Funk has always had a scent – ripe, rich, slightly sweaty. In Bangkok, it now has a taste. Enter Funkytown, the cocktail bar quietly fermenting its way into the city’s bloodstream. Tucked in somewhere between retro fantasy and future-forward experimentation, it was recently crowned best new bar at the B.A.D Awards, though accolades feel almost beside the point. Pae Ketumarn – whose CV reads like a greatest hits of Asia’s cocktail scene – runs the liquids lab with a kind of controlled madness. Together with a kitchen equally obsessed with seasonality, they’ve created pairings that don’t just complement but clash, echo, misbehave. Tamarind that bites back, herbs that smell like old lovers, citrus that feels fluorescent. Sustainability is less a trend here than a compulsion. Summer drinks shouldn’t be this complex, but we’re not complaining.
July 18-19. B5,000. Reserve via here or email info@nothingsacredbkk.com. Funkytown