The Best Bars in Makkasan & around

You find this cocktail bar by walking through a sports bar and past a photo booth, which is exactly as fun as it sounds. The same team behind the hidden #FindTheLockerRoom set this one up, and the contrast is deliberate: velvet banquettes, leather seating, and a black marble bar replace whatever was happening out front. The menu pairs classics with Thai riffs, and the 50 Best Discoveries list has taken note.

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A vinyl shop stocking 6,000 records is your actual entrance to this cocktail bar on the 30th floor of the Rosewood Bangkok. The conceit is a mid-century home recording studio filtered through Great Gatsby glamour: floor-to-ceiling sloping glass, two art deco lounges, and a spiral staircase up to a cigar lounge. Ask the DJ to spin whatever you pull from the shelves. A 50 Discovery from The World's 50 Best Bars.

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A hotel cocktail lounge where the menu is organized around historic social clubs, which sounds like a gimmick until you're halfway through a Jungle Bird built with three rums and reconsidering everything. The bartenders have strong opinions about the classics, shaking Sazeracs and adding soda to the Tom Collins before anything else goes in. Dress up a little, order something you think you know, and see if they've changed your mind about it.

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