Ahead of their top 50 announcement in Macau on July 15, the rankings for Asia’s Best Bars 51-100 were released earlier today and featured three Bangkok bars. In addition to drumming up excitement for the announcement, the 51-100 list gives bars a little extra attention—and lets us know who will not be on the top 50.

 

Topping out Thailand’s offerings is Mahaniyom Cocktail Club at No.71, which is quite a precipitous drop from last year’s ranking in the top 20 at 18. Mahaniyom is the brainchild of Ronnaporn “Neung” Kanivichaporn, the 2024 BAD Award winner for Bartender of the Year. 

 

Next up for Bangkok is Firefly, found in the Sindhorn Kempenski. This hotel bar, which recently made it on BK’s list of top hotel bars in Bangkok, has made a fairly lateral move on the list from No.83 to No.82. While this spot has been slowly gaining notoriety in recent years, as many go for the vibes and music as the cocktails. 

 

Lastly comes Messenger Service Bar, which did not make either list last year, ranks in at No.90 on the list. Precipitating their ranking, in 2024 this venue relocated to Chinatown for a very unique vibe at Baan Trok Tua Ngork in Yaowarat, launching their new cocktail concept concentrating on ingredients called the “Grocery Store.”

 

In 12 days, the top 50 will be released from the first-ever celebration using Macau as a location, and last year there were four Bangkok names on the list. There’s good reason to expect more this year. BKK Social Club, Vesper, Mahaniyom, and Bar Us all ranked last year, and the three that didn’t get bumped to the lower list should be in with a shot for the top 50 again. 

 

Dry Wave has been Bangkok’s big cocktail bar success story this year—raking in the Bar of the Year, Best New Bar, and Best New Bar titles at the BAD Awards 2025—so it’d be difficult to see this spot not coming in hot and high after barely making the list in 2024 at No.98. Other bars on last year’s 51-100 list that may get the bump (or be omitted entirely) include Tropic City, Opium Bar, Asia Today Bar, and Bamboo Bar.   

 

After Asia’s 50 Best Bars, the World’s 50 Best Bars 51-100 should be announced later this year, and last year, only Mahaniyom and Vesper made the cut. Only BKK Social Club and Bar Us made the top 50.