Best cocktail bars in Bangkok.

On the lobby floor of the Four Seasons, BKK Social Club channels 1950s Buenos Aires through the eye of head bartender Philip Bischoff. The Argentine Negroni is the order. The room is plush, low-lit, and quietly busy from 6pm. Best for a serious cocktail before dinner, not a casual drop-in.

The grand dame of Bangkok cocktail bars sits inside the Mandarin Oriental, polished teak and live jazz five nights a week. Order the Mahanakhon Daiquiri and you taste the city through one glass. Arrive early on a weekday, take a sofa near the bandstand, and treat the place like the institution it is.

A Thonglor lab that builds drinks out of regional Thai ingredients, then writes the recipe on the back of the menu. Get the Thai Tea cocktail and a tasting flight if you have the time. The seven seats at the marble bar are the only ones that matter. Wednesday through Sunday only.

An Asia-spanning cocktail bar tucked off Charoen Krung, designed like a hotel lobby that never quite materialised. The Pandan Highball is the gateway. Sit at the bar, talk to whoever is mixing, and ask what they brought back from Penang or Hanoi this month. Open six nights, closed Mondays.

Italian-Thai dining with a cocktail program serious enough to stand on its own. The Vesper Martini is sharp, balanced, and exactly what Ian Fleming was after. Convent Road location, dark wood, low banquettes. Best as the second stop of the night, not the first.

Three storeys of exposed brick on Sukhumvit 55, designed to look like a 1920s New York speakeasy. The White Rabbit is the calling card. Live DJs Thursday through Saturday, quieter on Wednesday. The third-floor mezzanine is where regulars sit. Drinks are strong, prices are mid-range for the neighbourhood.

A small Charoen Krung bar built around rum and tropical flavours, run by an Australian-Thai team that takes the program seriously. The Tropic Sour is the entry point. Closed Mondays. The crowd is mostly locals and the kind of travellers who read drinks lists before booking flights.

The Soi Nana gin bar that started the Phra Nakhon cocktail wave. The Gin Jam uses local fruit preserves and the room fits maybe twenty people. Walk in early, grab the bar, and order whatever the bartender suggests. Closed Mondays.

A railway-carriage-shaped bar on Sukhumvit 21 with a leather-bound menu and the patience to walk you through it. The Q&A Old Fashioned uses Thai rice whisky and is the one to order. Quiet on weekdays, packed on weekends. Best for conversation, not for a crowd.

A Silom cocktail bar built around a single 80-page drinks menu and a long marble counter. The Aviary Highball is the place to start. Closed Mondays. The crowd is half Sathorn business, half curious travellers, and the bartenders will take requests if you give them room.

A Sukhumvit 23 cocktail bar from the team behind Mahaniyom, focused on Thai herbs and spirits in classic shapes. The Akkee Highball is the order. Tuesday through Sunday. The room is tight and the bar seats six, so a 7pm arrival is the right move.

A Khlong Toei den behind an unmarked door near Soi 24, themed loosely on a 1920s Shanghai trading house. The Opium Negroni is the order. Wednesday through Sunday. The room is dim, the music is mid-volume, and the cocktails are correctly built without showmanship.

Alone Together is a Khlong San, Bangkok cocktail bar. Hours, what to order, who it is for, plus three nearby rooms to follow. Reviewed 2026.

Bar Yard Bangkok: open-air craft beer yard and smokehouse at Hyatt Place Sukhumvit. 30+ rotating taps, Texas-style BBQ, weekly cask tappings.

Bunker sits on Sathon 12 in Sathorn. American whiskey programme, chef-driven snacks, hours, what to order, who it is for. Reviewed by barsforKings 2026.

Dry Wave Cocktail Studio is a Thonglor cocktail bar from Supawit Palm Muttarattana, ranked No. 5 on Asia's 50 Best Bars 2025 for its Super Classic menu.

Ku Bar is a cocktail bar in Siam Square, Bangkok. The eight-seat minimalist cocktail room above Henri Dunant. Editor review, what to order, hours, address.

Lay Low is a cocktail bar in Phrom Phong, Bangkok. A quiet brass-and-leather room off Sukhumvit 26. Editor review, what to order, hours, address.

Mr. Maurice's sits above Thonglor Soi 11 with a 250-label whisky list and a 12-seat counter. Hours, what to order, who it is for. 2026 barsforKings review.

Namsaah Bottling Trust in Yen Akat, Bangkok. A bright pink colonial house and a serious cocktail programme. Editor review, what to order, hours, address.

Number 8 Bar sits in the Anantara Siam lobby on Rajadamri. Eight-stir classic cocktails, hours, what to order, who it is for. 2026 barsforKings review.

Penicillin Bangkok sits on Sukhumvit 49 in Thonglor. Zero-waste cocktails, fermented Thai ingredients, what to order, who it is for. 2026 review.

Thaipioka hides behind an unmarked wooden door on Thonglor Soi 1 in Bangkok. Seasonal Thai fruit cocktails, what to order, who it is for. 2026 review.

The House on Sathorn is a Sathon, Bangkok cocktail bar. Hours, what to order, who it is for, plus three nearby rooms to follow. Reviewed 2026.

Wallflowers Café in Charoenkrung, Bangkok. A flower shop on the ground floor, a cocktail bar three stories up. Editor review, what to order, hours, addres.

Witch's Tavern Bangkok: Thong Lor's English-pub-style live music venue with nightly cover bands, well-priced drinks and a Tudor-look interior since 2003.

Phra Nakhon old-town cocktail bar with a quiet whisky cellar and rotating local-art exhibitions. Editor profile, what to order, hours, reservations.

Aksorn sits on the fifth floor of Central: The Original Store on Charoenkrung in Bang Rak, chef David Thompson's one-Michelin-star Thai room with a rooftop bar and terrace. The rolling tasting menu draws on vintage Thai cookbooks and pairs with cocktails on the deck.

Eat Me has poured Thai-accented cocktails off Convent Road in Silom since 1998. Mixologist Pop Direkrittikul's Sip Some Thai list uses toasted rice and local shallot, and the kitchen earned repeat places on Asia's 50 Best between 2013 and 2018.

Ms. Maria and Mr. Singh sits above Gaggan Anand on Sukhumvit 31, an Indian-Mexican menu built around a fictional love story. The generous terrace, an award-winning wine list, and a 2025 place on Asia's 50 Best make it a Watthana fixture.

If you are not in the mood for a cocktail bar tonight, here is what else is open across the city.