Best Bars in Phuket

Baba Nest ★ 4.6

Baba Nest at Sri Panwa on Cape Panwa, Phuket's south-east tip, is a square rooftop deck ringed by an infinity pool, pouring sunset cocktails above the sea.

DrinkSunset cocktails and Champagne

Kee Sky Lounge ★ 4.4

Kee Sky Lounge in Phuket sits on floors six and seven of The Kee Resort in Patong, a rooftop bar near Bangla Road that stays quiet above the crowds.

DrinkCocktails with a 360-degree Andaman view

DOXA Skybar ★ 4.3

DOXA Skybar sits on a skywalk-linked platform above Fira Phuket at Kata Noi, a mixology rooftop run by head bartender Guilherme Valdivieso, Phuket.

DrinkRoots and Ananas Spice

The Fool Speakeasy ★ 4.5

The Fool Speakeasy fills a renovated three-storey building in Phuket Old Town, a candlelit tarot-themed bar where guests draw a card to choose the cocktail.

DrinkTarot-themed cocktails drawn by card

Shhh. Phuket ★ 4.4

Shhh. Phuket hides behind what looks like a working key-cutting shop on Thalang Road, an underground speakeasy of theatrical cocktails in Old Town.

DrinkN.013 (vodka, chambord, sake, kombucha, jackfruit)

Dibuk House ★ 4.3

Dibuk House is owner-bartender Wynn Chaokitiwut's cocktail bar on Dibuk Road in Old Town Phuket, its big windows facing a muralled building next door.

DrinkLast Living to Survive (Beefeater gin, white creme de cacao, Thai tea)

Zimplex Mixology Laboratory ★ 4.2

Zimplex Mixology Laboratory in Old Town treats each cocktail as a small theatrical build, part bar and part science lab, made and filmed at the counter.

DrinkTrip (pink gin, cream liqueur, syrup)

Little Tribe ★ 4.3

Little Tribe on Boat Avenue's second floor is a beach-toned gin bar with over 50 labels, from Thai craft botanicals to premium tonics, aimed at G&T drinkers.

DrinkJapanese highball and gin and tonics

Overgrown Lounge & Cocktail Bar ★ 4.1

Overgrown Lounge inside La Green Hotel in Cherngtalay, Phuket, is a jungle-toned cocktail room with velvet seating and an early happy hour on the list.

DrinkDeciduous and Coniferous

So What Bar Phuket Town ★ 3.9

So What Bar Phuket Town is a graffiti-walled courtyard off a small Old Town lane, a beer-garden dive where blues jam sessions turn strangers into friends.

DrinkHouse cocktails at Thai prices

Bebop Live Music Bar ★ 4.2

Bebop Live Music Bar on VELA's second floor at Yaowarat and Phang Nga is Old Town Phuket's best-known jazz room, a piano and house band playing most nights.

DrinkBar drinks alongside live jazz, soul and blues

Michel Angelo's Bar, Lounge and Diner ★ 4.0

Michel Angelo's Bar, Lounge and Diner on Takuapa Road runs live music nightly, a Phuket Town bar pairing cocktails with a different genre each night.

DrinkCocktails and mocktails

Ska Bar ★ 4.1

Ska Bar sits under a huge old tree where Kata Beach meets the rocks, a small reggae bar with tables on the sand and a fire show on some evenings.

Estrela Rooftop Bar & Restaurant ★ 4.2

Estrela Rooftop Bar & Restaurant crowns the Novotel Phuket City Phokeethra above Phuket Town, pouring wine and cocktails with sweeping town views.

DrinkLove Story

TipHappy hour runs 16:30 to 18:00 with buy-one-get-one on selected drinks; the back of the rooftop looks over the sea to Koh Sirey and its temple.

360° Bar & Lounge at The Pavilions Phuket ★ 4.1

360 Bar and Lounge at The Pavilions Phuket is an open-air wooden deck in the hills above Bang Tao and Layan, looking over a bamboo grove to the Andaman Sea.

TipThe bar is not reachable by car; a buggy takes guests up from the front of the hotel. Order from the signature tapas menu with Western and Asian touches.