Bangkok
Italian-leaning aperitivo bar from a James Beard-trained team. The post-work Negroni list goes 14 deep. Convent Road, behind a wooden door.
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On-premises gin distillery with a copper-clad bar. Flight programme runs you through the house gins; happy-hour flights until 7.
Park Hyatt rooftop with a calm, after-office tone. Whisky highballs, smoked-meat menu, sundown crowd from 5:30. Reserve the corner banquettes.
Three-floor Sathorn institution. Ground floor for after-work cocktails, upstairs for late jazz, rooftop for last drinks. The Old Fashioned is the move.
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