All Bars
Every bar in the guide. Filter by what you're after — a view, a secret door, a jazz corner — or browse by neighborhood.
The iconic glowing LED tree overlooking the city sprawl — a neon jungle in the clouds.
A mirror-clad speakeasy behind a nondescript wooden door.
A corner bar with a bohemian soul and three levels of grit and glam.
Thai herbal spirits and traditional music in a hidden alleyway.
A design-forward cocktail bar that helped put Bangkok on the global drinking map.
The world's most famous rooftop bar, 63 floors up beside a golden dome.
Three levels and a full 360-degree view from the top of the Marriott Sukhumvit.
A dramatic crimson-lit arch framing the 55th-floor views above CentralWorld.
A Peruvian-Japanese rooftop garden with palm trees and skyline views on Soi 11.
The tallest bar in the country, 78 floors up inside Bangkok's pixelated tower.
An ultra-glamorous circular champagne bar atop Centara Grand, bathed in pink light.
A curved glass lounge on the 32nd floor with the best Chao Phraya view in the city.
A 1940s Cuban rum bar hidden behind a phone booth in an unmarked shophouse.
A shoebox-sized bar turning wild Thai honey and local herbs into world-class drinks.
A Latin American speakeasy pouring rare mezcals under a glowing neon sign.
A menu-less cocktail atelier where every drink is invented for you alone.
Soi 13's screen-wrapped pub where every league finds a wall.
House-brewed ale under copper tanks and a wall of live football.
Guinness poured properly, with the match on every wall.
A cinema-sized screen, pool tables, and American sport at odd hours.
A wood-panelled hotel pub where cricket runs all afternoon.
An unpretentious hotel rooftop with a lit pool and one of the best value sunset views on Sukhumvit.
A pink-lit cocktail laboratory serving drinks you'll struggle to describe the next morning.
A lantern-lit garden bar beside a pool — the calmest drink in Sathorn.
The bar that opens when everywhere else closes and shuts when the last person leaves.
Bangkok's oldest jazz bar, still swinging in the Mandarin Oriental since 1953.
A 32nd-floor terrace framing the bend of the Chao Phraya and the boats below.
Low sofas and a glowing bar on the Thonburi bank, facing the city across the water.
The heavy antique door on Soi Nana that started Chinatown's cocktail boom.
A sliver of Spain wedged into a Chinatown alley — vermouth, tinned fish, string lights.
The Danish gypsy brewer's Bangkok outpost — thirty rotating taps in a suburban house.
A stripped-back Ekkamai bar where the drinks do all the decorating.
Open-front tables, cold taps and every match on the screens over Ekkamai.
Three floors of colour-shifting glass at the top of the Hyatt Regency, straight above Nana.
A breezy 37th-floor terrace above Queen Sirikit Park with none of the rooftop pomp.
The 6th-floor club that keeps Soi 11 going long after the bars below shut.
Rows of taps, long benches and an open front on the corner of Soi 23 — Bangkok's easiest beer stop.
A hushed Japanese-style salon off Soi 31 where the stirring takes as long as it takes.
Bangkok's most serious jazz room, with international headliners in a hotel lobby lounge.
A relaxed dead-end-soi bar on Sukhumvit 11 where the drinks are honest and the crowd is regulars.
An airy garden rooftop above Soi 11 with skyline views and a breeze you can actually feel.
A no-frills industrial rooftop where the view costs the price of a beer instead of a cocktail.
A small, unhurried rooftop where the city glitters and nobody checks your shoes.
A loud, cheerful late-night pub in the heart of Nana with cold beer and later hours than sense.
A bright orange open-front bar on Soi 11 that pulls in everyone walking past.
The Soi 11 branch of Bangkok's most dependable open-air beer garden chain.
A converted villa with a garden terrace, rum-forward drinks and slow ceiling fans.
A cheerful, chaotic Soi 11 mainstay that only really starts after midnight.
Exactly what the name says — the easiest place on Soi 11 to start a night.
A big, brash sports bar on Soi 11 with screens on every wall and burgers to match.
A neon-washed street lounge on Soi 11 built for buckets and people watching.
A velvet-lined lounge on Soi 8 where the lighting is low and the pours are generous.
A small corner bar with a loyal following and drinks priced for repeat visits.
One of Bangkok's most beloved expat dives — pool, sport and stories older than most of the customers.
A friendly mid-rise rooftop where sunset drinks don't require a booking or a blazer.
A retro Thai pop bar with live music, sing-alongs and a young local crowd.
A big open-air Soi 11 pub with cheap towers, live sport and zero pretension.
An Australian bar and grill with AFL and rugby on the screens and steaks off the grill.
A straightforward sports bar with darts, big screens and a regulars' welcome.
A compact corner sports bar that fills fast on match nights.
A dark, bass-heavy club lounge for when the bars close and the night refuses to.
A proper Irish bar with Guinness, live sport and a fry-up that works at any hour.
A club-lounge hybrid with fusion plates, cocktails and a dance floor that fills after midnight.
A sleek lounge with a DJ, cocktails and a dressed-up Soi 11 crowd.
The Nana outpost of the Hillary beer-garden family — open-air, cheap and permanently busy.
A design-led hotel lobby bar with live DJs and a surprisingly good cocktail list.
A Soi 4 Irish pub with Guinness, screens and a permanently mixed crowd.
A clubby, wood-panelled bar with leather chairs and a serious spirits shelf.
A restaurant that becomes a club, with cocktails carrying you across the handover.
A polished hotel bar and terrace with well-made classics and a calm room.
An American sports bar for NFL, NBA and wings at unreasonable hours.
A craft beer taproom on Soi 8 with a rotating tap wall and knowledgeable staff.
Another link in the Hillary chain — open air, cold beer, screens and long tables.
A wide-open Nana bar with music, sport and a crowd that stumbles in at every hour.
A Korean-style lounge with soju, private rooms and karaoke until late.
A big Irish sports pub with Guinness, live matches and a full pub menu.
A neon-drenched Soi Cowboy bar right in the middle of the strip's noise and light.
A corner bar with cheap drinks, pool and a fiercely loyal regular crowd.