World’s 50 best beach bars

Anthea Gerrie, for CNN
Updated 11:57 PM EDT, Sun June 16, 2013
We've been waiting for months to kick back on the beach with a cold drink and now that summer's started, we finally can. Here's a selection of our picks for top 50 beach bars. Check out the rest of the list in the article below. <br /><br />Coming in at 49 on our list, Nikki Beach has a rep for its strict door policy -- be irresistibly beautiful or fabulously rich or don't turn up without a reservation.
Nikki Beach (Miami, Florida) —
We've been waiting for months to kick back on the beach with a cold drink and now that summer's started, we finally can. Here's a selection of our picks for top 50 beach bars. Check out the rest of the list in the article below.

Coming in at 49 on our list, Nikki Beach has a rep for its strict door policy -- be irresistibly beautiful or fabulously rich or don't turn up without a reservation.
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Phuket's most fashionable beach bar, number 43, is particularly popular on Friday nights, when lamb and tuna hit the spit along with oysters and other seafood.
Catch Beach Club (Phuket, Thailand) —
Phuket's most fashionable beach bar, number 43, is particularly popular on Friday nights, when lamb and tuna hit the spit along with oysters and other seafood.
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The only access to this beach beauty, number 42, is via a private inclinator, which transports guests up and down 100 meters of sheer limestone cliff.
Nammos Beach Club (Bali, Indonesia) —
The only access to this beach beauty, number 42, is via a private inclinator, which transports guests up and down 100 meters of sheer limestone cliff.
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This hideout on the sands does its best to recreate a relaxed beach attitude on the outskirts of the tech-mad city-state. See number 41 below.
Tanjong Beach Club (Singapore) —
This hideout on the sands does its best to recreate a relaxed beach attitude on the outskirts of the tech-mad city-state. See number 41 below.
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At Moomba, number 36, dishes like Tuscan chicken pate with spiced cranberry sauce are popular.
Moomba Beach Bar (Aruba) —
At Moomba, number 36, dishes like Tuscan chicken pate with spiced cranberry sauce are popular.
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Sunset views, great beach location, infinity pool, tree-filled open bar area -- incredible beach bar and number 25 in our roundup.
Sundara (Bali, Indonesia) —
Sunset views, great beach location, infinity pool, tree-filled open bar area -- incredible beach bar and number 25 in our roundup.
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On the water's edge, this bar has a floor made entirely of super-soft Maldivian sand. See 22 below.
UMbar @ Huvafen Fushi (Maldives) —
On the water's edge, this bar has a floor made entirely of super-soft Maldivian sand. See 22 below.
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Swim-up bar, poolside bar, lounge bar with a pretty decent view -- what else you want? Number 22 has it covered.
The Beach Club @ ME (Cancun, Mexico) —
Swim-up bar, poolside bar, lounge bar with a pretty decent view -- what else you want? Number 22 has it covered.
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Cafe Sofia Beach Bar, number 16, manages to straddle the line between hectic party place and after-work chill spot.
Cafe Sofia Beach Bar (Cape Town) —
Cafe Sofia Beach Bar, number 16, manages to straddle the line between hectic party place and after-work chill spot.
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The specialties here at number 14 are mojitos and Creole-style tapas.
Bayside Beach Bar (St. Lucia) —
The specialties here at number 14 are mojitos and Creole-style tapas.
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On the Pacific Coast Highway, no bar other than our number 11 has quite such a dramatic outdoor perch right over the rocks and crashing surf.
Moonshadows (Malibu, California) —
On the Pacific Coast Highway, no bar other than our number 11 has quite such a dramatic outdoor perch right over the rocks and crashing surf.
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The rum is locally distilled, the beer hails from the village brewery and the menu for the daily barbecue depends on the previous night's catch. Number 9 is as authentically Mauritian as it gets.
The Fish and Rhum Shack (Mauritius) —
The rum is locally distilled, the beer hails from the village brewery and the menu for the daily barbecue depends on the previous night's catch. Number 9 is as authentically Mauritian as it gets.
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Featuring vast, cushioned sofas and flat-roofed pergolas, bar number 7 was built with reclaimed fishing boats that for years had languished on the site unused.
Uxua Praia (Bahia, Brazil) —
Featuring vast, cushioned sofas and flat-roofed pergolas, bar number 7 was built with reclaimed fishing boats that for years had languished on the site unused.
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Martinis, tapas, live music -- at bar number 6 on our list, there's no such thing as just popping in for one.
The Rock Bar, Ayana Resort (Bali, Indonesia) —
Martinis, tapas, live music -- at bar number 6 on our list, there's no such thing as just popping in for one.
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