Best Bars in Yaowarat (Chinatown), Bangkok
Heritage Chinese-Thai cocktail bars, hidden speakeasies, riverside terraces — Bangkok's Chinatown bar zone.
Yaowarat is Bangkok's Chinatown — and the city's most concentrated late-night street drinking neighbourhood. The neon-lit Yaowarat Road combines heritage Chinese-Thai cantinas with new-wave hidden cocktail bars that have made the neighbourhood Bangkok's most exciting bar destination.
Eight Yaowarat picks for a wandering Chinatown Bangkok night.
The best bars in Yaowarat (Chinatown)
Tep Bar
Charoen Krung heritage Chinese-Thai bar. Live traditional Thai music, ya-dong (Thai herbal whisky), full Yaowarat heritage.
Teens of Thailand
Charoen Krung gin-focused cocktail bar from Niks Anuman-Rajadhon. World's 50 Best Bars regular, Thai-botanical cocktails.
Asia Today
Yaowarat cocktail bar with pan-Asian ingredients. Strong drinks, intimate room, the Yaowarat cocktail benchmark.
Ba Hao
Soi Nana Yaowarat Chinese-themed cocktail bar. Strong cocktails, late-night, full Yaowarat late-night.
23 Bar & Gallery
Yaowarat cocktail bar in a heritage shophouse. Strong cocktails, intimate room, full Bangkok modern cocktail.
Tropic City
Charoen Krung tropical cocktail bar. Coconut and pineapple-driven menu, World's 50 Best Bars regular.
Sky Bar Lebua
State Tower 63rd-floor rooftop made famous by The Hangover Part II. Panoramic Bangkok view, dress code enforced.
Yaowarat Street Bars
Multiple cheap street-side cantinas circling Yaowarat Road. Cheap beer, street food, full Yaowarat late-night.
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