WO Bar Bangkok

What is it? At this bar, the mood is unpretentious and a little scrappy, channelling the easy energy of a proper dive where nobody clocks what you're wearing or how loudly you're singing.

Why we love it: Beyond the warm welcome, this place actively wants you to make a scene. Ask the staff nicely and they pass over a microphone, turning an ordinary midweek pint into your own sold-out arena tour, diva belters and all. It's the sort of silliness that gets a crowd onside fast. The real clincher, though, is how seriously the bar itself takes things. Whoever builds the drinks list has thought about everyone in the room, lining up non-alcohol and low-alcohol sippers next to full-strength spirits and craft cocktails straight from the tap. Sober, sober-curious or thoroughly off the wagon, you're sorted.

Time Out tip: Round up the group chat for a quieter midweek session, when the mic is yours for the taking. 

WO Bar Bangkok. Soi Pridi Banomyong 26. Open Wednesday-Sunday, 7,30pm-midnight. Closed Monday.