TWIST Rooftop Bar crowns the Royal Phuket City Hotel on Phangnga Road, perched on the 19th floor as the highest rooftop over Old Town. It opens daily from 5pm with cocktails, fusion plates and a live music set most nights.
Who would love it: anyone who wants the widest view of Old Town with a band in the background and a cocktail in hand. Who would find it less their speed: travellers after a ground level bar crawl, since this is a single destination deck reached by lift.
The deck sits higher than any other rooftop in the old quarter, which gives it a clear line over the low rise grid to the hills and the harbour. The room splits between an indoor bar and an open terrace built for the panorama.
Doors open at 5pm and the bar runs to midnight every day. A live music set fills the room from around 7pm to 9pm, which pulls an early evening crowd up for the sunset and the first sets together.
The cocktail list runs fusion style alongside a kitchen of shared plates and mains that cross Thai and international flavours. The bar pours both classics and house builds, and the height keeps it cooler than the streets below.
The view is the reason to climb, and reviewers on Tripadvisor through 2026 point to the sunset and the live music as the draw. The common note is to arrive before the band starts for an outer rail table.
The crowd mixes hotel guests, local couples and groups marking an occasion, and it stays sociable rather than rowdy. Weekends fill the terrace early, so a booking is the safer route for a prime seat.
The best time to go is the hour before sunset, when the light is best and the first live set begins. The hotel site and twistphuket both carry the current hours and the music schedule.
For a first evening in the old quarter it works as a high opener before dinner on Thalang Road, since the lift drops you back into the heritage core. Smart casual suits the room, and reservations help on weekends.
The deck holds its height advantage over every other Old Town rooftop, which gives sunset a clean horizon line that lower bars cannot match. RestaurantGuru reviewers through 2026 return to that view and the nightly band as the reasons to make the trip up.
Reaching it is easy from the heritage core, a short ride to the Royal Phuket City tower on Phangnga Road and a lift to the 19th floor. The bar stays open through the year, so it works as a rainy season option when coastal decks shut.
The hotel position also makes it a safe bet for a group with mixed plans, since the lobby bar and restaurant sit below for anyone who wants out of the wind. Reviewers note the band keeps the volume conversational rather than loud, so the deck works for a long table as much as a date.
TWIST suits a date, a group sundowner, or a calm night with live music over the rooftops. For more of the area see our guide to rooftop bars in Phuket, the cliff edge at Baba Nest, the beach view at Beach House Rooftop, and more rooms around Old Town.
Being the highest deck in Old Town gives it a view no rival can match, which is what keeps it on the town rooftop lists. The night works best from the sunset through the live set, so time the arrival around it.