The deal: B299/2 hours (Asahi draft beer, chuhai) + B399/2 hours Izakaya buffet. Promotion available after 8:30pm and before 10:30pm

This retro, warehouse-like spot does all the izakaya staples, from takoyaki to yakitori. The highlight, though, has to be the ice-cold Asahi, which you can get free-flow at a super-cheap price.

 

 

The deal: B500/2 hours (draft beer, sake, shochu, whiskey soda)

This poky restaurant off Silom Road is the perfect spot for a marathon drinking session. With its dark wood, narrow shophouse location, long bar and dim lighting, the place has the cozy, tavern-like atmosphere of a true izakaya. The katsu (from B240/set) is one of the best in town—almost an inch thick, not the least bit oily and perfectly tender—and the high-balls just taste so much better in the midst of drunken salarymen.

 

 

The deal: Beers at B50 for first hour. You do the math. Just tell staff when you want to start your personal happy hour.

Straight out of Okinawa in Japan, this popular izakaya franchise is packed with energy, entertaining, smiling staff and lots of shouting (especially when you’re leaving—staff will shout “customers are going home!” setting off a chorus of goodbyes). It’s a pretty grand space, too, thanks to the big wooden barrel at the entrance, high-ceilings and large open kitchen. The food alone might not be the most elevated, but Mekiki no Ginji’s vibe, outdoor stone garden and personal happy hour make for one enjoyable dining experience.

 

 

The deal: B599/90 minutes (including sake, shochu, umeshu, beer, whiskey, cocktails)

This recent addition to Silom Complex looks more like a daytime haunt given its lengthy list of affordable lunch sets (think karaage from B170, tonkatsu B190), but it’s also rolling out some decent drink deals too. The highlight of this deal is the solid range of sake.

 

 

The deal: B499/90 minutes (Asahi draft beer, sake, shochu, chuhai, whiskey high-ball, acerola, soft drinks)

Taking over the former spot belonging to Carl’s Jr. in salaryman’s haven Soi Thaniya, this fried chicken wing (from B130/five pieces) specialist from Nagoya does a proper list of drinking snacks. Be warned: The low-ceilinged room at the back gets pretty boisterous. Another branch on Sukhumvit Soi 39.

 

 

The deal: B480/2 hours (beer, cocktails, whiskey, umeshu)

Named after the silver screen icon Grace Kelly, this retro, tavern-like Japanese bar and restaurant should be on your hit-list if you are a Suk 51 regular. Expect affordable izakaya-style comfort food, headlined by teriyaki skewers. Leave it to the chef to select your meat (B315/five, B498/eight), while you focus on getting the drinks in.

 

 

The deal: B600/3 hours per person with at least 5 people (karaoke, cocktails, draft beer)

The karaoke dive bar to end all karaoke dive bars is mushrooming all around town. The setup is basic: raucous bar downstairs, karaoke rooms upstairs—where you can snare a pretty affordable, three-hour all-you-can-drink and all-you-can-sing deal. We’ll plump for the original venue, on the corner of Sukhumvit Soi 53, where in our experience they’re most accommodating of non-Japanese.