After you’ve blown your baht at megamall CentralWorld, head up to Red Sky for some perspective. Encircling the 56th fl oor turret of the adjoining CentaraGrand Hotel, this swanky glass-wrapped al fresco bar offers city panoramas in every direction. Just before sunset is the time to come – plonk yourself down on a rattan chair… [more]
Rooftop Bars
Sofitel Silom, 188 Silom Road, 02-238-1991. BTS Chong Nonsi. Daily 5pm-2am. รร.โซฟิเทลสีลม ถ.สีลม Smart V9 is a funky space, one-third comfy bar, one-third slick restaurant, one-third huge wine retail shop. Oenophiles undergo orgiastic experiences once they walk past the dozens of wine crates lining the entrance. All of the wines can be bought at supermarket… [more]
32/F, Millennium Hilton Bangkok, 123 Charoennakorn Road, 02-442-2000. BTS Saphan Taksin. Daily 5pm-1am. รร.มิลเลนเนี่ยมฮิลตัน ถ.เจริญนคร A new beacon over Bangkok’s night sky is ablaze. Picture a gorgeously moody, sexy place with world-class jazz, awesome cocktails and heart-stopping views. Add prices lower than other similar bars. Sprinkle with the fact that you’ll be part of the… [more]
State Tower, 1055 Silom Road, 02-624-9555; www.thedomebkk.com. Daily 6pm-1am. สเตททาวเวอร์ สีลม High fliers hankering after a taste for the dramatic can head over to The Dome at State Tower. Among the world’s highest outdoor bars, Skybar – attached to Med restaurant Sirocco – offers panoramic views of the city and river below, earning its popularity… [more]
Pan Pacific Bangkok, Rama IV Road, 02-632-9000; www.panpacific.com. BTS Saladaeng. Daily 11.30am-2.30pm, 6pm-10.30pm. รร. แพนแปซิฟิค ถ.พระราม 4 Ideal for interminably hot or drizzly nights, the Deck Bar is a low-slung little bar counter found in the partitioned area at the rear of the Pan Pacific’s up market Panorama restaurant. Perfect for pre-dinner, the wine-list here… [more]
61F Banyan Tree Bangkok, 21/100 South Sathorn Road, 02-679-1200; www.banyantree.com. Daily 5pm-1am. รร.บันยันทรี ถ.สาทรใต้ As the name suggests, this is one place that will get you closer to the moon. The open-air bar lets you take in the urban Moloch from up-above in smart surroundings. Banyan Tree’s Moon Bar is a romantic hideaway. With stunning… [more]
48 Column Bldg, Sukhumvit Soi 16, 02-302-2557; www.longtablebangkok.com. BTS Asok. MRT Sukhumvit. Daily 11am-2am. อาคารคอลัมน์ สุขุมวิท ซ.16 Top-end Thai food isn’t the only thing drawing Bangkok’s nouveau riche to this impossibly swish restaurant-cum-bar in droves. There’s also the trend-setting twist: a sleek communal dining table so long it makes a medieval banquet bench look positively… [more]
5/F, River City Shopping Complex, Yota Road, Charoen Krung 30, Si Phaya Pier, 084-928-6161. Tue-Sun 6pm-late, closed Mon. บัลโค ศูนย์การค้า ริเวอร์ซิตี้ If coasting along the Chao Phraya on a dinner cruiser leaves you wanting, after disembarking the boat at the River City Shopping Complex pop up to Balco Bar on its rooftop. This airy alfresco… [more]
Arun Residence, 36-38 Soi Pratoo Nok Yoong, Maharat Road, 02-221-9158; www.arunresidence.com. Daily 6pm-1am. อรุณเรสสิเดนซ์ ซ.ประตูนกยูง ถ.มหาราช Balmy breezes, soft Latin Jazz, sour-sweet cocktails and passable wine list: all the ingredients for an agreeable open-air bar are in place at the Mediterranean-ish Amorosa. The show-stopper though is the view: perched on the roof of a four-storey… [more]
