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Chris Beaney
World's 50 Best Bars
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i. Biography
Journey to the West, the cocktail tied to Chris Beaney and served at XO Restaurant in Accra, Ghana, sits in the register of drinks that carry a clear professional signature: precise, service-led, and built to travel with a room’s mood rather than overpower it.
The Climb
Since 2011, the work has been Restaurant/Bar Consultant, Trainer, & Mentor for Chris Beaney — a mix of roles that points to the operational side of hospitality as much as the teaching side. Advising, training, and mentoring all sit under the same discipline: setting standards, shaping service, and keeping attention on the details that define how a floor performs. Alongside that, the chair role at The World's 50 Best Bars places Chris Beaney in a position of industry oversight, where judgement and consistency matter as much as visibility.
Today
Journey to the West is served at XO Restaurant in Accra, Ghana. That placement gives the cocktail a fixed point in service, where Chris Beaney’s name is attached to a drink that continues to circulate through a contemporary dining and bar setting. The link is straightforward: one venue, one cocktail, one working identity.
Signature
Chris's signature dishes include Journey to the West. As a signature, the cocktail shows how a single drink can carry professional recognition without needing embellishment. For Chris Beaney, it is a marker of authorship in the bar trade: specific, attributable, and understood through service.
Recognition
Journey to the West remains the cocktail associated with Chris Beaney at XO Restaurant in Accra, Ghana. That continuing association gives the drink its weight: not as a standalone flourish, but as a working piece of hospitality tied to place and reputation. In trade terms, the recognition comes from clarity — the drink, the room, and the name stay bound together.
Profile updated July 2026
FAQ
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What is Chris Beaney known for?
Journey to the West, his cocktail at XO Restaurant in Accra, Ghana.
