Best Bars in Bangkok — The City's Top Drinking Spots

Best Bars in Bangkok

The best bars in Bangkok, organized by neighborhood — from 60th-floor skyline cathedrals to neon-drenched alleyway haunts across Sukhumvit, Thong Lo, Sathorn, and Chinatown.

Browse by neighborhood See all bars

Find your bar

WHERE TONIGHT?

Type a bar name or neighborhood — results appear instantly.

All Bars

View all 78 locations →

SukhumvitRooftop

Tichuca Rooftop

The iconic glowing LED tree overlooking the city sprawl — a neon jungle in the clouds.

SukhumvitSpeakeasy

Rabbit Hole

A mirror-clad speakeasy behind a nondescript wooden door.

SathornCocktail

Smalls

A corner bar with a bohemian soul and three levels of grit and glam.

ChinatownCultural

Tep Bar

Thai herbal spirits and traditional music in a hidden alleyway.

SathornCocktail

Vesper

A design-forward cocktail bar that helped put Bangkok on the global drinking map.

Sky Bar at Lebua

The world's most famous rooftop bar, 63 floors up beside a golden dome.

SukhumvitRooftop

Octave Rooftop Lounge

Three levels and a full 360-degree view from the top of the Marriott Sukhumvit.

Red Sky

A dramatic crimson-lit arch framing the 55th-floor views above CentralWorld.

SukhumvitRooftop

Above Eleven

A Peruvian-Japanese rooftop garden with palm trees and skyline views on Soi 11.

Mahanakhon SkyBar

The tallest bar in the country, 78 floors up inside Bangkok's pixelated tower.

CRU Champagne Bar

An ultra-glamorous circular champagne bar atop Centara Grand, bathed in pink light.

RiversideRooftop

Three Sixty Lounge

A curved glass lounge on the 32nd floor with the best Chao Phraya view in the city.

SukhumvitSpeakeasy

Havana Social

A 1940s Cuban rum bar hidden behind a phone booth in an unmarked shophouse.

ChinatownSpeakeasy

Asia Today

A shoebox-sized bar turning wild Thai honey and local herbs into world-class drinks.

SathornSpeakeasy

Revolución Cocktail

A Latin American speakeasy pouring rare mezcals under a glowing neon sign.

Thong LoSpeakeasy

J. Boroski

A menu-less cocktail atelier where every drink is invented for you alone.

SukhumvitSports Bar

The Sportsman

Soi 13's screen-wrapped pub where every league finds a wall.

SukhumvitSports Bar

The Londoner Brew Pub

House-brewed ale under copper tanks and a wall of live football.

SukhumvitSports Bar

Scruffy Murphy's

Guinness poured properly, with the match on every wall.

SilomSports Bar

Champs Sports Bar

A cinema-sized screen, pool tables, and American sport at odd hours.

SukhumvitSports Bar

The Huntsman

A wood-panelled hotel pub where cricket runs all afternoon.

SukhumvitRooftop

Sky on 20

An unpretentious hotel rooftop with a lit pool and one of the best value sunset views on Sukhumvit.

Thong LoCocktail

Sugar Ray You've Just Been Poisoned

A pink-lit cocktail laboratory serving drinks you'll struggle to describe the next morning.

SathornCocktail

Firefly Bar

A lantern-lit garden bar beside a pool — the calmest drink in Sathorn.

Wong's Place

The bar that opens when everywhere else closes and shuts when the last person leaves.

RiversideCultural

The Bamboo Bar

Bangkok's oldest jazz bar, still swinging in the Mandarin Oriental since 1953.

RiversideRooftop

Yào Rooftop Bar

A 32nd-floor terrace framing the bend of the Chao Phraya and the boats below.

RiversideRooftop

Attitude Rooftop

Low sofas and a glowing bar on the Thonburi bank, facing the city across the water.

ChinatownSpeakeasy

Teens of Thailand

The heavy antique door on Soi Nana that started Chinatown's cocktail boom.

ChinatownCocktail

El Chiringuito

A sliver of Spain wedged into a Chinatown alley — vermouth, tinned fish, string lights.

WatthanaCultural

Mikkeller Bangkok

The Danish gypsy brewer's Bangkok outpost — thirty rotating taps in a suburban house.

WatthanaCocktail

Bar Us

A stripped-back Ekkamai bar where the drinks do all the decorating.

WatthanaSports Bar

Ekamai Beer House

Open-front tables, cold taps and every match on the screens over Ekkamai.

SukhumvitRooftop

Spectrum Lounge & Bar

Three floors of colour-shifting glass at the top of the Hyatt Regency, straight above Nana.

SukhumvitRooftop

ABar Rooftop

A breezy 37th-floor terrace above Queen Sirikit Park with none of the rooftop pomp.

SukhumvitCocktail

Levels Club & Lounge

The 6th-floor club that keeps Soi 11 going long after the bars below shut.

SukhumvitCocktail

Craft Sukhumvit 23

Rows of taps, long benches and an open front on the corner of Soi 23 — Bangkok's easiest beer stop.

SukhumvitSpeakeasy

Salon du Japonisant

A hushed Japanese-style salon off Soi 31 where the stirring takes as long as it takes.

SukhumvitCultural

The Living Room

Bangkok's most serious jazz room, with international headliners in a hotel lobby lounge.

SukhumvitCocktail

Cul De Sac

A relaxed dead-end-soi bar on Sukhumvit 11 where the drinks are honest and the crowd is regulars.

SukhumvitRooftop

Aire Bar

An airy garden rooftop above Soi 11 with skyline views and a breeze you can actually feel.

SukhumvitRooftop

Cooling Tower Rooftop Bar

A no-frills industrial rooftop where the view costs the price of a beer instead of a cocktail.

SukhumvitRooftop

Pastel Rooftop Bar

A small, unhurried rooftop where the city glitters and nobody checks your shoes.

SukhumvitSports Bar

Lusty Lady Bar

A loud, cheerful late-night pub in the heart of Nana with cold beer and later hours than sense.

SukhumvitCocktail

Orange Bangkok Bar

A bright orange open-front bar on Soi 11 that pulls in everyone walking past.

SukhumvitSports Bar

Hillary 11

The Soi 11 branch of Bangkok's most dependable open-air beer garden chain.

SukhumvitCocktail

Hemingway

A converted villa with a garden terrace, rum-forward drinks and slow ceiling fans.

SukhumvitSports Bar

Paradise Soi 11

A cheerful, chaotic Soi 11 mainstay that only really starts after midnight.

SukhumvitCocktail

Meet Up @ 11

Exactly what the name says — the easiest place on Soi 11 to start a night.

SukhumvitSports Bar

Big B's Soi 11

A big, brash sports bar on Soi 11 with screens on every wall and burgers to match.

SukhumvitCocktail

Check In 11

A neon-washed street lounge on Soi 11 built for buckets and people watching.

SukhumvitCocktail

Velvet Bangkok

A velvet-lined lounge on Soi 8 where the lighting is low and the pours are generous.

SukhumvitCocktail

Bafros

A small corner bar with a loyal following and drinks priced for repeat visits.

SukhumvitSports Bar

Lek's Last Stand

One of Bangkok's most beloved expat dives — pool, sport and stories older than most of the customers.

SukhumvitRooftop

Lulu Rooftop Bar

A friendly mid-rise rooftop where sunset drinks don't require a booking or a blazer.

SukhumvitCultural

Modern Teen Bar

A retro Thai pop bar with live music, sing-alongs and a young local crowd.

SukhumvitSports Bar

Big Pao Bar

A big open-air Soi 11 pub with cheap towers, live sport and zero pretension.

SukhumvitSports Bar

Down Under Bar & Grill

An Australian bar and grill with AFL and rugby on the screens and steaks off the grill.

SukhumvitSports Bar

Mullis Sports Bar

A straightforward sports bar with darts, big screens and a regulars' welcome.

SukhumvitSports Bar

Score Bar

A compact corner sports bar that fills fast on match nights.

SukhumvitCocktail

GOT Bangkok

A dark, bass-heavy club lounge for when the bars close and the night refuses to.

SukhumvitSports Bar

Mulligan's Irish Bar & Restaurant

A proper Irish bar with Guinness, live sport and a fry-up that works at any hour.

SukhumvitCocktail

ABUNdance Modern Fusion Club

A club-lounge hybrid with fusion plates, cocktails and a dance floor that fills after midnight.

SukhumvitCocktail

Sugar Lounge Bangkok

A sleek lounge with a DJ, cocktails and a dressed-up Soi 11 crowd.

SukhumvitSports Bar

Hillary 3

The Nana outpost of the Hillary beer-garden family — open-air, cheap and permanently busy.

SukhumvitCocktail

W XYZ Bar

A design-led hotel lobby bar with live DJs and a surprisingly good cocktail list.

SukhumvitSports Bar

The Blarney Stone

A Soi 4 Irish pub with Guinness, screens and a permanently mixed crowd.

SukhumvitSpeakeasy

The Consul Club

A clubby, wood-panelled bar with leather chairs and a serious spirits shelf.

SukhumvitCocktail

Salt Bar & Club

A restaurant that becomes a club, with cocktails carrying you across the handover.

SukhumvitCocktail

OFTR Bar

A polished hotel bar and terrace with well-made classics and a calm room.

SukhumvitSports Bar

The Game American Sports Bar

An American sports bar for NFL, NBA and wings at unreasonable hours.

SukhumvitCultural

The Brew House Sukhumvit 8

A craft beer taproom on Soi 8 with a rotating tap wall and knowledgeable staff.

SukhumvitSports Bar

Hillary 2

Another link in the Hillary chain — open air, cold beer, screens and long tables.

SukhumvitSports Bar

Stumble Inn

A wide-open Nana bar with music, sport and a crowd that stumbles in at every hour.

SukhumvitCultural

Club Koreana

A Korean-style lounge with soju, private rooms and karaoke until late.

SukhumvitSports Bar

O'Leary's Irish Pub Bangkok

A big Irish sports pub with Guinness, live matches and a full pub menu.

SukhumvitSports Bar

Hot Lips Soi Cowboy

A neon-drenched Soi Cowboy bar right in the middle of the strip's noise and light.

SukhumvitSports Bar

Mike's Corner Bar

A corner bar with cheap drinks, pool and a fiercely loyal regular crowd.