Best Bars in Ekkamai, Bangkok
Cocktail bars, brewery taprooms, listening rooms — Bangkok's most exciting emerging neighbourhood.
Ekkamai is what Thonglor looked like ten years ago. The neighborhood east of Sukhumvit Soi 55 holds the densest concentration of new Bangkok bars — cocktail bars, brewery taprooms, and the city's most reliable craft beer destinations.
Eight Ekkamai picks for an emerging-Bangkok evening.
The best bars in Ekkamai
Mikkeller Bangkok
Ekkamai Soi 10 Mikkeller outpost. 30+ rotating taps, bottle shop, the Bangkok craft beer destination.
Backstage Cocktail Bar
Sukhumvit Soi 11 hidden cocktail bar behind a piano lesson studio. 12 seats, no menu, omakase only.
Beer Belly
Ari (Ari but Ekkamai crowd) craft beer pub with 30+ taps. Asian and US craft.
Jazz Happens
Ekkamai live jazz cellar. Three sets a night, the Ekkamai jazz institution.
Taikhana
Ekkamai modern Indian restaurant-bar. Deep cocktail program, the Ekkamai dressed-up evening.
Studio Lam
Ekkamai vinyl listening bar from former Studio Voltaire team. 8,000 records, jazz-and-soul focus.
Ekkamai Beer House
Ekkamai craft beer pub. 25+ rotating Asian craft taps, the Ekkamai craft beer destination.
Asia Today
Yaowarat (Yaowarat but Ekkamai crowd) cocktail bar with pan-Asian ingredients.
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