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.
Address: 3/1 Soi Sukhumvit 51, Khlong Tan Nuea, Watthana, Bangkok 10110
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.