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Beer BAD Awards 2023

Sep 17, 2023

Craft beer bars

this Post is for posterity… kinda. It is also Just to keep the record going about the Beer BAD awards that have been going.
– although originally released in 2023, this was not a BKBG post until September 2026.

Source: BK Magazine BAD awards 2023

Originally released 23 March, 2023 Bangkok time; the awards were pretty sparse, and didn’t list the other runner-ups

Best Dive Bar: Fatty’s Bar and Diner
- Whether you’re there for the company or the tunes, this Din Daeng dive is unstoppable. Helmed by Wisconsin’s own Matthew Fischer, this down-home spot of American fare and craft brew has been wowing regulars for more than a decade. When it gets late—whether they’re playing folk and college rock or tearing up the block with a hip-hop party—Fatty’s brings the heat with both its wings and roving performers on the “stage” by the door.
Best Beer Bar: Mikkeller
- It should be no surprise that one of Bangkok’s oldest craft beer heavyweights still tops the list of the city’s best beer bars. Between the gargantuan beer list sourced from 17 countries, the food menu, weekly deals, and beer-focused tasting events, the ’50s-era Thai house on Ekkamai Soi 10 that Mikkeller calls home feels more like a craft beer embassy than a humble bar and restaurant. Serving from 30 taps and a startlingly diverse range of bottles, Mikkeller is home to people who care about beer and friends just enjoying the green, open space.
Best Pub: The Londoner
- Why this spot over the cacophony of British pubs that haunt the tourist districts? The Londoner has been shelling out pints and pub food since 1997, making it one of Bangkok’s oldest microbreweries—and it’s made a lot of friends along the way. Here, it’s about more than just a pint and a pie; it’s whiskey and cigar nights, craft beer-battered fish and chips, and a communal space for indulging in pub food from Chef Yao built on quality meat from abroad. The location is a bit far from the Sukhumvit crowd, but it’s better for that.