Opening last month, the ground floor space Bar Near Me in Yaowarat puts the inspiration from the neighborhood into the art on its walls and the drinks in its glasses. 

 

Found just off Maitri Chit Road about 350 meters from the Hua Lamphong MRT station, the dark, quaint spot sits with the busy street traffic in full view by the fully stocked bar, and, if you’re walking by, you’ll see the door painted with a very true fact: “Nearest Bar Ever.”

 

At the moment, Bar Near Me is going with their Exhibition 0, with art and cocktails mirroring Bangkok’s most famous neighborhood. 

 

 

For their signature cocktails, Bar Near Me features nine in-house concoctions. For example, there’s the Chinatown Twist (B390) which combines house vodka with sauvignon blanc plum cordial and guava and lime juice with a splash of soda. Whiskey drinkers can opt for the Kopi (B420), a Thai coffee infused mix with dry vermouth and honey coffee cordial topped with cinnamon cream. 

 

Rum fans will find a mix of absinthe and grapefruit flavors with the Herbal Jade (B390) and the Bamboo Breeze (B420) goes for a bamboo infused rum and a heavier taste with Tio Pepe and a mix of almond and Benedictine DOM liqueur.

 

 

But, if you’re not into cocktails, Bar Near Me sports Singha’s starting at B150 and bottles of wine—Wolf Blass Eaglehawk Cuvee Brut—starting at B1,290. Bar Near Me is the latest in a trend for Bangkok cocktail bars to market themselves as a low-maintenance neighborhood bar slinging upscale cocktails, mirrored in more downtown openings like Allso Bar earlier this year.