Today a friend asked me for a bar recommendation in Bangkok. After living in BKK for one and half years I covered a lot of ground in that department, so I threw together a quick list of my favorites. Here are my 2 cents on the Best Bars of Bangkok (click the links to… Continue reading My Favorite Bars in Bangkok
Search for “bars in Bangkok” and no matter what the list, Iron Fairies will be on it. And while a little over exposed and over saturated, I really love it. The labyrinth like stairs, the hidden enclosures, the walls full of mini vials of fairy dust*… This bar is my first introduction into the magical,… Continue reading Bangkok Bar Review: The Iron Fairies
Did you know that the same people behind one of the best speakeasies in Bangkok Q&A Bar have yet another secret bar? Well, secret’s out. Down a nondescript alley in Ekkamai is a secret, magical, alcohol wonderland. Just as fabulous as Q&A in every way, but with a distinctly different vibe. Instead of classy, vintage railway… Continue reading Bangkok Bar Review: Sugar Ray, You’ve Just Been Poisoned
Some people refer to Track 17 as a “speakeasy”, but given that the doorway has some signage I personally do not consider it one. That said, it is fairly inconspicuous, tucked into a corner of the second floor of The Commons and you aren’t likely to notice it if you aren’t looking for it. Walking… Continue reading Bangkok Bar Review: Track 17 at The Commons
Last night I finally got to visit one of the rooftop bars high on my list: Above Eleven. A perfect venue of chill yet incredibly fun for me and my friends’ Friday night shenanigans. And as a transplant from NYC I couldn’t get over the wall behind the bar with NYC bills (as in “Post no”) including the… Continue reading Bangkok Restaurant Review: Above Eleven
Last night I finally had the delight of experiencing Smalls bar. Smalls has been on my “list” forever as it makes an appearance in every “Bangkok’s Best Bars” list. But I also noticed as I’ve started talking to bartenders, bar owners, and other hospitality professionals that they would often cite it as their go-to spot. And if… Continue reading Bangkok Bar Review: Smalls
Walk down an alley this Nana, Bangkok where there is a somewhat incongruous “Telefono” booth. Step inside and make a call to find the back of the booth opens to another time and place. This my friends, is the magic of a speakeasy. Thus magically transported to Havana, Cuba in the 60s,… Continue reading Bangkok Bar Review: Havana Social
I was walking down Sukhumvit Soi 55 today on my way to The Commons when the above sight made me stop dead in my tracks and do an actual double-take. This caused the guy standing outside to ask me if I was OK, since I walk at a NYC pace which is very rare… Continue reading Bangkok Restaurant Review: Hunts
Walking down Sukhumvit S. 55 you may walk past this unmarked wooden door without even realizing that it is indeed a door. Next time, keep an eye out for it and give it a push to enter a super swank cocktail den. That’s right folk, it’s another mother-f*ckin’ speakeasy. Like many craft cocktail… Continue reading Bangkok Bar Review: Rabbit Hole
My friends live in the Chong Nonsi neighborhood of Silom and introduced me to their neighborhood haunt Le Cafe des Stagiaires. The multiple story building is home to the main bar on the ground floor as well as a restaurant and living quarters for the interns (les stagiaires). Mostly from France, the bar offers young… Continue reading Bangkok Bar Review: Le Cafe des Stagiaires
