Dance clubs, live music, rooftop bars, speakeasies, LGBTQ+ venues, listening bars and late-night dives in Bangkok.
Dance clubs, live music, rooftop bars, speakeasies, LGBTQ+ nightlife, listening bars and late-night dives across Bangkok, with where to go and what is worth the late night.
Beam in Bangkok's Thonglor is the four-level underground club inside 72 Courtyard, open since 2016. Tech-house and techno on a Function-One rig, the city's serious-music room.
Tip: Doors usually 21:00 Wed-Sat. Cover 300-500 baht, photo ID required, smart casual. Limited capacity on the main floor, queue early for international bookings.
Sing Sing Theater in Bangkok's Sukhumvit 45 is the 1930s Shanghai-styled club with wrought-iron screens and lanterns. House and electronic DJs alongside cabaret performers.
Tip: Doors 21:00 Tue-Sat. No cover most nights, table reservations via SevenRooms. Smart casual, photo ID, dancing kicks off after midnight.
CE LA VI Bangkok occupies the 39th floor of Sathorn Square Tower, brought from Singapore in 2017 as a renaming of KU DE TA. Sky bar plus club lounge, big-name DJs at weekends.
Tip: Cover 500-1,000 baht on weekends, smart casual enforced. Sky Bar opens 17:00, club room kicks off after 22:00 Fri-Sat with table service the norm.
Onyx on Royal City Avenue is Bangkok's stadium-style EDM room, opened October 2015 with a 2,500-capacity main stage. D&B Audiotechnik rig and superstar headliner bookings.
Tip: Doors 21:00 nightly, peak crowd from 23:30. Cover 300-500 baht with one drink, photo ID required. Table bookings via Clubbable for prime view of the booth.
Route 66 on Royal City Avenue is a long-running RCA mainstay split into three rooms: hip-hop main, Thai pop side, and an EDM annex. The student and 20s crowd anchor of RCA.
Tip: Cover 200-400 baht with two drinks. Multiple rooms charged separately, photo ID required. The hip-hop room runs latest on Fri-Sat.
Tep Bar in Bangkok's Chinatown is the Soi Nana shophouse bar opened in 2015. Live Thai folk and classical music Fri-Sun from 19:00, house-infused Thai herbal cocktails.
Tip: Live music charges around 200 baht on performance nights. Walk-in for the early set, reserve a stage-front table after 20:00 on weekends.
Saxophone Pub at Victory Monument is Bangkok's longest-running live-music institution, open since 1987. Two-level wood-and-brick room with jazz, blues, funk, and reggae nightly.
Tip: No cover, drinks from 180 baht. Two sets nightly, the after-midnight Fri-Sat funk set is the marquee. BTS Victory Monument exit 4, two-minute walk.
The Bamboo Bar at Mandarin Oriental Bangkok is the city's oldest jazz room, opened 1953. Bamboo screens, rattan armchairs, a jazz vocalist plus band Mon-Sat from 20:00.
Tip: Smart casual enforced, the only no-collared-tee bar on the riverside. Reserve via the hotel; cocktails from 700 baht, music charge after 20:00.
Brown Sugar in Bangkok has been the city's jazz pub since 1985, now anchored on Chinatown's Soi Nana. Two sets nightly with veterans Chai Blues and Mellow Motif regulars.
Tip: Closed Mondays. Showcases for touring acts run the last Fri-Sat of each month. No cover, food menu through the night.
Adhere the 13th in Bangkok's Banglamphu is the shophouse blues bar a block north of Khao San Road. Eight tables, nightly live sets, walls papered with gig posters.
Tip: Arrive before 21:00 for a seat, the room fills fast. No cover, beer from 120 baht, no card. The bandstand is two metres from the front table.
The Iron Fairies on Thonglor is Ashley Sutton's gothic fantasy bar: a faux-blacksmith forge filled with wrought-iron fairies, nightly jazz on a tiny upstairs stage.
Tip: Live jazz from 21:00 nightly, no cover. Famous burger plus cocktail combo around 600 baht. Look for the unmarked black door off Thonglor.
Sky Bar at Lebua is the 64th-floor open-air rooftop of State Tower, made famous by The Hangover Part II. Bangkok's signature golden-dome bar over the Chao Phraya river.
Tip: Walk-ins only, no reservations. Dress code enforced (no shorts, no flip-flops). Hangovertini is the must-order; cocktails 800-1,200 baht.
Vertigo and Moon Bar on the 60th and 61st floors of Banyan Tree Bangkok are the city's pioneer open-air rooftop, open since 2002. 360-degree views over Lumpini Park.
Tip: Moon Bar opens 17:00 for sunset, Vertigo restaurant from 18:00. Smart casual, no shorts. Cocktails 700-1,000 baht; the corner couches catch the breeze.
Octave at Bangkok Marriott Sukhumvit spans the 45th to 49th floors above Thonglor. Three tiers including a circular 49th-floor open-air rooftop and live DJ nightly.
Tip: Reserve via SevenRooms for a parapet seat at sunset. The top floor opens 17:00, last call 02:00. Two-cocktail minimum after 19:00 on weekends.
Sky Beach on the 78th floor of King Power Mahanakhon is Thailand's highest open-air rooftop bar, run by The Standard hotel since 2022. Daybed seating, DJ rotation.
Tip: Entry via King Power Mahanakhon main lobby. Cocktails 600-900 baht, kitchen until 22:00. Last access 23:00, smart casual, photo ID checked.
Above Eleven on the 33rd floor of Fraser Suites Sukhumvit 11 is Bangkok's pioneer Peruvian-Japanese rooftop, open since 2012. Nikkei-style cocktails and pisco menu.
Tip: Enter through Fraser Suites driveway, take the elevator at the back. Walk-in welcome until 20:00; reserve via OpenTable for sunset balcony tables.
Tichuca on the top of the T-One Building in Bangkok's Phra Khanong is the jungle-themed rooftop on floors 46 to 50. LED rainforest tree centrepiece, the Instagram-era star.
Tip: Walk-in only, no reservations. Arrive before 20:00 to skip the queue, peak Fri-Sat. Cocktails 350-500 baht, food upstairs on the 47th floor.
ThreeSixty Lounge on the 32nd floor of Millennium Hilton Bangkok is the dome-shaped jazz lounge above the Chao Phraya river. Free shuttle boat from Sathorn Pier.
Tip: Live jazz from 19:30 nightly. Smart casual, no shorts. Cocktails from 380 baht, no cover. Take the dedicated guest boat from Sathorn pier.
Bar Us in Bangkok's Sukhumvit 26 is the multi-course cocktail room from the Messenger Service team. Ranked Asia's 50 Best Bars number 4 in 2025, all-black laboratory feel.
Tip: Reservations essential via Instagram or phone, eight seats only. The full tasting runs 90 minutes; allow two hours including the all-night portion.
Opium Bar in Bangkok's Chinatown sits above Potong restaurant in a five-storey heritage shophouse. Asia's 50 Best 2025 entry, liquid-surreality cocktails with oyster salt.
Tip: Reservation only via the Potong site. The hidden staircase leads up two floors; allow two hours for the seasonal tasting.
Vesper on Bangkok's Convent Road has been Choti and Debby Leenutaphong's Italian-leaning cocktail bar since 2014. Asia's 50 Best Remy Martin Legend of the List 2025.
Tip: Walk-in welcome at the bar; reserve a booth via the website. The White Matcha Negroni is the signature; closes 01:00.
Maggie Choo's beneath Bangkok's Novotel Silom is the 1930s Shanghai-styled basement bar in a restored 1847 vault. Cheongsam-clad swing dancers and nightly live jazz band.
Tip: Entry via a small wooden door street-side, downstairs into the vault. No cover, cocktails from 400 baht. Tables fill from 21:30 Fri-Sat.
Q and A Bar on Soi Sukhumvit 21 is the vintage-train-carriage speakeasy from the Sugar Ray Ekkamai team. Eighteen seats, rotating monthly cocktail menu of classics.
Tip: Reservation only, no walk-ins. Spot the green marble wall and small sign in an unmarked alley. Cocktails 450-650 baht; rhubarb Negroni the signature.
Havana Social down a Sukhumvit 11 back alley is the phone-booth speakeasy modelled on pre-revolution Cuban Havana. Salsa class Sundays, Latin live band nightly.
Tip: Dial the secret code on the phone booth out front to enter, the Cubano sandwich seller has the digits. Cocktails 350-500 baht, salsa floor opens 22:00.
Rabbit Hole on Thonglor between Soi 5 and 7 is the three-storey craft cocktail house behind an unmarked wooden door. Asia's 50 Best regular, copper and brass interior.
Tip: No signage, look for the heavy wooden door near Ainu Japanese. The ground floor fills first; quieter upstairs. Cocktails 450-700 baht.
DJ Station at the end of Silom Soi 2 is Thailand's most famous gay nightclub. Three-level dance house with high-energy circuit beats, drag cabaret at midnight nightly.
Tip: Doors 22:00, peak 00:00 to 02:00. Cover 300 baht with drink, photo ID required, closed-toe shoes only. Metal detector at the door.
G Bangkok on Silom Soi 2/1 (formerly G.O.D.) is the late-night three-floor gay dance house five minutes from DJ Station. After-hours circuit room with cruising upstairs.
Tip: Doors from 22:00, peak after 02:00 when DJ Station closes. Cover 200-300 baht with drink, drinks from 150 baht, photo ID required.
The Stranger Bar on Silom Soi 4 is Bangkok's premier drag-show destination, Bangkok Pride Award 2025 Best Tourist Attraction. Four nightly drag shows from 21:30.
Tip: Entry 460-500 baht with two drink tickets. Arrive before 21:00 for a counter seat; the 23:50 show is the headline cabaret.
Studio Lam in Bangkok's Thonglor is DJ Maft Sai's mor lam record bar, sister to the Zudrangma record shop next door. Wednesday live mor lam from 21:00, dance floor till late.
Tip: Closed Mondays. No cover, ya dong (Thai herbal liquor) cocktails from 250 baht. Live mor lam Wednesdays, DJ sets Tue and Thu-Sun.
Lennon's on the 30th floor of Rosewood Bangkok is the 6,000-vinyl listening room designed as a 1970s recording studio. Cocktail menu indexed to a vinyl-track namesake list.
Tip: Reserve a counter seat via the Rosewood site. Records on the wall are guest-requestable; cocktails 550-700 baht, hotel-smart casual.
Soul Bar in Bangkok's Talad Noi is the soul and funk live room next to Chinatown, the first of its kind in the Old Town. Bohemian shophouse, rotating local soul bands.
Tip: Live music Tue-Sat from 21:00. No cover, drinks from 180 baht. Small room, arrive before 21:30 for a front seat by the band.
Teens of Thailand on Bangkok's Soi Nana was the city's first specialist gin bar, in a renovated Chinatown shophouse. House gin infusions and an art-led listening room upstairs.
Tip: Around 15 seats plus standing. Unusual G&Ts (chrysanthemum, salted guava) the move; reserve a stool by phone for Fri-Sat.
Asia Today in Bangkok's Soi Nana is the neon-lit back-alley cocktail bar from the Teens of Thailand team. Asia's 50 Best Bars list since 2022, wild Thai herb infusions.
Tip: Enter via the fire-exit door at the rear. No menu beyond a printed list; cocktails 350-450 baht. Walk-in only, fills by 22:00.
Smalls in Bangkok's Sathon is photographer David Jacobson's three-floor French-bistro listening room. Parisian exposed brick, rooftop terrace, vinyl jazz on Wednesday DJ sets.
Tip: Closed Tuesdays. Reserve a rooftop table at sundown; absinthe-led cocktails 350-500 baht, French bistro plates kitchen until 23:00.
Wong's Place off Soi Sri Bamphen has been Bangkok's late-night dive bar since 1987. Wood-panelled bunker exempt from the city's closing curfew, the post-everything destination.
Tip: Wedge a knee at the bar after 02:00 when the city closes. Cash only, drinks from 150 baht, no music charge. Cult VHS film posters cover the walls.
FooJohn Building in Bangkok's Talad Noi is the three-tier dive in a restored 1960s post-modern shophouse. French bistro ground floor, hidden upstairs cocktail bar, rooftop BBQ.
Tip: Find the mirrored stairwell at the rear for the second-floor speakeasy. No reservations, cash easiest, cocktails from 300 baht. Rooftop opens 18:00.
Iron Balls Distillery on Ekkamai is the steampunk gin distillery and bar with the still behind the counter. Booth-only basement, gin-and-tonics from house-distilled coconut gin.
Tip: Walk-in only, cocktails from 350 baht. The G&T flight is the test drive; the booths face the copper still. Closes 01:00 nightly.
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