The ten Barkeeper of the category "Barkeeper of the year" and the six young talents in the category "Best Barkeeper Talent" will demonstrate their knowledge and skills in the coming weeks. Likewise, the submitted documents of the bar businesses will be evaluated in detail by the jury before the shortlist is then published on September 8, 2023.
The following Barkeeper and pubs have made it onto the longlist for the SWISS BAR AWARDS 2023:
Barkeeper of the year
Valentin Aleksandrowicz
Soho, Basel
Francois Bräuning
Lenox Bar, Zurich
Mirco Giumelli
N°5 The Bar, St. Moritz
Anthony Kunz
Spitz Bar, Zurich
Elmir Medunjanin
The Chedi Andermatt, Andermatt
Lorenc Mullaj
Onyx Bar, Park Hyatt, Zurich
Spiros Platnaris
The White Sheep, Lucerne
Mark Raucsik
Lakeview Bar, Bürgenstock
Ruben Silva
Le Grand Bellevue, Gstaad
Lorenz Struchen
Twenty's Cocktail Bar, Biel
Best Barkeeper Talent
The jury decided to invite six people to the next round this year instead of five.
Michael Duc
Atelier Classic Bar, Thun
Andrin Krummenacher
Louis Bar Hotel Montana, Lucerne
Timo Schulz
Bar Capitol, Lucerne
Gina Wintsch
Igniv, Zurich
Lukas Zingerle
Clouds Bar, Zurich
Best Newcomer Bar
Bambou Speakeasy, Genève
chezpiaf.ch
Kesslers Club Social, Zurich
kesslersclubsocial.ch
Kweer, Zurich
kweerbar.ch
L'Alambic, Genève
lalambic.ch
Late Bloomers, Zurich
latebloomersthebar.com
Mad Mount, Haute-Nendaz
madmount.ch
Paradise, Baden
paradies-baden.ch
Schwyzerhof Bar, Küssnacht am Rigi
schwyzerhofbar.ch
Silk Bar & Lounge, Zurich
ambassadorhotel.ch
Best Longseller Bar
Cranberry Bar, Zurich
cranberry.ch
The white sheep, Lucerne
dasweisseschaf.ch
Onyx Bar, Zurich
hyatt.com
Solheure, Solothurn
solheure.ch
Twentys Cocktailbar, Biel
twentys.ch
Widder Bar, Zurich
widderhotel.com
Best Bar Menu
Bar Capitol, Lucerne
barcapitol.ch
Barchetta Bar, Hotel Storchen, Zurich
storchen.ch
Elisaburg, Zurich
elisaburg.ch
Felix Bar, Zurich
felix-zuerich.ch
Hobo Bar, Aarau
hobobar.ch
Jo bar de quartier, Fribourg
jobardequartier.ch
Jojo Bar, Aarau
jojoaarau.ch
Modissa Rooftop Restaurant & Bar, Zurich
ooo-zh.ch
The Chedi Andermatt, Andermatt
thechediandermatt.com
The Dolder Grand, Zurich
thedoldergrand.com
Best Hotel Bar
Einstein Bar, St. Gallen
einstein.ch
Hermitage, Lucerne
hermitage.ch
Lenox Bar, Zurich
lenoxbar.ch
Nuovo, Zurich
routetwentysix.ch
The Dolder Grand , Zurich
thedoldergrand.com
Best Bar Team
Bottle Brothers, Genève
bottlebrothers.ch
Clouds, Zürich
clouds.ch
CrapuleClub, Fribourg
crapuleclub.ch
Einstein Bar, St. Gallen
einstein.ch
Fermata, Lugano
facebook.com/lafermata.lugano
Kasheme, Zurich
kasheme .com
Lakeview Bar, Bürgenstock
burgenstockresort.com
Soho, Basel
sohobasel.ch
This is how it continues
- August 28, 2023: Qualifying round of the categories Barkeeper of the year and Best Barkeeper Talent
- September 8, 2023: Publication shortlist
- October 25, 2023: Award Night