Teens of Thailand fills up fast, especially Thu–Sat. We recommend booking 48 hours ahead for groups of 4 or more.
Request a Reservation Get DirectionsHidden down the increasingly celebrated Soi Nana strip in Bangkok's Chinatown, Teens of Thailand has quietly become one of the most important gin bars in Asia. The name is a nod to the founders' formative years spent obsessing over spirits, and that obsessive energy is still very much present. The bar holds over 200 gins — Thai craft labels alongside bottles from Scotland, Spain, and Japan — arranged behind a compact counter where bartenders who genuinely love their subject are happy to guide you through.
The cocktail menu draws on Thai botanicals: galangal, lemongrass, kaffir lime, and pandan feature in seasonal builds that feel rooted in place rather than importing a Western template. The Tom Kha Gimlet — gin, galangal-coconut water, lime — is one of the best cocktails we have tasted in Southeast Asia. The space itself is deliberately modest: low lighting, around 25 seats, no pretension. The result is a bar where serious drinking happens in a completely unpretentious setting. For a taste of Bangkok's hidden gem bar scene, this is your first stop.
Teens of Thailand earned its Asia's 50 Best Bars recognition on merit. The team sources local and imported gins with real curiosity, and the food menu — small plates, Thai-inflected snacks — is good enough to anchor an evening. Walk down Soi Nana early in the week for a quieter version of the experience. Arrive Thursday or Friday and you will find it humming with a well-dressed, cosmopolitan crowd who know exactly where they are going.
The house signature. Gin, galangal-infused coconut water, fresh lime. Thai cooking tradition reinterpreted as a bar classic.
Thai pandan leaf tonic with a Thai craft gin of the day. Aromatic, slightly sweet, unmistakably local.
Classic Negroni architecture with house lemongrass-infused sweet vermouth. Bitter, herbal, unexpectedly refreshing.
Three 15ml pours chosen by the bartender, guided by your preferences. The ideal way to explore the gin wall.
Tuesday or Wednesday evenings for the most unhurried service. Thursday from 7pm for the full Soi Nana atmosphere without Saturday-night crowds.
Gin obsessives, curious spirit explorers, couples on date night, and anyone wanting to see Bangkok's cocktail scene at its most inventive. Not a place for large groups or those after late-night dancing.
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