Mandalay
Upscale yet authentic version of a typical streetside teashop, especially good for breakfast and espressos for non-tea drinkers.
Must-see nightlife in Southeast Asia
Phnom Penh
A charismatic vendor whose patented 'best iced coffee in Phnom Penh' has been living up to its tag line for more than 35 years.
Panglao Island
The most credible club in Alona Beach, with visiting DJs from Manila and Cebu on weekends. It's off the beach on the highway.
Siargao
Kitya's is where expats go to swill beer and swap swell tales, especially on the lively reggae nights (Wednesday and Sunday).
Yogyakarta
This relaxed bar has a terrace overlooking the street and attracts good reviews. The Indonesian food is reasonable here too.
Bandung
Intimate bar with live bands (mainly playing covers most nights) and a social vibe. Sizzling sate is also served.
Phu Quoc Island
One of the glitziest beach clubs, with a cavernous shaded interior and a well-tended beachfront with sunbeds and beanbags.
Dumaguete
Open-air live music makes this a fun and lively bar. Mexican food, not the most authentic, helps wash down the San Miguel.
Panglao Island
Aussie-run beach bar that's a good bet for happy hour, drawing a fun crowd for its classic cocktails and ice-cold beers.
Iloilo
A complex combining a dance club, KTV lounge and open-air bar, part of the larger MO2 resort. No thongs (flip-flops).
Central Java
This lively venue hosts live bands each Saturday (7pm) and has a friendly youthful vibe. Mains cost around 22,500Rp.
Ubon Ratchathani
This friendly, laid-back cafe-bar has an open-fronted facade and a cosy atmosphere for a quiet street-side drink.
Lovina
A small but high-concept club near the centre; DJs from around the island mix it up while bands play on and on.
Yangon
The Singaporean craft-beer brewery's second Yangon outlet is handy if you happen to be around Kandawgyi Lake.
Phnom Penh
A custom-bike tribute bar with some beautiful machines on display. A good place to discover your inner biker.
Bicol
Legazpi's best coffee shop is a relaxed place for a cappuccino, a frappé and other assorted caffeine needs.
Seminyak
One of several lively LGBTIQ venues along this strip. Drag queens and go-go dancers rock the house nightly.
Davao
A large Starbucks equivalent with better cakes and pastries, as well as comfy indoor and outdoor seating.
Phu Quoc Island
Beach club by day, turning a different kind of club by night with DJs, bonfires and a Thai-islands vibe.
Panglao Island
Buzzing bar on the beach, with live music most nights of the power-ballad or rock-classic persuasion.
Penang
One of Batu Ferringhi's only sand-in-the-toes-type beach bars, located roughly in the centre of town.
Dumaguete
The Starbucks of Dumaguete, an especially good place to hang out while waiting for a boat or flight.
Pulau Perhentian
This friendly pop-up stall is one of only two places selling beer and other drinks on this beach.
Boracay
This large, recently renovated open-air club draws people north of Station 1 to party.
Panglao Island
After midnight or so, the action in Alona Beach moves to this club up on the highway.
Chinatown & the CBD
Laced with cockfighting posters, machinery-turned-furniture and exposed copper pipes, jumping Oxwell & Co feels like a saloon crossed with a vintage…
Phnom Penh
The Quay hotel’s swanky rooftop has river views, cooling breezes and happy hours (half-price drinks) from 3pm to 8pm. The creative cocktail list includes…
Ho Chi Minh City
Located in a decaying colonial mansion smack in the middle of a busy intersection, this small, kitschy cafe provides an interesting look into what these…
Kuala Lumpur
This outdoor entertainment complex, which debuted in 2016, has yet to really find its feet. There's little to really choose between the many identikit…
Sentosa Island
It's a bit of a stretch to compare Siloso Beach to Waikiki, but after a few cocktails at this beach club's Hawaiian bar, served in fabulously kitschy tiki…
Singapore
It may no longer be such a see-and-be-seen place, but KPO remains a solid spot to kick back with a beer, especially on the rooftop terrace. It's a…
Kuching
At Monkee Bar, 50% of profits go to the Orangutan Project, a wildlife-conservation NGO that works at Matang Wildlife Centre. If the idea of 'drinking for…
Jakarta
Coffee where you least expect it, this Glodok stalwart in the heart of the Petak Sembilan Market opened in 1927. Patrons sit on mismatched plastic stools…
Chinatown & the CBD
Perched atop a mini cinema, Screening Room, this rooftop bar is a mix of arresting city views, tipsy expats and knockout cocktails. For audible…
Phuket Town
Dripping with Old Phuket charm and the owner’s fabulous trinket collection, this intimate, century-old, unsigned house has two identities: half glamorous…
Cameron Highlands
The cafe at Boh Sungei Palas Tea Estate serves (you guessed it) Boh-brand brews: by the bag, loose-leaf or infused with lemongrass. While waiting for your…
Hat Patong
Fresh from a makeover, Molly's is one of a number of Irish boozers in Patong. Crammed full of dark-wood furniture, sports screens and pool tables, it's…
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