At Bantadthong for a little over a year, Find the Photobooth—boasting some serious Bangkok bar pedigree—have left their musical menu behind for a list of cocktails that come from the city’s most famous food street. 

 

These drinks are serious about paying homage to Bantadthong, with the eight new cocktails taking their style from the street. In fact, if you’re new to Bantadthong, their novel menu is a great place to get tips for must-try spots.

 

 

The shokupan and Thai pandan custard at Neung Nom Nua and Haab are the recommended visits for the Verdant Velvet (B390), where pandan-infused rum mixes with other Thai flavors like lemongrass and fermented rice along with miso and matcha. But the kicker is the drizzle of red wine on top that gives it a tart, earthy flavor. 

 

On the nightlife front, the Suspicious Tea (B390) takes its inspiration from Beer Pradith, an ode to the longtime beer spot just a few doors down. Looking a bit like a beer, chrysanthemum tea and black tea are mixed with gin and Lillet Blanc; the maraschino liqueur and lemon give it a little character. And, to complete the look, it’s topped with shoyu foam rather than head.

 

Jek Meng is synonymous with Bantadthong street food (even though they’re so popular that they’ve also got a spot at King Power Mahanakhon). This Hainanese chicken spot is popular—and crowded—all day. Find the Photobooth interprets this as the Choet (B420), which mixes trifecta of cognac, rum, and whiskey to make a fruity-but-savory drink that cuts smoked tea with lemon and tangerine.

 

The Teddy’s Tonic (B420) is already a hit with the instagram crowd. The teddy bear-shaped whiskey cocktail at Find the Photobooth takes its cues from soy spots like Nam Dao Huu and Nai Wen. A mix of soy milk and winter melon, the Teddy’s Tonic boozy smoothie really brings out the flavor of the base ingredients with pineapple juice and a spot of coconut water; the result is a vanilla-y taste that’s almost too moreish. Beware of ice cream headaches.  

 

 

All of the above are easy-to-drink. The tomyum, inspired by Bantadthong’s Lek Yai, is a little more complex. Let’s face it, the tomyum cocktail has been done to death, but at FTPB they’re taking it up a notch with the Auntie O’s Mary (B420)—so named for the eponymous Jeh O shop on Bantadthong. While taking inspiration from the bloody mary, this savory slushie-style Thai herb infused vodka drink brims with a shiitake mushroom tincture and tom yum powder. On top, a freshly made onsen egg—with a side of pork crackling. On the advice of the bartender: lick, dip, sip. 

 

Every menu item comes with recommended food shops to “pair” with the drinks. The menu continues with the Pigasus (B390) from the pork knuckle stew at Trok Sung, Chai-Yo Baby (B390) from the buns at Bing Bun and Mother Cows. 

 

 

For those unfamiliar with FTPB, it’s a speakeasy in the true sense of the word. Not in that it has 1920’s style decor, but in that you enter a photobooth shop called F-stop, press a button, and a wall opens up to reveal the hidden bar. 

 

Coming from a team behind Singapore’s Nutmeg & Clove, Tokyo’s Bar High Five, Taipei’s Bar Mood, and Bangkok’s Mahaniyom Cocktail Bar, this bar’s on the bleeding edge of bar life, and over the last year have begun featuring nightly live music and an open mic.