16 wine bars worth the trip across Thailand, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Thailand guides.

Eat Me ★ 4.5

฿฿฿Wine barBangkok

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.

TipWine list runs to 30 pages; ask the sommelier to point at the bold New World section if you like Shiraz and Malbec.

Wine I Do ★ 4.4

฿฿฿Wine barBangkok

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.

TipClosed Tuesdays. Walk-in only most nights, the back room is the chef's-table option for a sharing menu.

Vivin Grocery ★ 4.4

฿฿฿Wine barBangkok

Vivin Grocery in Bangkok's Sukhumvit 49/9 is a French-chosen wine bar and retail cellar with cheese counter, Burgundy by the glass and bottles-to-go pricing.

TipClosed Sundays. Retail-corkage 200 baht on any bottle from the shop; the cheese boards travel home well too.

Winellar ★ 4.3

฿฿฿Wine barSantithamChiang Mai

A cellar-and-kitchen off Jed Yod pairing organic, seasonal Thai-leaning plates with a natural-wine list, the city's most serious low-intervention room.

The Boathouse Restaurant ★ 4.3

฿฿฿Wine barKataPhuket

The Boathouse Restaurant on Kata Beach in Phuket pairs a wine cellar praised by Wine Spectator with a beachfront menu of southern Thai and Western dishes.

TipThe wine list runs to over 150 labels; the degustation menu comes with a matched wine for each course, served at tables above the sand.

Vero Trattoria & Wine Bar ★ 4.2

฿฿฿Wine barThalangPhuket

Vero Trattoria & Wine Bar sits above Naithon Beach at Pullman Phuket Arcadia, where the house sommelier pairs an extensive list with regional Italian plates.

Italthai Cellar at Amari Bangkok ★ 4.1

฿฿฿Wine barBangkok

Italthai Cellar at Amari Bangkok in Ratchathewi is the hotel's fourth-floor wine room with a selected by-the-glass program and pairing menus.

TipReservations through Amari's dining line; daytime visits are quieter for tasting flights. Pairing menu is the move when the kitchen is on full service.

Ivy's Wonder Wine Bar ★ 4.1

฿฿฿Wine barNimmanChiang Mai

A cosy Nimman wine bar with a broad by-the-glass list and small plates, a work-friendly daytime cafe that turns into a relaxed pour bar after dark.

Wine and Taste ★ 4.1

฿฿Wine barBang TaoPhuket

Wine and Taste on Lagoon Road in Cherngtalay, Phuket, sells Old and New World bottles at wine-shop prices, with truffle camembert and sashimi to pair.

TipA 10% service charge applies to drinking in; buy a bottle to take away instead and it is priced like a wine shop, not a restaurant.

Cru 2nd Floor Wine Bar ★ 4.0

฿฿฿Wine barOld CityChiang Mai

An intimate upstairs wine room near Wat Phra Singh, a quiet Old City perch for boutique old-world bottles and charcuterie above the Samlan Road bustle.

The 1892 Bar ★ 3.9

฿฿฿Wine barNimmanChiang Mai

A dim wine-and-whisky room off Suthep for slower drinking, pouring old-world reds and single malts to a quieter crowd away from the Nimman clubs.

Grape Wine Bar ★ 3.9

฿฿฿Wine barChang KhlanChiang Mai

A relaxed Tha Phae wine bar with a broad by-the-glass list and cheese and charcuterie boards, an easy Old City drinking room before the walking streets.

Wine Connection Tapas Bar Asoke ★ 3.8

฿฿฿Wine barBangkok

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.

TipBring-your-own corkage policy 200 baht. Pizza and tapas combos run weekday lunches and weekday afternoon happy hours.

Wine Connection ★ 3.8

฿฿฿Wine barWat KetChiang Mai

The Chiang Mai deli-and-bistro of Thailand's big wine-retail chain, a dependable place for well-priced glasses, cheese boards and bottles to take away.

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