Steve Schneider has more than 20 years of bar experience in New York, Singapore, Shanghai, and Panama City, earning a reputation as one of the most respected and inspiring bartenders in the industry. Steve is a Partner at Employees Only Singapore, The Elysian Café in Hoboken, N.J., and previously The Odd Couple in Shanghai. These positions followed a long-time stint as a Principal Bartender at Employees Only in New York, when it earned “The World’s Best Cocktail Bar” Award at Tales of the Cocktail. Steve is a co-owner of Sip & Guzzle, a dual-concept bar that was ranked No. 1 on the 2026 North America’s 50 Best Bars list, No. 39 on the 2025 World’s 50 Best Bars list, and named Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar at the 2025 Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards, where he is the Bar Manager and Head Bartender at Guzzle.