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Best bars in Hangzhou

Explore 10 current listings in our 2026 awards-led global corpus. Southern Trip ranks #1 in Hangzhou and #1430 globally.

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Best global rank
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What this list covers. Kinda Decent follows bars with one or more meaningful signals from awards, peer lists, guest ratings, and editorial coverage. It is a ranked view of our sourced corpus, not a directory of every bar in Hangzhou. Global ranks and stars stay consistent across the site. Read the published methodology.

2026 city ranking

Hangzhou ranking

City rank is each venue's position among the 10 current listings shown here. Global rank is its position in the worldwide Kinda Decent ranking. Profiles with unverified operating status are labeled.

How to read the signal scores

Signal charts show scores out of 100 before weighting. Open a venue for sources.

Est. = proxy estimate · None = checked, none found · Out = outside the scoring window · — = unavailable.

  1. 1City

    Global #1430

    Southern Trip

    Hangzhou, ChinaOpen — status verification pending

    A Nanjing-born all-day café and cocktail bar in Hangzhou, with a partly open-air room, regional snacks and signatures built on unusual flavours.

    All-day café and cocktail bar with a partly open-air room and regional snack menu.

    25.4

    / 100

    Signal score / 100
    Guest ratings
    estimated 45 out of 100 from disclosed proxy evidence
    World's 50 Best
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Top 500 Bars
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Spirited Awards
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Regional Recognition
    21 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
    Serious press
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Social Vibes
    75 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
    Seven signal scores
  2. 2City

    Global #1440

    Grey Matters灰质

    Hangzhou, China

    A two-room Hangzhou bar on the 2026 Olive China Bar Awards list, its original Guan Mu room shaped by reclaimed Yunnan wood.

    Bar

    25.1

    / 100

    Signal score / 100
    Guest ratings
    estimated 38 out of 100 from disclosed proxy evidence
    World's 50 Best
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Top 500 Bars
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Spirited Awards
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Regional Recognition
    21 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
    Serious press
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Social Vibes
    83 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
    Seven signal scores
  3. 3City

    Global #1455

    淡水镇Sweetwater

    Hangzhou, China

    A classics-led Hangzhou cocktail bar with seasonal signatures and a busy red-and-black room styled along Japanese lines.

    Classics-led cocktail bar with seasonal signatures

    24.2

    / 100

    Signal score / 100
    Guest ratings
    estimated 40 out of 100 from disclosed proxy evidence
    World's 50 Best
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Top 500 Bars
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Spirited Awards
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Regional Recognition
    21 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
    Serious press
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Social Vibes
    75 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
    Seven signal scores
  4. 4City

    Global #1466

    The West Lake branch of HOPE BAR in Hangzhou, a relaxed cocktail bar on Liuying Road recognised by the Olive China Bar Awards 2026.

    Bar

    23.2

    / 100

    Signal score / 100
    Guest ratings
    estimated 35 out of 100 from disclosed proxy evidence
    World's 50 Best
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Top 500 Bars
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Spirited Awards
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Regional Recognition
    21 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
    Serious press
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Social Vibes
    75 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
    Seven signal scores
  5. 5City

    Global #1495

    Chimney

    Hangzhou, China

    A California-inspired, founder-led cocktail bar in a 1920s Hangzhou loft, loved for its sociable crowd and ranked No. 91 on Asia's 50 Best Bars 2026.

    Shangcheng / Zhongshan Middle Road · Neighbourhood cocktail bar with an upstairs speakeasy room · IG

    20.8

    / 100

    Signal score / 100
    Guest ratings
    estimated 15 out of 100 from disclosed proxy evidence
    World's 50 Best
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Top 500 Bars
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Spirited Awards
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Regional Recognition
    42 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
    Serious press
    12 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
    Social Vibes
    83 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
    Seven signal scores
  6. 6City

    Global #1520

    SLobe

    Hangzhou, ChinaOpen — status verification pending

    A quiet Hangzhou bar listed in the Olive China Bar Awards 2026, liked for herbal, fruit-led cocktails and bartenders who explain them with care.

    Bar

    19.1

    / 100

    Signal score / 100
    Guest ratings
    estimated 18 out of 100 from disclosed proxy evidence
    World's 50 Best
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Top 500 Bars
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Spirited Awards
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Regional Recognition
    21 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
    Serious press
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Social Vibes
    75 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
    Seven signal scores
  7. 7City

    Global #1522

    Cuddle Bar

    Hangzhou, China

    A relaxed, retro-styled Hangzhou bar from the Olive China Bar Awards 2026, liked for signatures with layered flavours such as grape and jasmine.

    Bar

    19.1

    / 100

    Signal score / 100
    Guest ratings
    estimated 16 out of 100 from disclosed proxy evidence
    World's 50 Best
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Top 500 Bars
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Spirited Awards
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Regional Recognition
    21 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
    Serious press
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Social Vibes
    78 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
    Seven signal scores
  8. 8City

    Global #1533

    Bar NO.5

    Hangzhou, ChinaOpen — status verification pending

    A Hangzhou bar on the 2026 Olive China Bar Awards list, liked for its tidy room, soft music and a green-apple cocktail.

    Bar

    19.0

    / 100

    Signal score / 100
    Guest ratings
    estimated 14 out of 100 from disclosed proxy evidence
    World's 50 Best
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Top 500 Bars
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Spirited Awards
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Regional Recognition
    21 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
    Serious press
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Social Vibes
    79 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
    Seven signal scores
  9. 9City

    Global #1543

    paral bar•café

    Hangzhou, China

    A glass-fronted Hangzhou gallery, café and night bar in the Olive China Bar Awards 2026, liked for its coffee and playfully presented cocktails.

    Gallery, cafe and night bar

    18.9

    / 100

    Signal score / 100
    Guest ratings
    estimated 15 out of 100 from disclosed proxy evidence
    World's 50 Best
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Top 500 Bars
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Spirited Awards
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Regional Recognition
    21 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
    Serious press
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Social Vibes
    78 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
    Seven signal scores
  10. 10City

    Global #1586

    LATE MARKET BAR

    Hangzhou, ChinaOpen — status verification pending

    A relaxed bar on Hangzhou's Fengqi Road, named in the 2026 Olive China Bar Awards, where good drinks come with easy chat across the counter.

    Bar

    18.4

    / 100

    Signal score / 100
    Guest ratings
    estimated 14 out of 100 from disclosed proxy evidence
    World's 50 Best
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Top 500 Bars
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Spirited Awards
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Regional Recognition
    21 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
    Serious press
    checked, with no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
    Social Vibes
    75 out of 100 from qualifying evidence
    Seven signal scores

Evidence key: — unavailable · Est. proxy estimate · None checked with no qualifying signal · Out outside the scoring window. Unavailable, none and outside-window signals contribute zero; estimates use their disclosed proxy score. The published weights stay fixed.

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