Kōbe
A big chain wouldn't normally be worth listing, but this Starbucks is different: it's housed in a beautifully preserved former ijinkan (foreigners' house)…
Must-see nightlife in Asia
Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay
This sprawling microbrewery and restaurant offers a variety of beers brewed on-site. The India Pale Ale is the most popular, but those with adventurous…
Phnom Penh
Hops has claimed a big slice of the craft-beer action in Phnom Penh thanks to its flashy beer garden with casino-style lighting and snazzy pool tables…
Singapore
The place to be seen to 'tea', this bright and airy lobby lounge, with poolside terrace, is the perfect spot to end a day of Orchard Rd shopping. The…
Beijing
Like the Alamo for homeless hutong venues, this courtyard contains craft-beer bar El Nido, cocktail den Fang Bar, and Komex taco joint LA Palms – three…
Ueno & Yanesen
Sample a cup of paint-thick matcha (powdered green tea; ¥450) at this tiny teahouse on the edge of Ueno-kōen. Tradition dictates that the bitter tea be…
Phuket
As nightlifey as Nai Yang gets, this stylish, palm-studded, sandy-floored lounge bar and restaurant sits just back from the beach, sprinkled with bamboo…
Hoi An
One of our favourite spots for an espresso, latte or cappuccino. Mia's own coffee blend, sourced from Dalat arabica beans, is the standout brew, and be…
Hanoi
Settle in to the eclectic beats and kitsch Communist memorabilia at hip Cong Caphe with a caphe sua da (iced coffee with condensed milk), caphe nong (hot…
Yokohama
Heady with the malty aroma of beer-making, this is Japan's first craft brewery (c1995) in the modern sense , where you can sample around eight beers (¥800…
Yokohama
Soak up the old Yokohama vibes at this former trading company building turned cafe-bar and French restaurant. You can join the well-to-do regulars for tea…
Phuket
It's all about the freshly roasted, small-batch, single-origin Thai and international beans at this concrete-floored, industrial-feeling cafe, 700m inland…
Chiang Mai
Though technically a restaurant and gallery, Faces is better regarded as a cocktail bar. It's set in a brick courtyard filled with terracotta sculptures…
Tokyo
Daikaijū are the 'large strange monsters' of Japanese popular cinema, including the likes of Godzilla and Mothra. Get intimately acquainted with them at…
Daegu
With a popular, slender terrace over the street, spacious Etoh's sports a homely atmosphere and a cracking menu of draft beer. Don't expect old banknotes…
Semarang
For those feeling inspired by DMZ, the 3D 'trick art' museum opposite, this sweet little coffee shop helps continue the sense of illusion into the…
Hong Kong
This playfully named bar is clubby, chic and known for its cocktails, such as rainbow fruit tea. Black walls provide a striking contrast to a backlit row…
Dhaka
In a first-floor setting overlooking the Gulshan 2 traffic circle, this youth-oriented place has a smart-casual vibe and wall murals depicting Dhaka's…
Baguio
With its hardwood floors, big stone fireplace, acoustic music on the stereo and frogs outside chirping along in time, this is the kind of place that…
Pune
This Bengaluru transplant has Punekars ditching traditional filter coffee for single origin, 100% Arabica Indian specialty espressos (₹110) and other now…
Singapore
Tucked away at the back of homewares haven House of AnLi, and bathed in natural light from stunning floor-to-ceiling windows, is this intimate European…
Ginza & Tsukiji
Down a side street of Higashi-Ginza is this tiny third-wave coffee shop serving single-estate brews with side orders of onigiri (Japanese rice balls) or…
Danang
Half bar, half Italian restaurant, this hot hang-out is a warehouse-sized space with an open frontage, a DJ booth in the cabin of a truck, cool music, an…
Little India & Kampong Glam
If you’re after some hard liquor and only bourbon will do, pull up a stool at a rusty drum and start working your way through the Beast’s grandiose…
Gili Trawangan
This friendly beach bar straddles the road just north of Turtle Point. The Western and Indo fare is good (mains 65,000Rp to 85,000Rp), tables and loungers…
Kuching
Every emerging Southeast Asian city needs a decent rooftop bar, and the ritzy Sky Lounge provides superb river views as sleepy afternoons slowly merge…
Northern Laos
Decked in old muskets and rice-paddy hats, Bar How is darkly atmospheric. By night a row of homemade lòw-lów (rice wine), infused with everything from…
Ko Samui
This place has an entire soi named after it. Traditionally one of Samui’s favourite bar-cum-clubs, the Green Mango is very big, very loud and very fa·ràng…
Chinatown & the CBD
Operated by a sister and brother team who took the reins from their grandfather, this humble drink stall has a menu that reads more like it's from a…
Macau
Macau's most elusive bar is not so due to its location (a few doors up from Che Che Cafe) or that it's unknown, but because whether one gets in depends on…
Kolkata (Calcutta)
Dating back to 1927, Flury's is an enticing art deco palace that's a real Kolkata institution. The best time to drop by is during breakfast (English…
Central Java
With unrivalled views across the gorgeous little village of Selo, towards the looming, brooding presence of Gunung Merapi, this open-air coffee shop…
Dhaka
This Irish brand offers a delicious assortment of fine chocolates and a selection of premium teas and coffees (from Tk 200), which have garnered a staunch…
Craft Beer Market Mitsukoshimae
Tokyo
If trawling Nihombashi's shops has given you a thirst, this craft-beer pub has some 30 kinds of ales and Japanese snacks available, such as fried chicken…
Hong Kong
Central's best LGBTIQ+ night out is Petticoat Lane, a basement club with sparkling foliage hanging above the bar, a dance floor, a small outdoor terrace…
Shanghai Old City
A bit like the attic of an eccentric aunt, this wonderfully decrepit 2nd-floor teahouse, overlooking the throng of Old Street, is a temple to the 1930s,…
Jodhpur
This delightful modern cafe with espresso coffee, cakes and Italian dishes, as well as wine, spirits and beer, sits to one side of the wonderfully…
West Sumatra
Around 4km west of Bukittinggi is this tranquil cafe set in an attractive thatched building overlooking ridiculously picturesque countryside – complete…
Medan
Offering respite from the horrendous traffic is this two-storey pub with an outdoor Astroturf terrace for enjoying cocktails and cold beers (including…
Ko Tao
This relaxing, secluded and rustic spot at the Earth House bungalow operation serves up a global selection of 40 beers, craft labels and ciders in a…
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