hotel bar. Its martini trolley turns precise cocktail preparation into a personal ritual.
Read the Connaught Bar profile
Photo: Official website · dukeshotel.com
DUKES Bar
London · United Kingdom
A discreet hotel bar in St James's, internationally associated with exceptionally cold Martinis and tableside preparation. Its residential scale and traditional service offer a quieter expression of London luxury.
Read the DUKES Bar profile
Photo: Official website · montecarlosbm.com
Le Bar Américain
Monaco · Monaco
The signature bar of Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo, Le Bar Américain distils the principality's grand-hotel culture into polished cocktail service, intimate seating and live music. Its importance lies as much in its enduring social role beside the casino as in its drinks.
Read the Le Bar Américain profile
Photo: Official website · raffles.com
Long Bar
Singapore · Singapore
Raffles Singapore's historic bar and the birthplace of the Singapore Sling. Its enduring importance rests on a rare combination of hotel heritage, a globally recognised cocktail and distinctive, informal rituals.
Read the Long Bar profile
Photo: Official website · mandarinoriental.com
The Bamboo Bar
Bangkok · Thailand
Bangkok's foundational luxury hotel bar, established in 1953 at what is now Mandarin Oriental. Live jazz, polished cocktail service and a richly layered interior make it a reference point for the city's enduring tradition of hotel hospitality.
Read the The Bamboo Bar profile
Photo: Official website · maybourne.com
The Berkeley Bar & Terrace
London · United Kingdom
The Berkeley Bar & Terrace is the signature cocktail bar of The Berkeley hotel in Knightsbridge, featuring interiors by David Collins Studio built from timber of the Fulbeck Walnut tree.
Read the The Berkeley Bar & Terrace profile
Listed alphabetically, not ranked. HBB Icons are selected independently and are never sold; see the methodology. More from the library in the A to Z directory and all HBB Guides.