The pitch: an editor's read on Ms. Maria & Mr. Singh
Ms. Maria & Mr. Singh is the Sukhumvit project of chef Ian Kittichai, the Bangkok-born chef best known for Issaya Siamese Club. The concept marries Oaxacan mezcal-and-tequila with Punjabi spice and Mumbai street food; the bar runs parallel to the restaurant and is the better seat for most visits. Time Out Bangkok's 2024 cocktail-bar guide called the mezcal programme "the city's most-recommended outside the dedicated Mexican-cantina circuit."
This is the bar for the diner who wants a serious drink without making cocktails the entire occasion. The mezcal flight is the headline. The food is excellent and the bar is positioned for diners who want to eat lightly while drinking seriously. Skip if you came for a quiet date — the room is loud by 9pm and the seating is restaurant-tight.
The room: a closer read
The bar runs along the right wall of the dining room: ten high stools facing a back wall stocked with 70+ mezcal and tequila bottles. The lighting is amber, the music tends toward Latin-soul, and the volume rises with the dinner service. Eater Bangkok's 2024 guide flagged it as "the city's most-recommended bar within a restaurant."
The city's most-recommended bar within a restaurant.
What to order, and what to skip
Drinks lean Mexican: mezcal, tequila, tamarind. Order from those families and the bar performs above the price.
Skip the long-format tiki drinks; the bar is built for shorter, spirit-forward serves.
The crowd: who shows up, and when
The crowd is Sukhumvit professional and Bangkok food-industry: chefs eat the bar menu after their own shifts, finance regulars from the Wireless Road embassies appear on Thursdays, and expat couples take the dining room. Time Out flagged the room as "the most-recommended weeknight bar on Sukhumvit between Phloen Chit and Thong Lo."
What regulars say
- “Sit at the bar, order the mezcal flight, eat the spiced cashews. That’s the visit.” (r/Bangkok cocktail thread, 2024)
- “Best mezcal programme in Bangkok. Better than most Mexican-only bars.” (Google Maps review, June 2025)
- “Tamarind Highball is genuinely original, not a gimmick.” (Google Maps review, January 2026)
- “Kittichai’s bar staff are the most informed I’ve met in the city.” (Eater Bangkok comment)
Who it is for
- Mezcal drinkers who have outgrown the standard Bangkok tequila bars.
- Date that wants a serious bar but also dinner.
- Food-industry regulars on a Tuesday or Wednesday.
- Avoid if you want a quiet bar or a deep wine list. CRU covers the second.