BKK Social Club

The soon-to-open Four Seasons scored big when it got Philip Bischoff, former bar manager of Singapore’s esteemed Manhattan, to take the reins at its flagship bar. led by the high-flying beverage manager and mixologist, this impressive new opening is set to offer Latin American and pre-Prohibition era concoctions in a space inspired by the glamor of old Buenos Aires. 

300/1 Charoenkrung Rd., 02-032-0888

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Draft Land

First Taipei, then Hong Kong, now Bangkok. In partnership with the Rabbit Hole team, Taiwanese barman Angus Zou is opening the third branch of Draft Land, his trend-setting cocktails-on-tap bar, at The Commons Saladaeng early next year. 

KONKORD

Tropic City have joined forces with Sugar Ray’s Sitthan “Turk” Sa-Nguankun to launch this new cocktail bar and bistro on Sukhumvit Soi 11. Scheduled for a grand opening in January, the bar promises to serve apertivos, spirit-forward cocktails, coffee and small bites in a retro-slash-brutalist space. Add to that a roster of local and international DJs playing everything from disco and hip hop to soul and house, with the same unpretentious, fun-loving atmosphere found at Tropic.

18 Sukhumvit Soi 11

Vladimir Kojic

Wetter

Dry season may be upon us, but by March you can expect the follow up to the short-lived but much-loved wine bar Wet. Led by Gaggan Anand’s long-term sommelier Vladimir Kojic, Wetter promises to bring a fun-loving party vibe to “low-intervention” wines. Details are scant. What we do know: it’s likely to be in the vicinity of Gaggan’s eponymous new restaurant on Sukhumvit Soi 31.