Busan
Craving craft beer? Busan's first craft brewery has an evolving menu, including black, blonde and pale ales. There are five other locations in Busan, but…
Must-see nightlife in Asia
Yangon
One of Yangon's longest-established Western-style bars, in a handsomely restored colonial building, 50th Street continues to draw in a largely expat crowd…
Hue
With a pool table, decent cocktails, food and sport on TV, plus a popular street-front terrace, rodeo pictures, saddles and cowboy paraphernalia, this…
Hong Kong
It may look like your average, petite LKF bar, but inside the Globe is a vast, pubby beer hall with an impressive list of 150 beers, including 13 on tap;…
Ubud
The name is appropriate here as these people are coffee fanatics. The best Bali beans are hand-selected and then roasted with precision before being…
Bishkek
Though the ambience feels a bit too forced, the namesake bagels (бублик) are undeniably good. The streetside tables are a hot commodity, but great for…
Asakusa & Sumida River
In the former Yanagibashi entertainment district, this cafe, bar and gallery was once the home of geisha and popular singer Ichimaru. Rotating exhibits by…
Central Honshū
Although this is more of a wine merchant where you can sit and sample the merchandise than a wine bar per se, it's still worth popping in if you're…
Southern Higashiyama
This stylish, minimalist Gion bar in an old geisha house is a great place for a quiet civilised drink. There's no menu, so just prop up at the bar and let…
Downtown Kyoto
This is a slick Ponto-chō bar that welcomes foreigners and draws a fair smattering of Kyoto’s beautiful people, and wannabe beautiful people. In summer…
Chin State
This cosy little cafe, opened in early 2019, is one of the few spots to enjoy a frothy, high-quality cappuccino or strong espresso in all of Chin. The…
Mcleod Ganj
Ideal for a sundowner, this easily missed spot above the HPTC Bank has sunset valley views and an almost Greek interior of rough whitewashed walls with…
Havelock Island (Swaraj Dweep)
Down a shaded path off the main road across from Beach 5, Havelock's buzziest live-music venue and hangout has a groovy jungle location. Weekly events…
Kuala Lumpur
There are plenty of rooftop bars in KL, but none sport the exhilarating 360-degree views of this place. Steady your hands carrying your daiquiri or lychee…
Hong Kong
Look for the kegs turned into squat bar stools down an alley off Tai Ping Shan St and you'll find this laid-back bottle shop and craft-beer bar. There's…
Guangzhou
A heritage gem in the historic Dongshan area, Kuí Yuán has a sunny cafe with balcony terrace on its top floor serving coffee, cakes and cocktails. The…
George Town
Sure, it's a hotel pool bar, but the breezy rooftop location and spectacular views towards the mainland and inland to Penang Hill make Gravity one of the…
Shanghai
One of the cheapest drinking options in town, Windows is a cheery underground dive bar that's been in Shanghai for more than a decade. It serves bargain…
Lhasa
If the stories are true, this was a drinking haunt of the licentious sixth Dalai Lama, who met Tibetan beauty Makye Amye here and composed a famous poem…
George Town
Enter a glass room housing what looks like it could've been Louis XVI's bathroom only to emerge in a pastel pink lozenge that resembles a Mary Kay…
Hanoi
Spectacular views extend right over to the facade of St Joseph Cathedral from upstairs at easy-going Eden Cafe, a comfortable space arrayed with chairs,…
Gangneung
This gem, down an alley opposite Terarosa, lives in a ramshackle wooden house with a low ceiling. Park yourself at the beautiful, dark bar, constructed of…
Harajuku & Aoyama
Baird’s Brewery is one of Japan’s most successful and consistently good craft breweries. This is one of three Tokyo outposts, and you can sample more than…
Kuala Lumpur
This drop-dead gorgeous loft-like space with its city skyline views houses a slick restaurant and various cosy lounges for cocktails. The Asian and Latin…
Osaka
With its 1940s interior intact and waitresses in long skirts, American is a classic jun-kissa – a shop from the first wave of cafes to open in Japan…
Kansai
This cafe is in one of Oharai-machi's beautifully maintained wooden buildings, but set back from the street, with window- and terrace-front views over the…
Chengdu
Tiny, hole-in-the-wall bar where three people constitute a full house. There's a single sofa inside and a table and couple of chairs on the pavement…
Chinatown
A hidden spot of happiness tucked in a quiet alley, this cool LGBTIQ-friendly bar is a superb place to end the night. The music is trippy, the pisco sour…
Nha Trang
This place is home to the commendable ‘Hands off the Kids!’ campaign, working to prevent paedophilia – part of the profits go towards the cause. Crazy Kim…
Hong Kong
This small, chic gay bar is located in a back alley facing a small park, and serves cocktails with Asian ingredients such as ginger liqueur, lychee and…
Kumamoto
In business for two-plus decades, this dark, grunge-inspired bar is where Japanese rockers come after playing Kumamoto. Request a tune, and staff will…
Seoul
Taking on the same name as the first official cafe and parlour in Korea from 1931, Nakrang Parlour is an airy cafe and vintage goods shop located in…
Danang
With its good-looking lines, neat and sharp white tiles, black stools, soft music and relaxed, unhurried rhythm, this spruce pocket-sized cafe is a…
Singapore
Posh tea purveyor TWG sells more than 800 single-estate teas and blends from around the world, from English breakfast to Rolls Royce varieties like 24…
Ubud
DJs and Latin bands crank the volume up every night at this small bar on one of the town's main strips, and there are occasional theme nights too. It can…
Macau
A takeaway coffee shop so aromatic you can smell it before you see it. Operating in a tiny corrugated metal shed, Hann excels at single-origin brews,…
Bishkek
'Craft' might be a bit of a stretch – most of what's on tap is mass-produced for distribution around Bishkek and Chuy – but there's no doubt that it's…
Sapporo
At Sapporo's original hub for craft-heads you can choose from a selection of 250 beers, including many from owner Phred Kauffman's line of Ezo beers,…
Ko Samui
Recognised by its yawning thatch-patched awnings, Beach Republic could be the poster child of a made-for-TV, beachside, booze-swilling holiday. There’s a…
Kuta & Legian
A multilevel palace of flash, the Sky Garden flirts with height restrictions from its rooftop bar, where all of Kuta twinkles around you. Look for top DJs…
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