The Global Drinker — World Bar Guide
Hope & Sesame 庙前冰室, Guangzhou
Guangzhou, China
Hope & Sesame, opened in March 2016, is tucked away behind a traditional Cantonese store in the quaint neighbourhoods of DongshanKou, the heart of the old Guangzhou. The bar is a unique testing ground for cocktail and innovation. Behind a secret door within Hope & Sesame is "The Jazz Room", a salon with passionate jazz players congregating nightly.
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Awards & Rankings
- Asia's 50 Best Bars 2025 — #7
- Top 500 Bars 2025 — #26
- World's 50 Best Bars 2025 — #29
- Tatler Best Bars 2025
- Olive China Bar Awards 2025
- Asia's 50 Best Bars 2024 — #14
- Top 500 Bars 2024 — #54
- World's 50 Best Bars 2024 — #63
- DRiNK Awards 2024 · Bar of the Year
- Asia's 50 Best Bars 2023 — #39
- World's 50 Best Bars 2023 — #74
- Asia's 50 Best Bars 2022 — #18
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