Will the 2026 Spirited Awards Top 10 Best US Cocktail Bar list include at least one Brooklyn venue?

Question

Top 10 nominees drop the week of May 19, 2026. Brooklyn bars have shown up in this category before (Long Island Bar, Leyenda) but the list is selective. This is a tight binary on geography.

Accepted Answer

The official Tales of the Cocktail Foundation Top 10 list for Best U.S. Cocktail Bar, published May 21, 2026, lists ten venues in New York, Chicago, Washington DC, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, but none with a Brooklyn address; the only New York entries are in Manhattan, so there is no Brooklyn venue on the list.