Cosy regulars' pub where newcomers can jam the blues nightly (except Mondays acoustic and jazz sets). A liv-ely local rather than destination venue.

Garden bar-restaurants are getting rarer; this fine example with wooden decks within an (intentionally) broken wall can become a late-night affair. After a...

Ruam Rudi Village venues either stay forever or last a wink. This four-floor, Japanese-run wine bar has endured: cellar (sommelier-selected), cuisine...

People-watching terraces spread out from this cheap and cheerful rendezvous, with happy hour prize draws, ultra-familiar staff and chalkboards in the loo...

A snug, low-ceilinged cocktail lounge of 1940s mystique. Despite the long jazz pedigree and fine house band, the US singers have dipped in quality.

Typical of the arty single-room bars on riverside Phra Arthit, softly lit Bali consists of four walls of pictures, as well as the requisite food and cocktails.

From the owners of the Bull's Head, this modernist pub goes against the Japanese grain of Soi Thaniya. It draws expats and westernised Thais with regular...

Like Boh's drinks list of local whisky and mixers, its outdoor seating (set on the actual timbered pier) is hardly classy. But the views are free and the...

Amid the plaid-and-stetson bars of Washington Square, this New Orleans-themed bar/restaurant stands out for its long bar and Cajun-Creole food like...

Resembling a cavernous Chicago speakeasy adorned with Americana, this cracking music bar hosts each night a trio of bands (ska, jazz, blues) as cool as the...

An old favourite that retains an earthy, clubby ambience, but is getting shabby. Thai and expat musicians and singers reel out jazz covers with often...

Follow muffled music to an inconspicuous, white, wooden-walled forecourt with a Thai sign. It hides table after table of merry hipster students and...

Despite rivals within staggering distance, this wood-and-horse-brass tavern remains the city's most authentic British pub. The Bull's Head draws regulars...

Named after the Democracy Monument it faces, this jazzy chillout café (by day) turns into a clubbers' bar by 10pm, when a lineup of leading Thai DJs keep...