Melbourne bar ranked best in Australasia and 19 in world

Caretaker’s Cottage’s signature martini. The Melbourne bar calls itself ‘probably Victoria’s smallest pub’. Photograph: The World's 50 Best Bars 2025

For close followers of the annual World’s 50 Best Bars accolade, it’ll come as little surprise to see Melbourne’s Caretaker’s Cottage and Sydney’s Maybe Sammy recognised.

For the second year running, Caretaker’s Cottage has been named Best Bar in Australasia, coming in at number 19 globally on the awards list, announced at an event in Hong Kong on 8 October.