Atlas

The claim: Singapore is the world’s newest global cocktail superpower. The proof: the island state boasts six entries in the influential World’s 50 Best Bars list. Among the locals to have made the cut are Asian-focused Native (No. 47), speakeasy 28 HongKong Street (No. 25) and Operation Dagger (No. 24). Then there’s the year-old Atlas (atlasbar. sg) at No. 15, the fraternity’s freshest member as well as the highest-placed new entry on last year’s countdown. A picture of lofty Art Deco grandeur and elegance, Atlas is as notable for its exacting cocktails – brisk Martinis sharpened with champagne vinegar, say – as its awesome stockpile of more than a thousand gins (and rising).