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Tadaima: The Japanese restaurant and izakaya where booze and bites are just 88 baht
The first time we wandered, starving, into the Gateway Ekkamai location of Tadaima, we were confused. There weren’t prices next to any of the dishes on the menu. We didn’t realize the number “88” that figures in much of their signage refers to the price — of everything on the menu. Once we figured out ...
Red, White or Sparkling: Get your wine on at Sofitel Sukhumvit’s Wine Days through end of October
If you’re looking for an excuse to get the girls (or guys) together, Sofitel’s annual Wine Days events are starting next week through the end of October to coincide with the...
Bangkok Poutine: A taste of home, community, and local celebrity for the city’s French Canadians
By some estimates, there may be as many as 100 — but French-Canadian expat Sophie Mottet guesses there are just a few dozen of her fellow Quebec natives living in Bangkok....
Blue Parrot: This cool backyard cafe has a pool, cabanas, cocktails, petanque, and great food from the grill
You know those times when you just want to relax by a pool, drink cocktails, and people watch, but no one goes to your condo pool and you can’t drink there anyway? (Is that...
Asia Today: Shophouse bar debuts new cocktails that’ll bring old-world Thai honey on to the hipster radar
Asia Today, the weirdly-named shophouse bar off Soi Nana in Bangkok’s Old Town that shares a designer (and owners!) with hipster gin bar Teens of Thailand around the corner, has...
Cali-Mex Bar & Grill: California-style Mexican eats and beer taps at the table
Cali-Mex is a pretty well-known chain in Hong Kong and China, with 20 locations offering traditional — well, the Californian version of traditional — Mexican dishes...
Fatty’s Bar & Diner’s ‘Bloody Beast’ has four shots, a burger, a hot dog, and a beer
When we saw photos of this insane take on a traditional Bloody Mary, we couldn’t look away. It had a long wiener sticking out of it, a mini burger, and…was that a...
Maximum Mojitos: Phuket’s all-mojito beachside pop-up bar offers 25 varieties of the Cuban cocktail
The mojito is a classic for pool and beachside drinking — less dowdy than a pina colada, healthier than a Mai Tai. They’re a little less ‘look at me! I’m...
Sky High: Aire Bar offers rooftop views and vibes with street-level prices
Most Bangkokians don’t visit sky bars all that often, since those sky-high views usually come with notable price hikes and strict dress codes. Residents tend to hit them up for...
Sky Bar 64: The weird watering hole by Bangkok’s airport where planes fly overhead as you booze
Close enough to Bangkok’s international airport to allow drinking while plane-spotting — but far enough away from the city center to be pretty inconvenient — sits...