Bishkek
The setting sun pouring through an upper window illuminates a Kyrgyz yurt-crown draped in hops in this spacious two-level beer hall. The bar is built…
Must-see nightlife in Asia
Manila
This leftist-themed institution adjoins the HUB Make Lab in the artsy First United Bldg and represents an important step in the revival of once-chic…
Melaka City
Melaka's only true exponent of third-wave coffee, this diminutive cafe in the Kampung Jawa district is associated with the popular Daily Fix in Jonker St…
Harajuku & Aoyama
On weekday evenings in summer the neatly clipped lawn of the elegant Meiji Kinenkan (an in-demand wedding venue) is transformed into the city's most…
Aurangabad
Aurangabad's one and only trendy bar-restaurant caters to the city's upwardly hip who knock back cocktails (₹350 to ₹450) – like the cool burning basil…
Kii Peninsula
Along the Nakahechi trail halfway between Hosshinmon-ōji and Kumano Hongū Taisha – about an hour's walk from each – is this inviting pit stop run by a…
Harajuku & Aoyama
Expect a crowd dressed like they don’t care that wine by the glass starts at ¥1540. The wine is good (and the bottle list deep), but more importantly, the…
Mumbai (Bombay)
A hip-and-happening Bandra bar that take its moniker from the good news stories the owners have collated and suspended on pages from the ceiling. It…
Kōbe
This standing bar has a daunting selection of 90 kinds of sake, including about 50 from local brewers, on its (Japanese-only) menu. Anticipating your…
Mumbai (Bombay)
Mumbai's cheapest craft-beer pints require the furthest travel, into the northern depths of the growing nightlife scene in Andheri West. Brewbot has nine…
Phuket
Spilling out from an old wooden shed, this creatively cluttered lounge bobbing to classic roots tunes is a leathersmiths by day, then later hosts…
Hue
This always-popular bar near the river has a free pool table, cold Huda beer, cocktails (try a watermelon mojito) and antics most nights. It also serves…
Hong Kong
The terrace at Honi Honi is a tropical-island oasis that literally rises above the mayhem of Lan Kwai Fung. It was Hong Kong's first tiki bar and although…
Shinjuku & Northwest Tokyo
Eagle has established itself as a popular hang-out in Shinjuku-nichōme, thanks to friendly staff, happy-hour prices (¥500 drinks from 5pm to 8pm;…
Roppongi, Akasaka & Around
Pronounced teh-zeh, but often just referred to as 'the library bar' (because the walls are lined with books) this long-time favourite haunt has a classic…
Shinjuku & Northwest Tokyo
Goldfinger is a long-running ladies' spot in Shinjuku-nichōme (but open to all, save for Saturdays). The bar has a lowbrow-chic decor designed to look…
Hong Kong
Take the elevator to the 25th floor and then keep going up until you reach the Skydeck; this glam bar has three floors but there's only one place you want…
Manila
In the alternative village known as Cubao Expo, Fred's is Manila's most famous counterculture hang-out, although it also draws its fair share of regular…
Shimla
Central Shimla's hippest drinking spot is sat atop a multi-storey building with splendid views enjoyed from stool-seats, beanbags or low-slung table-cubes…
Hanoi
Architecture lovers will appreciate this charmer of an upstairs cafe converted from a room in a crumbling French-colonial house. The ornate tiled floor,…
Siem Reap
Is it drinking or is it shopping? A bit of both, actually, as this rice-wine distillery sells beautiful hand-painted bottles of infused spirits and also…
Xi'an
Doubling as a good restaurant, enterprising Jamaica Blue gets a daily workout come sundown as a fine and sociable bar, with live crooning at around 9pm…
Kuala Lumpur
This is about as close as you can get to eyeballing the upper levels of the Petronas Towers from a bar. The stellar views are complemented by sleek…
Fujian
Every midsized Chinese city has a place where expats go to meet up and whinge about living in a midsized Chinese city. Quanzhou has the Brickyard, and it…
Chinatown & the CBD
Jekyll & Hyde splits itself into two spaces – buzzing back bar and milder-mannered front space tailored for more tranquil tête-à-têtes. Whichever you…
Takayama
You'll feel like you're walking into a friend's living room in this cosy, dimly lit basement bar. The hip and happy owner, Hisayo, deftly adjusts the vibe…
Malaysia
North of Curve mall, Closer is a masterclass in minimalist design, with a bare concrete and monochrome aesthetic. All the better for you to focus on the…
Chinatown & the CBD
The only section of this private members' club you can access without parting with a whole lotta cash, Clan Cafe is worth stopping in for a drink amid…
Beijing
At this popular rooftop cafe with seating indoors and out, your coffee, cake or sandwich is served with a side order of eye candy: the White Dagoba Temple…
Eastern Taiwan & Taroko National Park
Lanyu's most happening nightspot, raised just above an attractive bay, serves classic and local cocktails (NT$200-300) – try Lanyu (not Long Island) Ice…
Japan Sake & Shōchū Information Centre
Ginza & Tsukiji
This isn’t a bar, but who cares when you can get 30mL thimbles of regionally brewed sake or shōchū for as little as ¥100 a shot? There are dozens from…
Tokyo
Part of the collective of spaces run by the Kōenji-based activist group Shirōto no Ran (Amateurs' Riot), Nantoka Bar is about as uncommercial as a place…
Himalayan Coffee & Trading Co.
Sichuan
The best coffee in town is served at this bright, cool and busy place near the big yak sculpture. Wraps, pizzas, house-baked pastries, waffles and wi-fi…
Mumbai (Bombay)
Off the tourist trail and full of Mumbai's beautiful set, this new bar tucked away inside Cuffe Parade's World Trade Centre is a fun night out, with an…
Siem Reap
Cool coffee shop by day and hip little bar by night, this place has a split personality: one all about coffee and the other all about craft beer. And it…
Xi'an
In the basement bowels of the Shuyuan Youth Hostel, this music bar is a tip-top riot and a fun night out. Staff are excellent and very mindful. It has…
Phuket
Sleekly remodelled with artificial grass, nautical-striped cushions and strewn-about beanbags, Kamala's breeziest rooftop lounge – perched atop the Cape…
Beppu
This retro snack and dessert spot is best known for onsen kōhī (coffee made with hot-spring water; ¥550) and ogura toast (topped with azuki beans and ice…
Singapore
In a black-and-white colonial bungalow on verdant grounds, this cafe-bar-restaurant is ideal for unhurried idling. It's like a hipster op shop, packed…
Siem Reap
While you might not head to the Hard Rock Cafe in London or New York, it is well worth making the diversion across the bridge from the Old Market to catch…
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