Luang Prabang
A young Lao crowd packs this cavernous club, located just near the southern bus terminal. Live bands playing Lao and Thai pop alternate with DJs spinning…
Must-see nightlife in Asia
Beijing
Bartenders mix classic and signature cocktails amid ersatz old-Shanghai decor at this bar below a residential complex. Before 10pm, it doubles as a…
Chumphon
This bar across from the train station has an island vibe and hosts a lot of travellers. There's a pool table, moo·ay tai (Thai boxing) ring, Thai and…
Delhi
One of a few bars and small clubs in the otherwise largely empty Global Foyer Mall, 200m north of Sector 42-43 metro station, Manhattan is where Gurgaon’s…
Mcleod Ganj
This metal-roofed bar-club has a grungy youth vibe enlivened by a dancy DJ soundtrack on a powerful sound system. On Saturday party nights there's…
Siargao
Cheap beer, soft-serve ice cream and billiards make this a popular spot with the tight-knit expat community, especially on rugby and Australian rules…
North Goa
The African wall hangings, palm-thatch, communal tables and terracotta sculptures are a nice backdrop to the rava (semolina) fried mussels, but this…
Western Honshū
The low-ceilinged, wood-and-brick interior of this canal-side caffeine lovers' paradise is thick with the aroma of freshly roasted beans. The menu…
Phuket
One of the few late-night spots in mellow Rawai, the Laguna club gets busy on weekend nights, attracting a mixed crowd of Thais, foreigners and bar girls…
Hanoi
A good spot to sample a local brew is Nha Hang Lan Chin, one of the most popular local lunch spots in town. It's busy, noisy, cheap and very local, though…
Manila
This long-running club is one of the few places with staying power in Malate's gay district. With much cheaper drinks than the places in the Fort, it…
Jeonju
Traditional teas, such as daechucha (대추차; red date) and pink omijacha (오미자차; dried five-flavour berries) are served in this hanok (traditional wooden home…
Shanghai
Good spot for a pit stop after perusing art in the M50 complex. The sleek minimalist space is a coffee shop, art gallery and mini-bookshop rolled into one…
Kaohsiung
A laid-back roadside cafe run by musicians. You can sit on the bench outside and play with the cat or ascend a narrow staircase to a quiet apple-green…
Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai's Irish pub offers the standard Emerald Isle package: draught Guinness, familiar pub grub, Thursday quiz nights, and international sports on…
Mokpo
You'll find this scruffy expat hangout on Rose St, a meandering pedestrian lane about 1km behind Peace Park. Don't read too much into the name: it's more…
Singapore
One thing you can be sure of here is that your beer will be ice cold – served in -3°C glasses from ice tanks, it's positively chilly. Throw in some rock…
Osaka
In the Rihga Hotel, this warm wooden bar has an interior designed by legendary potter Bernard Leach (who spent significant time in Japan). A few of his…
Macau
Cinnebar has a fantastic combination of swish and casual: classy surroundings indoors and a relaxed atmosphere in its outdoor seating area around the…
Suzhou
A long-standing expat hangout with a pleasant outdoor terrace open in summer. This place is especially busy at weekends when live music and DJs entertain…
North Goa
Selling juice, lassis, fruit salads and muesli to travellers, Scarlet is the second-most popular of Chapora’s juice bars. There’s a useful noticeboard…
Sikkim
This sweetly unpretentious cafe, little more than the family's front room, serves wickedly good organic tongba (hot millet beer, ₹100).
Kōrakuen & Akihabara
Can't get a ticket to see the 60-strong supergirl pop-group AKB48? Come instead to their official cafe to watch videos of the J-pop phenomenon play on…
Sapa
With liquor sold by the bottle and shots by the metre (!), this is the place for serious late-night drinking. Earlier in the evening the spacious bar has…
Tainan
Across from the Confucius Temple is this famous shop serving delicious bàobīng (刨冰, shaved ice and fruit) and fruit drinks. There's always a crowd waiting…
Eastern Cambodia
Ban Lung may be about as far as you can get from the Cambodian coast, but you'll still find a reggae bar ruling the backpacker bar scene. A tip: stick to…
Seminyak
Brit Norman Findlay tickles the ivories nightly at this cheerful piano bar, where he's been not-quite perfecting his enthusiastic playing for years and…
South Sulawesi
In a town that does depressingly little to capitalise on its lake- and riverfront location, at least there's Time Out, whose second storey has river views…
Dalat
Is it an antique store? Is it a cafe? This tiny corner beguiles with its riot of old bicycle parts, bird cages, vintage telephones and antique pianos…
Pattaya
The rather grand neocolonial facade and mini Statue of Liberty belie the fairly standard sports bar inside this beach-road spot. Decent beer and service,…
Kanchanaburi
'Drink! Drunk! Dance!' urges the sign above Sugar Member, and punters happily comply. This is a classic Kanchanaburi backpacker bar, with a vague reggae…
Roppongi, Akasaka & Around
This mellow space plays worldwide trance and ambient sounds for barefoot patrons. Mattresses in the middle of the floor provide refuge from the madding…
Chennai (Madras)
Glossy contemporary styling, pounding house music, a tiny dance floor and a lengthy list of colourful cocktails make this upscale Taj-hotel bar a…
Delhi
The relaxed beer garden at Anya Hotel is a small outdoor space where you can enjoy the chef’s recommended pairings of Indian tapas with up to 18 varieties…
Taipei
Set in an 80-year-old gutted Japanese-era private residence with lovely worn wooden flooring, this coffee house serves single-origin coffee from places…
Mui Ne
A small, centrally placed Irish bar with pool table and regular crowd of hard-drinking expats. They screen sports (including Australian Rules Football and…
Guangzhou
The best of the nightlife venues clustered around the Zhūjiāng Pátí (珠江琶醍) strip, Suns lets you imbibe cocktails on couches by the river or boogie to…
South Lombok
A switch from the thatch-and-bamboo cliche that dominates the local design palette, this sleek air-con coffee bar has a nice back garden and satisfies…
Beijing
Mainstream hip-hop and R&B are the soundtrack at this nightclub inside the north gate of the Workers' Stadium. Be prepared to order spirits by the bottle…
Uttarakhand
One of the more salubrious of Dehra Dun’s many hotel bars, Polo Bar is downstairs at Hotel President. Being in a basement it's a bit on the dingy side,…
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