winners 2026

Bartenders’ Choice Awards is proud to announce the winners of the inaugural BCA France, celebrating excellence, creativity, and hospitality across the French bar and restaurant industry.

Following nominations and voting by an expert jury of bartenders, industry professionals, and cocktail enthusiasts from across France, the first-ever BCA France winners have been crowned:

• Best Cocktail Bar: Mesures

• Best Cocktail Menu: Danico

• Best New Bar: Superfine

• Best Atmosphere: Harmony

• Best Bartender: Guillaume Castaignet

• Improver of the Bar Industry: Amour Drink

• Rising Star: Tomo Watanabe

• Best Restaurant: Tempête

• People's Choice: Danico

The awards were presented at the inaugural Bartenders’ Choice Awards France Gala in Paris, marking a historic milestone for both BCA and the French hospitality community.

We extend our warmest congratulations to all winners, nominees, jury members, partners, and guests who made this first edition possible. Together, you continue to shape and elevate the future of hospitality in France.