
“His mixological virtuosity, boundless hospitality and megawatt smile have made him beloved by bartenders and guests around the globe.” Photograph: Courtesy of Noah Fecks “Masahiro has built a stellar reputation on two continents, both in his native Japan and his adopted home in the USA,” 50 Best content director Mark Sansom is quoted as saying in the statement.

The award aims to identify a bartender “who pushes the boundaries” of greatness in the field, a press release says. Urushido was chosen by head bartenders from venues recognized in the forthcoming edition. Urushido has been bestowed with the Altos Bartenders’ Bartender Award. The introductory list of North America’s 50 Best Bars will be revealed in a ceremony in New York City on June 7, but the consortium will announce select honorees in the weeks leading up to the event. Last year, Katana Kitten came in at number 10 globally, and now its owner, Masahiro Urushido, has earned yet another accolade in advance of The World’s 50 Best’s first focus on North America later this spring.
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The holding company William Reed, which also has a brilliant SEO hold on The World’s 50 Best Restaurants, taps hundreds of experts to select the top libation destinations from over the globe. Each year, hospitality professionals, spirits nerds and hotspot devotees cheer and jeer news of The World's 50 Best Bars.
