N/5 – The Bar at Grace La Margna

Funky. Loyal. Strong.

The team at N/5 – The Bar at Grace La Margna in St. Moritz has been awarded the title of Best Bar Team 2025. This is recognition for their passion and family spirit.

Mirco Giumelli has been managing the bar at the luxurious Grace La Margna Hotel since it opened three years ago. Originally from Grosio in northern Italy, the bar manager has built up a stable team that ... Continue reading ...

A portrait of the rising star

Melina Reusser is Best Barkeeper 2025

Melina Reusser from Thun wins the title of Best Barkeeper at the SWISS BAR AWARDS 2025. The 19-year-old bartender at the Atelier Classic Bar in Thun impresses with her creativity and well-thought-out Swissness concept.

For the second time this year, I meet Melina Reusser for a winner's interview. It's slowly becoming a habit. After winning the Zero Percent Trophy in the spring, she has now also won the title of Best Barkeeper Continue reading ...

Classic Bar Studio

A book full of stories – Best Longseller Bar 2025

For over a decade, the Atelier Classic Bar in Thun has stood for consistency, passion, and craftsmanship. Now it has been named Best Longseller Bar at the SWISS BAR AWARDS 2025.

For more than a decade, the Atelier Classic Bar has been shaping the bar scene in Thun. Nestled deep in the vaulted cellar of a 250-year-old building, it has evolved from an insider tip to the epitome of ... Continue reading ...

Best bar menu

When a bar menu comes to life

A bar menu like a work of art: craftsmanship, design, and digital innovation come together at the Galerie Boutique Bar in Thun. At this year's SWISS BAR AWARDS, Gage Plecic's work was honored as Best Bar Menu 2025.

Simple and black, covered in velvety suede. The bar menu at the Galerie Boutique Bar looks like a luxuriously bound book. Its weight is testament to the precision craftsmanship that went into its creation, and the texture of the suede is... Read more...

Lifetime Achievement Award

A life behind the bar – Markus Blattner and the Lifetime Award 2025

The owner of the Old Crow Bar in Zurich is the third recipient in the 23-year history of the SWISS BAR AWARDS to be honored with the Lifetime Award. A portrait of attitude, craftsmanship, and the quiet art of hospitality.

Moved to tears, the usually composed Barkeeper stands Barkeeper stage. Stunned, surprised, emotional. "I had no idea that a Lifetime Award would be presented this year ... Continue reading ...

Baur's Bar receives award

Between art and cocktails

Awarded Best Hotel Bar 2025: Baur's Bar at Baur au Lac Zurich combines international class with warm hospitality.

Just a few steps from the lake, in the heart of Zurich, lies the Baur au Lac. A hotel steeped in history and culture, with an impressive art collection featuring works by Pablo Picasso, Fernando Botero, ... Read more ...

August Bar, St. Gallen

New life within old walls

The August Bar in St. Gallen was named Best Newcomer Bar 2025. Ruedi Gamper didn't just renovate the historic building on Augustinergasse, he breathed new life into it.

The scent of wood, fire, and freshly ground coffee hangs in the air. Wood chips crunch underfoot on the shiny brass floor, while in the designer fireplace by St. Gallen stove manufacturer Josef ... Continue reading ...

Portrait of Michael Müller

Three attempts to victory

Michael Müller, bar manager at Château Gütsch in Lucerne, is "Barkeeper the Year 2025." He is someone who has achieved success through continuous hard work, precision, and a calm, matter-of-fact manner.

A few days have passed since the award ceremony. "Only now am I really beginning to understand what has happened. Yesterday, everything was a bit blurry. Today, I can think clearly again," says ... Continue reading ...

23rd Award Night

Michael Müller is Barkeeper the Year 2025

On Sunday evening, October 26, Switzerland's best Barkeeper bars were honored at the 23rd SWISS BAR AWARDS ceremony. A total of eight awards were presented in a festive atmosphere in front of around 300 guests. The event also celebrated the 30th anniversary of BAR NEWS.

The Swiss Bar Awards began in early May with the call for entries. The expert jury, consisting of experts from the Swiss bar scene, reviewed and evaluated the entries received from the beginning of June and ... Continue reading ...

Shortlist for 2025 announced

The finalists for the Swiss Bar Awards 2025 have been announced!

A total of 21 finalists have qualified for the Swiss Bar Awards 2025 finals in seven categories. On October 26, they will compete for the coveted awards at the grand award night in Baden.

Following an intensive selection process involving a panel of experts, which began in May with the call for entries, the shortlist for the Swiss Bar Awards 2025 has now been finalized. Three bartenders, ... Continue reading ...

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