Bangkok
Mandarin Oriental jazz room since 1953. Live trio nightly, the longest-running serious jazz programme in Bangkok. Dress code applies.
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Live phin-band Fridays in a heritage shophouse. Thai-spirit cocktails; the music is loud, the room is small, the night runs late.
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1930s Shanghai-themed cocktail bar with live jazz and burlesque programmes. Hotel-basement setting, low-light, late nights.
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