The Top 50 UK cocktail bars list for 2025 have been revealed, and a Scottish hidden bar has made it to the number two slot. While London dominated the list (the number one slot was given to Satan’s Whiskers), eight Scottish bars made the coveted list.
Panda & Sons in Edinburgh took the top spot for Scotland at number two. Panda & Sons was opened in 2013 by Iain McPherson and was one of the first secret, speakeasy style bars in the city.
Panda & Sons was recognised for its latest cocktail menu ‘Transcend’, which features sixteen cocktails arranged in four chapters exploring and highlighting a different ultra-low freezing technique known as switching.
Nauticus, also co-owned by McPherson, came in at number 12 while Hey Palu - Edinburgh's Italian aperitivo-style bar - was named at number 16.
Over in Glasgow, Daddy Marmalades made it to number 18 while the Absent Ear moved up the list to number 33.
At number 36 is Edinburgh’s Bramble Bar while the American Bar at Gleneagles is at number 37. Finally The Gate in Glasgow is at number 47.
Find out more and see the full list at the Top 50 website.
