Haru Ranman Comic Cafe & Bar

The oddest entry on this list, and all the better for it. Haru Ranman is a Japanese manga cafe that also happens to have karaoke rooms and stays open 24 hours a day, every day. Hidden down Sukhumvit Soi 39, it has been a community hub for Bangkok's Japanese expat crowd for years, and the atmosphere reflects that: low-key, functional, quietly welcoming. The karaoke library skews heavily Japanese – crucially, Japanese songs are displayed in hiragana rather than romaji – alongside a Thai and English selection. There is also a manga library of around 30,000 volumes, Japanese food and a drinks bar. It doesn't have much visual personality, but it has something more useful: a genuinely regular crowd who come because they like it here.

20/11 Sukhumvit Soi 39, 02-100-9102. Open 24 hours. BTS Phrom Phong.