Editorial
Published January 16, 2024 · Last updated April 20, 2024 · Reviewed by the barsforKings editorial team
Ten Bangkok bars our editors recommend for Pride Month — LGBTQ+ welcoming year-round, owned and run with care.
Pride bars only matter if they matter every other month of the year. The Bangkok venues below are not the bars that put a rainbow flag in the window every June and take it down on July 1. They are the rooms our editors and readers report feeling consistently welcome in — regardless of who they walked in with — and the bars where Pride Month feels like an extension of normal service, not a campaign.
The first six picks below are the editors' default — the rooms we send a friend to first when they ask. Each is followed by a recommendation we have ordered ourselves at least three times. Click any bar name to read the full review, signature drink notes, neighbourhood guide and how to book.
These last four are the editors' deeper-cut picks. Smaller rooms, more specific energy. If the first six feel obvious to you — meaning you have already been — start here.
Two notes for Pride weekend bookings. The rooms below run Pride events but also welcome readers who want a quiet drink away from the parade — ask the floor manager which corner they keep for that. And tip well; the staff will be running long shifts.
Marcus splits his time between LA and Miami and has a reservation under his name at most of the bars on this list.
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