Best Bars on the Riverside, Bangkok
Heritage hotel bars, riverside terraces, Chao Phraya views — Bangkok's riverside drinking quarter.
Bangkok's Riverside is the most heritage drinking neighbourhood in Thailand. The Chao Phraya River is lined with the most heritage hotel bars in Asia — the Mandarin Oriental (1876), the Peninsula (1998), the Shangri-La — and the riverside terraces hold the most romantic Bangkok evening views.
Eight Riverside picks for a heritage Bangkok evening.
The best bars in Riverside
Bamboo Bar Mandarin Oriental
Mandarin Oriental hotel bar from 1953. Live jazz nightly, deep cocktail program, the most heritage Bangkok hotel bar.
Long Bar Mandarin Oriental
Mandarin Oriental hotel heritage Long Bar. Polished cocktails, full Bangkok heritage.
Peninsula Hotel Bar
Peninsula Bangkok hotel bar. Polished cocktails, river view, the most polished Riverside hotel bar.
Shangri-La Bar
Shangri-La Bangkok hotel bar. Polished cocktails, river view, full Bangkok hotel heritage.
Sky Bar Lebua
State Tower 63rd-floor rooftop. Panoramic Bangkok view, dress code enforced.
Loy Nava
Chao Phraya River legendary heritage 1970s boat-bar restaurant. Cocktails, river-side dinner, full Bangkok heritage.
River Vibe
Chao Phraya River-side bar. Cheap drinks, river view, full Bangkok riverside experience.
Praya Palazzo
Praya Palazzo Hotel heritage 1923 restaurant-bar. Polished cocktails, river view, full Bangkok heritage.
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