Must-see nightlife in Thailand

  • Oasis

    Hua Hin

    There are a few highlights in Seenspace, Thailand's first beachfront mall, but the Oasis beach bar is probably the snazziest. Spend the day lounging to…

  • Maggie Choo's

    Bangkok

    A former bank vault with a Chinatown-opium-den vibe, secret passageways and lounging women in silk dresses. With all this going on, it’s easy to forget…

  • Namsaah Bottling Trust

    Bangkok

    Namsaah is a curveball of a place. Housed in a restored mansion incongruously painted hot pink and with a wacky interior comprised of samurai armours and…

  • Hotel Yayee

    Chiang Mai

    Overlooking Doi Suthep and the Nimmanhaemin neighbourhood, Hotel Yayee’s 5th-floor rooftop bar is a delightful spot to take in the sunset as you sip a…

  • Gravity Sky Bar

    Hua Hin & the Upper Gulf

    Located on the 24th floor of the Novotel, Gravity Sky Bar offers an impressive 360-degree panorama of Hua Hin and the coastline. Graffiti murals by…

  • Opus

    Bangkok

    This upscale wine-bar-cum-Italian-restaurant has one of the best cellars in Bangkok. Located to the rear of an uncharacteristic office building, this…

  • Memory House

    Hua Hin & the Upper Gulf

    A cutesy pair of white cottages by green fields and a lake – it's no wonder Thai couples snap pictures here left and right. Not to say Memory House doesn…

  • McFarland House

    Hua Hin

    Teatime meets tropical flair at this antique Thai pavilion overlooking the beach. The teak haven, built in the 19th century, is named after its former…

  • DJ Station

    Bangkok

    One of Bangkok’s – and indeed Asia’s – most legendary gay dance clubs. The crowd here is a mix of Thai guppies (gay professionals) and a few Westerners…

  • Akha Ama Cafe

    Chiang Mai

    Akha Ama serves locally harvested, sustainable, direct-trade beans from the jungles north of Chiang Mai, but – perhaps most importantly to some – the…

  • Top Deck

    Prachuap Khiri Khan

    On Top Deck's upstairs balcony, you can sip a libation until relatively late while gazing out at the winking lights of the fishing boats in the bay. Also…

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    JAM

    Bangkok

    Take a break from Silom's rooftop bars and visit one of Bangkok’s nicest indie-hipster dives. With walls plastered with fliers, regular musical…

  • Teens of Thailand

    Chinatown

    TOT is probably the edgiest of all bars in Chinatown's Soi Nana. Squeeze through the tiny handcarved wooden door of this refurbished shophouse to emerge…

  • Café del Mar

    Phuket

    Ibiza's world-famous, original sunset-gazing brand brings its signature glam-chillout vibe to Phuket with this bold, distressed-concrete beach club on…

  • HQ

    Phuket

    Part of the always-fashionable, ever-growing Twin Palms empire, sparkling, incense-scented, casuarina-shaded beach lounge HQ draws expats, visitors and…

  • So Heng Tai

    Chinatown

    A 230-year-old Chinese residence located by the Chao Phraya River, the splendid So Heng Tai mansion has been owned by seven families over time. Its doors…

  • Quip Sky Bar

    Phuket Town

    On the 5th floor of a minimalist boutique hotel with a vintage car in reception, Phuket Town's first rooftop bar sprawls across a breezy raised deck where…

  • Drinksmith

    Chiang Mai

    The talented mixologists at dark and moody Drinksmith whip up cocktails featuring rare spirits, hand-chiselled ice, and a variety of flavourful mixers and…

  • Reggae Bar

    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…

  • Vanilla Sky

    Phuket

    Sleekly remodelled with artificial grass, nautical-striped cushions and strewn-about beanbags, Kamala's breeziest rooftop lounge – perched atop the Cape…

  • DouBrew

    Phuket Town

    Admire Soi Romanee over an expertly crafted nitro cold brew or AeroPress latte from the leafy terrace of fashionable, forward-thinking, friendly DouBrew…

  • Vieng Joom On Teahouse

    Chiang Mai

    A dainty pink house on Mae Ping serving every conceivable cup of tea: fruity teas, flowery teas, blended tea, ice tea, Chinese tea and of course high tea,…

  • After Beach Bar

    Hat Kata

    It’s impossible to overstate how glorious the 180-degree views are from this stilted, thatched reggae bar clinging to a cliff above Kata: rippling sea,…

  • Hanakaruta

    Bangkok

    The floor-to-ceiling wall of beautiful calligraphy labelled bottles is proof of Hanakaruta's dedication to premium Japanese booze. Sake and shōchū (strong…

  • Il Fumo Bar & Restaurant

    Bangkok

    Owners of the wildly popular Vesper have expanded their food-and-beverage empire to this 20th-century villa once owned by a former Thai king. In contrast…

  • Eiah Sae

    Chinatown

    Established in 1927, this quaint shophouse is one of Bangkok's last remaining Chinese teahouses. There's nothing special about its condensed-milk-infused…

  • Beach Bar

    Phuket

    The low-key, pagoda-like beachfront bar at the swanky Surin Phuket has a glorious setting, perched on white sands at the southern end of beautiful Hat…

  • Viva & Aviv

    Bangkok

    An enviable riverside location makes this restaurant-bar a contender for one of Bangkok’s better sunset cocktail destinations. Seating is both outdoors on…

  • NY Beach Republic

    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…

  • Faces

    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…

  • Phuket Coffee Lab

    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…

  • Green Mango

    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…

  • Earth House

    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…

  • Bubba's Roastery

    Ko Pha-Ngan

    Coffee connoisseurs will love this sibling of Bubba's Coffee Bar. Sourced from farms in the mountainous north of the country, not only is the coffee…

  • Le Café des Stagiaires

    Bangkok

    Unabashedly laid-back and cheerful, this is the neighbourhood pub every Bangkok resident dreams of having. Sporting the unkempt look of a Montmartre-esque…

  • Chillin Beachclub

    Ko Pha-Ngan

    Listen to laid-back live music and recline on lean-to orange triangle cushions set around candlelit low tables at this chilled space as it sprawls out of…

  • Revolucion Cocktail

    Bangkok

    Seemingly taking its influences from the movie Cocktail, Revolucion does fun, if gimmicky, house drinks, such as the cherry Manhattan, a whisky and…

  • The Baristro at The Barisotel

    Chiang Mai

    With a minimal all-white design, this chic cafe on the bottom floor of a boutique hotel offers creative brews paired with picturesque backgrounds – you'll…

  • Banana Bar

    Ko Phi-Phi

    The 'alt' bar destination in Ton Sai Village, inland for those seeking to escape the house and techno barrage on the beach, Banana Bar is spread over…

  • Beryl Bar

    Ko Samui

    This ramshackle and delightfully remote bar is popular with couples for the tranquillity and divine sunsets. Looking out over an isolated craggy bay,…

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