SUAY Alchemy brings chef Tammasak Chootong's drinks programme to Cherng Talay, pairing an open kitchen with a sake cocktail bar and a rooftop whisky and cigar lounge. It is the bar side of the chef's long running SUAY name on the island.
Who would love it: drinkers who want a chef led room with a sake forward cocktail list and a rooftop to finish on. Who would find it less their speed: anyone after the old town shophouse scene, because this sits out in the resort belt of Cherng Talay.
Chef Tammasak Noi Chootong built his name on bold southern Thai cooking, and Alchemy extends that into the bar. The ground floor runs an open kitchen beside the sake cocktail counter, while the rooftop holds a whisky and cigar lounge. The split lets a long evening move from drinks to dinner to a quiet nightcap upstairs.
The cocktail list leans on sake and Thai ingredients rather than standard classics, in keeping with the kitchen's approach. The Rooftop Guide lists Alchemy among Phuket's rooftop options, with the upstairs lounge built for the after dinner hour. Prices match a chef driven venue rather than a beach bar.
Order from the sake cocktail side to see what makes the room different, then move up for a dram on the roof. The food and drink are designed to run together, so a seat near the open kitchen is the move. Ask the team to steer the pairing.
The crowd is a mix of resort guests, west coast residents, and diners who came for the SUAY name. Cherng Talay sits close to Bang Tao and Surin beaches, which feeds the early evening trade before dinner. Sunset is the window for the rooftop.
The whole project carries the SUAY name that chef Tammasak built over more than a decade on the island, which sets the bar for the cooking and the drinks alike. Bangkok Post has covered the chef's openings, and Alchemy reads as the most drinks led of them. The sake focus gives the cocktail list a point of difference from the resort bars nearby.
The rooftop is the signature room, built for the slow end of the night with a whisky pour and a cigar. Down at the cocktail counter the sake work rewards drinkers who ask the team to guide them through the list. Together the two floors make a full evening rather than a single round, which is the point of the place.
Cherng Talay has grown into one of the island's main dining districts, with Boat Avenue and Porto de Phuket close by. That makes Alchemy a natural anchor for an evening on the west coast rather than a standalone stop. A car or taxi is the way in, since the area sits away from the old town core.
SUAY Alchemy suits a long dinner with drinks, a date, or a rooftop finish on the west coast. For more nearby see our guide to the best cocktail bars in Phuket, the beach club at Catch Beach Club, the terrace at HQ Beach Lounge, and the kitchen bar at Bampot.
The split format means a group can spread across the two floors as the night moves. That flexibility, plus the chef's name, makes it one of the stronger west coast bookings for a longer evening. The sunset hour on the roof is the window worth timing.
For a chef driven evening on the west coast, it is among the most complete options the area offers right now. The cooking and the drinks both carry weight.