Four Seoul bars make Asia's 50 Best Bars 2026, with Zest again Korea's best

Four Seoul bars earned places on Asia's 50 Best Bars 2026, with Zest ranked No. 2 and named the Best Bar in Korea. The rankings, sponsored by Perrier, were revealed Tuesday at Wynn Palace in Macao. Zest held the No. 2 spot for a third consecutive year and took the Best Bar in Korea title for a fourth straight year. The bar, which is located in Seoul's Gangnam-gu, works to a zero-waste philosophy, making its own sodas and spirits in-house and finding use for leftover peels, pulp and produce. Its