Tichuca

Music: Tropical house and commercial dance – DJ sets that escalate in tandem with the lighting, building from sunset chill to full floor by 10pm.

What is it: Technically a rooftop bar. In practice, one of the city's best-sited dance terraces on the right night. Located at the top of the T-One office building, Tichuca spans three floors of jungle-themed space – lush greenery, wooden furniture, 360-degree Bangkok spread out below you. The centrepiece is a towering LED installation that shifts from jungle green to deep purple as the night progresses and gets progressively more trippy the longer you stay.

Why go: Resident DJs who understand that rooftop house music and main room house music are not the same thing. The crowd skews younger and more dressed up than the classic hotel rooftops. You come early for sunset. You stay later than you planned. Walk-in only policy keeps the room honest and the floor genuinely packed.

Time Out tip: Bring your original passport – photocopies are turned away at the door. Cocktails run B400–500 before service charge.

T-One Building, 46/F, 8 Soi Sukhumvit 40, Phra Khanong, Khlong Toei. Open daily 5pm-midnight. Walk-ins only.