I drank at the best bar in the world, and I was surprised by one thing

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A bar on London’s South Bank has been named the best in the world.

The World’s 50 Best Bars list, now in its 10th year, is based on the opinions of more than 500 drinks experts, who each cast seven votes.

For 2018, the experts named Dandelyan, the bar of the Mondrian Hotel in London, the best in the world.

The bar was created by the award-winning bartender Ryan Chetiyawardana, or “Mr. Lyan,” the creator of the “Lyan” family of bars that includes Super Lyan, Cub, and White Lyan, which is now closed.

Dandelyan, his oldest bar, is “inspired by the great botanists, fruit hunters, and bon vivants who brought back new tastes from foreign lands.”

Located in Sea Containers House right on the River Thames, Dandelyan offers some pretty stunning views — and its interior is just as impressive.

However, there was one main thing that surprised me about the best bar in the world when I went to visit.

Here’s what it was like.

Dandelyan, in the Mondrian Hotel on London’s South Bank, was named the best bar in the world for 2018. Situated right on the River Thames, the bar boasts some pretty stunning views of sites like St. Paul’s. Here’s what it looks like when it’s empty (and shot with a professional camera).

Dandelyan

And here’s what it looked like when I visited on a Friday night. I was taken aback by the bar’s location, right on the river path, meaning plenty of tourists and pedestrians walk by and look right in at you (or even come inside).

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The stylish interior has an art deco vibe, paying homage to the Sea Containers building the bar and hotel are in. The space, by the British designer Tom Dixon, is inspired partly by “the luxurious cruise liners of generations past” filled with luxe purples, pinks, greens, and golds.

Dandelyan

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