By district

Rooftops by area

Where you're staying decides where you're drinking. Pick a district and we'll point you up.

Asok

Where Sukhumvit's two train lines cross — a dense knot of hotels, malls and high-floor bars around the Asok interchange.

Riverside grandeur — golden domes and white-tablecloth terraces high above the Chao Phraya.

Bangkok's central shopping belt — Chidlom, Ratchaprasong and Pratunam — wall-to-wall malls, luxury hotels and some of the city's busiest sky bars.

The design-led pocket off Sukhumvit — craft bars, hidden rooftops and a slower, cooler counterpoint to neighbouring Thong Lor.

The green edge of downtown around Lumphini Park — embassy-quiet streets and rooftops looking out over the city's biggest park.

Lower Sukhumvit around Nana and Soi 11 — a bright, busy stretch of hotels, nightlife and rooftop bars steps from the BTS.

Sukhumvit's creative eastern frontier — a quieter, more elevated angle on the skyline, just a stop beyond Ekkamai and Thong Lor.

The polished heart of Sukhumvit around EmQuartier and Emsphere — upscale malls, hotels and a growing cluster of rooftop bars.

The luxury spine between Siam and Sukhumvit — five-star hotels, Central Embassy and some of the city's most refined sky bars.

The Chao Phraya's hotel strip — classic riverside rooftops with the water and the old town in view.

Old-money high-rises over the river bend — Sathorn is where Bangkok's tallest classic sky bars look west into the sunset.

The city's retail heart around Siam Square and the stadiums — central rooftops above the shopping crowds.

The financial district after dark: glass towers, the city's highest open-air bars, and a glass tray 314 metres up.

The see-and-be-seen east side: design-led lounges, long DJ nights and 360° crowns over the Sukhumvit sprawl.