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.
Three levels and a full 360-degree view from the top of the Marriott Sukhumvit.
A Peruvian-Japanese rooftop garden with palm trees and skyline views on Soi 11.
A 1940s Cuban rum bar hidden behind a phone booth in an unmarked shophouse.
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 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.
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.