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
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
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
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
Head down an alley off of Sukhumvit Soi 55 and if you know what you are looking for, you will find the entrance to the cocktail den of one of Bangkok’s most well renowned bartenders: Joseph Boroski. While Boroski is the mixologist mastermind behind many of Bangkok’s best cocktail menus, this… Continue reading Bangkok Bar Review: J Boroski
Tep Bar is without question my go-to, quintessential Bangkok bar. It’s got everything I love and look for in a bar (delicious cocktails, gorgeous design) plus everything is infused with a distinct local Thai flavor and spirit: Cocktails: Expertly crafted, interesting, & delicious drinks using local and unique ingredients. My favorite section of the menu features… Continue reading Bangkok Bar Review: Tep Bar
Ashley Sutton : Gin :: Willy Wonka : Chocolate and AR Sutton & Co Engineers is the magical factory where you enter into the fabulous world of Sutton’s booze-filled imagination. Known for designing some of Bangkok’s most beautiful Bars (The Iron Fairies, Maggie Choo’s, Sing Sing Theater), you can see that he took very special… Continue reading Bangkok Bar Review: A.R. Sutton & Co Engineers
If you see this, walk in to the door slightly to your left. If you do, you will be whisked away to this 1920s railway car. But not just any ol’ car on the train, you have reached the bar car. So sidle up and put yourself in the hands of the very capable mixologists… Continue reading Bangkok Bar Review: Q&A Bar
