There's a blurred, smoky quality to this bar in an old house, decked out in train benches and Chinese tea-house chairs. It's an oasis of charm behind a...
499/2 Ratchawithi Soi 12
For a decade, this 1,600-diner microbrewery has served Thai and German fare with yard-tall tabletop kegs under a barrel-shaped dome. Nightly (excepting...
462/61 Thanon Narathiwat Ratchanakharin
Fun and flirty, Bangkok's first Western-style gay bar-restaurant fills its terrace with pretties, expats and tourists. Phones allow cross-room dialling.
114/11-13 Silom Soi 4Via a dizzying trip in a glazed elevator, you whizz up to this flying saucer-shaped penthouse bar, for a full-circle panorama of both old town and new,...
Millennium Hilton Bangkok Hotel, 32nd floor
An ever-changing mish-mash of funky furniture, neon signs, robots, memorabilia and oil paintings, where regulars play pool, use the free Wi-Fi, listen to...
34 Ekamai Soi 21
Given high taxes, this slick wine bar - with fine views - is great value for sampling from the Wine Connection chain (www.wineconnection.co.th) via a 'wine...
Sofitel Silom Hotel, 37th floor
One of the highest open-air bar/restaurants in the world, Vertigo boasts jaw-dropping views, so booking is essential, despite premium pricing. Its Moon Bar...
Banyan Tree Bangkok Hotel, 61st floorDespite a pedestrian name, this is not your everyday hotel outlet, but Bangkok's most evolved wine bar. Buzzing till late, it overflows on Thursday due to a...
Pullman Hotel, 2nd floorA dimly-lit shophouse door hides this dusty late-night institution. Friendly expat regulars, as diverse as the bar's memorabilia, help themselves to beers...
27/3 Soi Sri Bumphen