Where to drink well in Bangkok by the glass and the bottle: natural, classical, and worth the cab fare.
Wine bars in Bangkok. natural, classical, and the grower-focused rooms worth the cab fare.
Wine I Do in Bangkok's Charoen Krung 36 is the natural-wine cellar from Tarn Sungwarn, set inside a converted shophouse with a Spanish-influenced tapas menu.
Signature pour: Orange wines from Georgia and Slovenia
Wine focus: Lo-Fi natural wines and orange
Food: Spanish-influenced small plates
Tip: Closed Tuesdays. Walk-in only most nights, the back room is the chef's-table option for a sharing menu.
Vivin Grocery in Bangkok's Sukhumvit 49/9 is a French-curated wine bar and retail cellar with cheese counter, Burgundy by the glass and bottles-to-go pricing.
Signature pour: By-the-glass Burgundy on the chalkboard
Wine focus: French wines and pre-Phylloxera labels
Food: French charcuterie and cheese boards
Tip: Closed Sundays. Retail-corkage 200 baht on any bottle from the shop; the cheese boards travel home well too.
Wine Pub at Pullman King Power in Bangkok's Rangnam is the city's largest by-the-glass wine list at 50-plus pours, a hotel-cellar mainstay since 2010 with live jazz Fri-Sat.
Signature pour: Champagne and Bordeaux by the glass
Wine focus: Old World wines and New World classics
Food: Asian-French fusion small plates
Tip: Live jazz Fridays and Saturdays from 21:30. Tuesday is half-priced wine night by the glass.
Wine Connection Tapas Bar in Bangkok's Asoke is the value-priced wine retailer and tapas chain with branches across the city, the casual everyday wine-and-food room.
Signature pour: Australian Shiraz by the glass
Wine focus: New World wines and budget-friendly Old World
Food: Tapas, paella and Mediterranean
Tip: Bring-your-own corkage policy 200 baht. Pizza and tapas combos run weekday lunches and weekday afternoon happy hours.
Eat Me in Bangkok's Silom has run modern eclectic plates and an Asia's 50 Best wine-list since 1998, the gallery-walled room from Tim Butler beside the Australian Embassy.
Signature pour: Australian Shiraz by the glass
Wine focus: Bold New World and Italian cellars
Food: Modern eclectic and shared plates
Tip: Wine list runs to 30 pages; ask the sommelier to point at the bold New World section if you like Shiraz and Malbec.
Peak food season in Bangkok is year-round.
Local dining hours: lunch around 12:30, dinner from 19:30.
service is typically included; small extra is welcome but not expected.
Ask the next local you meet what they would order. Bangkok rewards trust.