Bartenders' Choice Awards

winners bca 2026


The winners of the 16th annual Bartenders’ Choice Awards represent the very best of Nordic cocktail culture. From iconic bars to rising talents, this year’s winners showcase the creativity, craftsmanship and hospitality that continue to define and push the industry forward.

Selected by a jury of industry professionals, the awards celebrate excellence across all categories from cocktail bars and menus to bartenders and restaurants.

A huge congratulations to all the winners and nominees who make the Nordic bar scene one of the most exciting in the world.


BCA LAUNCHES IN FRANCE


After 15 successful years in the Nordics, the Bartenders’ Choice Awards is excited to announce its expansion into France.

This marks the beginning of a new chapter, celebrating the creativity, craft, and community of the French bar scene with the same integrity and passion that has defined the BCA since the beginning.

Welcome to the Bartenders’ Choice Awards. Recognized as one of the industry’s most respected honors, built by bartenders for the bar community.


BCA IS A CELEBRATION OF EVERYONE WHO MAKES THIS INDUSTRY EXTRAORDINARY – NOT JUST THE WINNERS, BUT THE WHOLE COMMUNITY, THE PEOPLE, BARS AND BRANDS. IT IS TAKING THE WHOLE ECOSYSTEM TO A NEW LEVEL AND WIDER AUDIENCE.
— ALEX KRATENA, FOUNDER & OWNER OF TAYĒR + ELEMENTARY LONDON