Coolest bars in Bangkok

[Harrisfan]

What are your favourites?

[watchcat]

4 hours ago, Harrisfan said:

What are your favourites?

 

I'd say the ones with airconditioning.

[Harrisfan]

3 minutes ago, watchcat said:

 

I'd say the ones with airconditioning.

How about the best then?

[DonniePeverley]

I've noticed there are some cool bars, but locals don't really enjoy foreigners going in them. You are made to feel welcome like you got covid when you walk in. 

[Ralf001]

4 hours ago, Harrisfan said:

Coolest bars in Bangkok

 

Teens Of Thailand.

Rabbit Hole.

[Harrisfan]

Imagine talking about Thailand on a Thai forum. One wonders who these sad emoji people are. It is truly bizarre.

[phetphet]

Some of the so called "Sky Bars" or rooftop bars are pretty cool. Such as the ones on top of Lebua State Tower and Centara Grand above CentralWorld..

 

But I suppose it depends on what you are looking for when you ask best bars. Have a  look here for some other examples:

https://www.therooftopguide.com/rooftop-bars-in-bangkok.html

 

 

[bkk6060]

1 hour ago, phetphet said:

Lebua State Tower

I don´t drink but I went earlier this year with 2 people who do.  One of their cocktails is $40+ and draft beer was $20.

Plus, the place is jammed with people very uncomfortable I guess it is great if you like a Hangover movie lookie lou spot.

[Ralf001]

2 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

I don´t drink but I went earlier this year with 2 people who do.  One of their cocktails is $40+ and draft beer was $20.

 

 

Yeah cocktails there are priced frm Bt.1150 to Bt.9100.

They sell decent cigars too.

[dayo202]

Stubble inn!🍻

[PomPolo]

1 hour ago, dayo202 said:

Stubble inn!🍻

I think I know where you mean the top of Soi 4 didn't see that many trannies with stubble in there last time I was in 🤣

[JoseThailand]

The Bucket

[Yagoda]

Billboard and Thermae

[KhunLA]

OK, not BKK, 8 kms just North of,  Chit Beer on the weekend.  Craft beers on tap with a view ...  🍻🍺

 

 

[Yagoda]

2 hours ago, KhunLA said:

OK, not BKK, 8 kms just North of,  Chit Beer on the weekend.  Craft beers on tap with a view ...  🍻🍺

 

 

Thats a very cool place. My kid and I did Koh Kret a few years ago. I think they had a place in Pak Kret too?

[KhunLA]

19 minutes ago, Yagoda said:

Thats a very cool place. My kid and I did Koh Kret a few years ago. I think they had a place in Pak Kret too?

Same one I'm referencing, and only one I've been to.  Think that's the only one.  

[Prubangboy]

Propaganda Bar on Soi 33.

 

free larb meatballs and Bangkok Pat does meetups there.

 

 

[Prubangboy]

Hemingway’s on Soi 11. Definitely feels like a crossroads of travelers and locals. Superb Thai and western food menu. I can see why a lot of people go on dates there.
 

Further down the soi, Above 11. An uncrowded rooftop bar with Peruvian sushi. Peruvian sushi is my favorite kind of sushi not expensive for what it is and the location.

[Don Giovanni]

None of them.

 

They are all crap by western standards.

 

The Don.

[Prubangboy]

Robin Hood pub. There’s three other pubs on the same street, but Robin Hood prints out the daily mail every day to read, and they have a great meet up every Sunday night at 7:30.

 

Great 199 baht lunch specials, but the other three places are also offering super lunch deals too.

 

Robin Hood pub is the first one on the corner of the block, so I go there instead of the others 95% of the time. 
 

 

 

 

[Harrisfan]

Adhere Blues bar in Khao San is supposed to be good 

[DrJack54]

Saxophone bar. 

[Red Forever]

O’Malleys in Silom Rd.

Good choice of beers, good food and staff.

[Harrisfan]

3 minutes ago, Red Forever said:

O’Malleys in Silom Rd.

Good choice of beers, good food and staff.

50 baht water, 85 baht coke. Bit of a rip off.

[Red Forever]

2 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

50 baht water, 85 baht coke. Bit of a rip off.

Draught Tiger 130bt a pint = not a rip off.

[KhunLA]

5 hours ago, FriscoKid said:

Bars are for losers, Susan.

Relative to the bar ...

 

I prefer open air and must have a view ...

 

... our back or front veranda / porch

... surfside

... hilltop

... riverside

... lakeside

... even people watching on Soi 4 (Nana) can be interesting

 

Definitely not inside a 4 walled building (pub style) or club that you can't have a conversation in.

[actonion]

20 hours ago, FriscoKid said:

After years of research and extensive fieldwork, I’ve compiled the definitive list of the coolest bars in Bangkok. Criteria were strict and data was peer-reviewed. Here’s what truly makes a Bangkok bar cool:

 

1. Bars that are open

2. Bars with toilets

3. Bars that don’t play techno

4. Bars without entrance fees 

5. Bars where nobody tries to sell you a watch

6. Bars that don’t smell like a wet dog

7. Bars where the live band isn’t tone deaf

8.  Bars where the drinks aren't overpriced 

9.  Bars that aren't too crowded

10.  Bars where Harrisfan isn't

Bars that have no exit fee?

[Harrisfan]

3 hours ago, KhunLA said:

Relative to the bar ...

 

I prefer open air and must have a view ...

 

... our back or front veranda / porch

... surfside

... hilltop

... riverside

... lakeside

... even people watching on Soi 4 (Nana) can be interesting

 

Definitely not inside a 4 walled building (pub style) or club that you can't have a conversation in.

Like a beer garden or a view.

[FriscoKid]

6 hours ago, Harrisfan said:

50 baht water, 85 baht coke. Bit of a rip off.

Typical pricing for that high-rent part of the city. Only paupers would complain. 

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