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Dandelyan crowned World’s Best Cocktail Bar

30 October 2017

Dandelyan, which was founded by Ryan Chetiyawardana (2002), has been crowned the ‘World's Best Cocktail Bar' at the 2017 Spirited Awards.

Ryan's bar, which is set within the Mondrian London hotel, won three awards at the awards ceremony held in New Orleans: ‘Best International Bar Team', ‘Best International Hotel Bar' and the ‘World's Best Cocktail Bar'.

This is not the first time that Ryan, also known as Mr Lyan, has received recognition for his unique approach to mixology. He won the ‘International Bartender of the Year' at the Spirited Awards in 2015, was listed in the ‘500 Most Influential Britons' by Debrett's in 2017, and is a Member of the Guild of Food Writers.

Find out more about Mr Lyan, Dandelyan, and Ryan's most recent project Superlyan.