SWISS BAR AWARDS

Portrait: Best Hotel Bar 2020

The Widder Bar is the best hotel bar 2020

The Widder Bar, in the luxurious Widder Hotel in Zurich, is awarded Best Hotel Bar at the 18th SWISS BAR AWARDS. Since 1995, the hotel bar has been impressing with exceptionally courteous service, outstanding hosts and a classic as well as modern range of drinks.

The category Best Hotel Bar is on the list of awards for special achievements at the 18th SWISS BAR AWARDS for the first time. A hotel bar should be a bar on the one hand and a ... Read more ...

Portrait: Best Newcomer Bar 2020

Asino il Bar: The "Donkey" is the best newcomer bar 2020

Shortly after Christmas, on 26 December 2019, Asino il Bar will open in Bern. Simply, quietly and secretly, because the two operators are not in the habit of making a big splash. "With a soft opening for invited guests, they celebrated for two days". The two trained chefs look back.

The people of Bern quickly know about the new bar, because no one passes it by. The architecture alone cries out for attention. This year, the Bernese architecture firm Aebi & Vincent has designed ... Read more ...

Portrait: Barkeeper of the year 2020

Dirk Hany: "Birreweich" was the big breakthrough

No one has ever received the Barkeeper of the Year award twice. Until the 18th SWISS BAR AWARDS on 16 September 2020, Dirk Hany talks about his ambition to push himself and the Swiss bar scene further.

Maker's Mark Whisky, Williamine Morand, Verjus, Chartreuse Jaune, Acacia Honey Timut Pepper Syrup, Perrier-Jouët Brut, Dash Saline Solution with pear decoration: with these ingredients Dirk Hany creates his Déjà Vu. Namely, his ... Read more ...

Winners of the SWISS BAR AWARDS 2020
SWISS BAR AWARDS 2020

Dirk Hany is Barkeeper the Year 2020

It is the annual highlight of the Swiss bar scene: the SWISS BAR AWARDS ceremony. Once again this year, outstanding achievements in Swiss bar culture were honored. To mark the 25th anniversary of BAR NEWS, awards for the best hotel bar and the best bar team were presented for the first time.

COVID-19 has turned many people's lives upside down. However, the restaurant and event industries have been particularly hard hit. It is therefore not a matter of course and a particularly strong sign that ... Continue reading ...

Barkeeper the Year 2020

These are the final drinks of the finalists in the Barkeeper the Year competition.

For their final test, the three finalists had to present a new cocktail creation to the jury at the Award Night on September 16, 2020. These are the final drinks from the three Barkeeper Hany, Michael Hanke, and Ivan Urech.

The finalists' nervousness is written all over their faces as they stand on stage at the Chicago 1928 event location. This year is no exception, with Dirk Hany from the bar ... Continue reading ...

The three finalists have been decided

Who will be named Barkeeper the Year 2020?

The five Barkeeper "Barkeeper the Year" category who made it onto the 2020 shortlist were visited incognito at their workplaces and evaluated over the past few months. Now it's clear who has made it to the finals of the SWISS BAR AWARDS.

In addition to the incognito visit to the workplace, the points achieved in the qualification round and the written test also counted towards the result. For the final at the Award Night on September 16, ... Continue reading ...

Jason-Candid Knüsel
Jason-Candid Knüsel

Tips from Barkeeper of the year 2017

Former Barkeeper of the year, Jason-Candid Knüsel, talks about his experience at the SWISS BAR AWARDS 2017. After winning, he moved to the American Bar at the Savoy in London.

Former Barkeeper of the year, Jason-Candid Knüsel, talks about his experience at the SWISS BAR AWARDS 2017. After winning, he moved to the American Bar at the Savoy in London.

SWISS BAR AWARDS
SWISS BAR AWARDS

The Long List 2020 is known

The SWISS BAR AWARDS are going into the next round. Despite the difficult circumstances due to the "Corona virus", many bars and Barkeeper took the chance and applied for the awards. Now the nominees of the long list in the seven categories have been determined.

The ten Barkeeper of the category "Barkeeper of the year" and the three young talents in the category "Best Barkeeper Talent" will prove their knowledge and skills in the next weeks... Read more...

SWISS BAR AWARDS 2020
18th staging of the SWISS BAR AWARDS

Two new categories in the anniversary year

The 18th edition of the SWISS BAR AWARDS has many new features in store. This year, for the first time, talented Barkeeper and trendy bars can enter the new categories "Best Hotel Bar" and "Best Bar Team" in addition to the previous five categories.

This year BAR NEWS celebrates its 25th anniversary. In this context, the two new categories "Best Bar Team" and "Best Hotel Bar" were created. With the award Best Bar ... Read more ...

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