![]() That is one of the reasons we were so excited to partner with the Lore Group team. In your experience, what have you found is the biggest reason a bar succeeds or fails? Is it location? Yelp reviews? Pure luck? Or are great drinks enough?Īs with most things, it’s all about the people. Your cocktail will be in the hands of several bartenders throughout its making and our servers are on standby to guide you through the menu to help expand on your drink knowledge. We are also very fanatical about details, so even if we don’t have the means to control them, we consider every little aspect from table heights, to music, to lighting to guest journey. The intention with Lyaness at Sea Containers London, for example, is to challenge guests in the way they think about cocktails and empower them in their choices and tastes, while Super Lyan at Kimpton De Witt in Amsterdam introduced our first all-day-bar concept, reimagining the hotel bar experience to create something truly unique while keeping Amsterdam sensibility in mind. Although they have a common thread running through them all, they are platforms for the teams to challenge and create something special – whilst keeping them feeling open to everyone. We always try and address a different side of the world of food & drink in each of the venues, so each one is unique and has a real point of honesty behind the product. What do you think has made your cocktail bars stand out, and get singled out as some of the world’s best? ![]() The thing I was most proud of was being able to fold experience in a wide variety of venues (nightclubs, fine dining, pubs, hotels, small cocktail bars) across different cities into my studies in Fine Art, Biology and Philosophy – it’s meant that I’m more interested in different ways of trying to bring people together, rather than simply by what’s in the glass or on the plate. Like with most, it was quite convoluted! I originally started in kitchens, then turned to the bar whilst I was studying. What was your path like in becoming one of the top bartenders in the world? So it’s the perfect time for Chetiyawardana to look back on what made him so successful in Europe-and look ahead at the things that excite him the most in this industry. And soon we’ll discover both of those things first hand here in the States early next year Chetiyawardana is opening his first North American bar, Silver Lyan, at the Riggs Washington DC. So when we had a chance to talk to Ryan, we couldn’t pass it up-it’s an opportunity to learn from a master bartender who has done everything from inventing unique drinks to running a successful cocktail empire. One of the most influential bartenders in the world (we’re not just saying that, Drinks International Magazine crowned him the title for their Bar World 100 list), Chetiyawardana founded acclaimed bars including Super Lyan, Lyaness, and number 1 on the 2018 World’s 50 Best Bars list, Dandelyan. Here in America Ryan Chetiyawardana may not be a household name just yet, but in the European hospitality world, few people match his stature.
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