Cheers to Tel Aviv: White City bar voted best in Mideast, Africa

World's 50 Best Bars votes Imperial Craft Cocktail Bar on Hayarkon Street as this year's best drink venue in the region.

The Imperial Craft Cocktail Bar in Tel Aviv. (photo credit: Courtesy)
The Imperial Craft Cocktail Bar in Tel Aviv.
(photo credit: Courtesy)
Tel Aviv's renowned nightlife garnered additional recognition this week as a bar in the White City won an international award for best drinking venues.
The World's 50 Best Bars voted the Imperial Craft Cocktail Bar, located in the Imperial Hotel at 66 Hayarkon Street, as the Best Bar in Africa and the Middle East for 2014.
More than 330 industry experts participated in choosing this year's anticipated list of the world's best bars. 
London's Artesian bar topped the list, taking the first place title for a third consecutive year.
An awards ceremony held in the  English capital was attended by representatives from the world's leading bars.