Bangkok Beer Guide Booklet
December 2024
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- Introduction
- Bars to look for, by area
- – Ari
- 1. Dok kaew House Bar
- 2. Eight Days a Week Homebar
- – Bang Na (East end of BTS)
- 3. 12°Plato Brewing (brewpub)
- – Chatuchak Market area
- 4. The Fat Cow, Lat Phrao
- 5. United People’s Brewery/brewpub
- – Chinatown
- 6. Haze Bar
- 7. Píjiǔ Bar
- – Ekkamai / Thong Lor
- 8. Duke of Beerington; bottleshop
- 9. Mikkeller Bangkok
- – Khaosan/ old Town
- 10. Sheepshank
- – Siam
- 11. BrewDog
- 12. Hair of the Dog, Phloen Chit
- – Silom
- 13. Changwon Chicken & Beer
- 14. Chit Hole – Silom
- 15. Om’s Living Room
- – Sukhumvit
- 16. Burbrit
- 17. Craft (aka CRAFT 23)
- 18. Hair of the Dog, Phrom Phong
- – Lumphini
- 19. Warehouse by Jaang
- – Thonburi
- 20. Talat Phlu
- 21. Taopiphop
- Brewpubs & Breweries
- 12°Plato
- Bangkaew Brewing Bar
- Bootleg Brothers
- Brewave
- Chitbeer
- Isara Pub and Brewery
- The Londoner Brew Pub
- MITR
- Third Pint
Introduction
The Bangkok Beer Guide (BKBG) booklet is based on the information from the website of the same name, and intended for visitors looking for craft beer. All information is presented in English.
The information is to be a starting point. There are some local beer spots, some big names, and some highlights, to explore the beer culture in the city.
This booklet is definitely NOT definitive.
The BKBG does NOT encourage excessive drinking, but provides this information to support the local beer community to be used in a responsible manner.
Bars to look for, by area
To see a map, look here: Google Map Link
Bangkok is a pretty big city, so the idea is to separate the city into different areas rather than just a list of the editor’s favorite bars.
Areas are in alphabetical order, then the bars are in alphabetical order.
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Ari Area
The area is just north of Victory Monument, looking between the BTS stations: Sanam Po, Ari, and Saphan Kwai.
1. Dok Kaew House Bar
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Dok Kaew is located in an old Thai house that is rumored to be haunted. There are tables inside the house and out on the patio.
Beer: A variety of local and imported beers are on tap, and in several beer fridges.
Food: Dok Kaew specializes in Isaan (Northern Thai) food, and has hosted several beer + food pairing dinners.
2. Eight Days a Week Homebar
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Eight Days a Week is a top-notch local Thai beer bar. The bar has a big parking lot, lots of space for musical performances inside, and has snacks and dishes to help soak up the beer.
Beer: Local Thai craft beers are the focus at the bar, even beers brewed by the owner. As the beers on draft are listed by block letters, often the name of the beer is not listed, but not the brewery.
Food: A variety of standard fried bar snacks and Thai dishes are on offer to share with a crowd or enjoy dinner on its own.
Nearby: other bars to look for in Ari include:
Juis Bar, a music bar, and
O’glee: a bar and restaurant.
Bang Na (East end of BTS) Area
Bang Na is a large area in Bangkok’s southeast – where the BTS Sukhumvit line ends.
3. 12°Plato Brewing (brewpub)
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12°Plato offers beers brewed on-site and brewed by others. There is a large deck & patio to hang out outside.
Beer: Makes its own beer and offers locally brewed imported beers.
Food: A variety of dishes and snacks, as would be expected of a restaurant in Bangkok.
Nearby: Bang Na is pretty big, and other bars and brewpubs are there, including:
Third Pint (See Brewpubs, below).
Chatuchak Market area
Chatuchak is north of the center of the city, and famous for its weekend market.
4. The Fat Cow, Lat Phrao
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The Fat Cow, technically in the Lat Phrao area, has a number of locations around the city. It has the feel of an easy-going burger and sandwich restaurant, but with a great selection of beer.
Beer: Taps are in rotation and there are some great local Thai beers brought in that are not often found elsewhere. There are 10 taps plus a beer fridge of local and imported beers.
Food: The Fat Cow has a full menu of burgers, sandwiches, soups, snacks and Thai foods as well.
5. United People’s Brewery
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United People’s Brewery serves as a brewpub for those that want to visit the brewery, but is also the facility used by other breweries to produce beer on a larger scale.
Beer: Some of the beers brewed on premises to look for include:
– Sandport Brewing
– Repentless Brewing
– Yod Beer
Food: As a brewpub, United People’s Brewery offers food and snacks to order.
Nearby: In the Chatuchak area are also a local favorite:
Yod Bar, an early craft brewer in Bangkok. Additionally, there are a couple bars that combine a love of craft beer and cannabis:
– Babylon Buds & Brew
– Highland cafe (did a collaboration with The Brewing Project)
Chinatown Area
6. Haze Bar
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Google Maps name: Haze.BKK
Haze is one of the editor’s top recommended bars. It has a stage for live music, and the owners are also really big live sports fans – especially English premiere league football.
Beer: The bar carries a range of beers, but they focus on local Thai craft beer. Some really big hazy IPAs are often on tap, and even some of the local brewers hang out there.
Food: Haze bar carries Thai dishes and snacks as would be expected, and good options.
BUT! A couple doors down from Haze is a world-famous wok-fried chicken noodles, Ann Guay Tiew Kua Gai. Grab some noodles and get some great local beer.
7. Píjiu Bar
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Pijiu Bar is located near Bangkok Train station, on Chinatown’s Nana street.
Beer: Local Thai and some imported craft beers on tap and in the fridge. Beers are served in old-fashioned schooners.
Nearby Pijiu: Teens of Thailand, a famous cocktail bar, is on the same street. Com’On bar has a rooftop and Thai craft beer, and is on the other side of the train station.
Nearby Chinatown: has a lot of options for food and good drinks, including a branch of the Fat Cow and Rabbit Hill, which are both close to MRT Wat Mangkon.
Tai Soon Bar is a bit further out from the other bars in Chinatown, but is also a great choice for beer, and located near the old-school bottle shop: Well Shop.
Ekkamai / Thong Lor Area
8. Duke of Beerington; bottleshop
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Duke of Beerington is an excellent little bottleshop (that also has a couple taps) to choose some great beer, and chill out on their benches. The owner is very knowledgeable, and always has a great variety to choose from.
9. Mikkeller Bangkok
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Mikkeller Beer is a world famous Danish brewery, and the taproom in Bangkok is Mikeller’s first location in Asia. It is in a neighborhood, so best to take a taxi.
Beer: the bar has 30 taps, is Euro-centric and has a beer fridge and a special bottle room in the back for exclusive beers.
Khaosan/ old Town Area
10. Sheepshank
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Located on the river, Sheepshank is the nicer restaurant connected to Dock No.13 which is the beer bar part of the establishment.
Beer: 13 taps of part local Thai craft, and part imported beer.
Food: Sheepshank is also a nice restaurant with tasty seafood and Thai dishes.
Nearby: a small bar, Yolo Craft Beer Bar, and Goodgets are bars a very short walk from Sheepshank. A little walk from there is a pour-your-own-beer bar: Apron Bar.
Siam Area
11. BrewDog
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The Scottish brewery has taprooms around the world, and recently opened their Bangkok location this year near Ploenchit BTS station.
The bar focuses on its food and live entertainment. Also a great place for the young cool kids to be taking selfies.
12. Hair of the Dog, Phloen Chit
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Hair of the Dog at Phloen Chit is just south of the Phloen Chit BTS station, directly upstairs from Billy’s Smokehouse BBQ (also a good place for food & beer).
Beer: A wide variety of imported craft beers, and some locally made beers, are on tap and in the beer fridge. It also has a selection of gin.
Food: Although the bar doesn’t offer food there are many options in the area.
Nearby: another bar further north on the BTS line worth checking out: Feat Lab, in between Siam and Ratchathewi BTS stations.
Note: Directly below/south of these bars is #19 Warehouse by Jaang
Silom Area
The Silom area is a central business district, southwest of central Bangkok on the Silom BTS line.
13. Changwon Chicken & Beer
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Changwon Chicken and Beer has two locations in Bangkok, the location at BTS St. Louis is the most recent to open.
Beer: 10 taps or so of a mix of local and imported craft beers, plus a couple of cheap options.
Food: Known for a wide range of craft beer and Korean food: fried chicken, dumplings, kimchi, and ramen.
Nearby: a little further south is Ox bar that does burgers and beer; north of the St. Louis BTS station is Sathorn 12 that has a lot of other bars and restaurants, including #15- Om’s Living Room.
14. Chit Hole – Silom
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Chit Hole is the name of the satellite locations (taprooms) of Chitbeer, and offers a variety of Chitbeer beers and other local breweries.
Chit Hole Silom partnered with a live music and upscale dining restaurant. It is easy to get to from the BTS, and has a varied selection of local beer.
Nearby: There are a couple Irish bars in the area, like Shenanigans with its big porch, but there is also the highly recommended G’s, which is a great German Restaurant.
15. Om’s Living Room
A very unique space in the Bangkok craft beer scene, and one that only provides information in English… for reasons. It is in a converted house, and just has a wall of taps, a stereo, and a few tables.
Beer: Primarily local Thai craft beer, and even some of his own brew: Silom Beer
Food: No food to order, just some Thai crackers provided.
Sukhumvit Area
16. Burbrit Burmese Taproom
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A taproom by Burbrit, which is a “Burmese + British” brewery from Myanmar. A very bright bar with a patio for customers to sit outside and watch sports.
Beer: a variety of British and American style beers.
Food: The menu has regular snacks on offer, but also has Burmese dishes to try something different, like a fermented salad (editor recommended).
17. Craft 23 (aka CRAFT on soi 23)
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Bangkok’s largest selection of beers on tap: 40 taps! It is an open-air beer garden that is very popular for the cigar smokers as it is connected to a cigar lounge, Whisgars.
FYI: the bar recently celebrated its 10th anniversary.
18. Hair of the Dog, Phrom Phong
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This is one of the very top places to get some craft beer in Bangkok. They bring in a lot of great beers, but also have a gin bar/lounge on the floor above.
Beer: A wide range of beer imported and some local beers. Beers on tap often include barrel aged stouts.
The bar has a special stout fridge at the end of their wall of beer fridges to enjoy there or take home.
Food: Breakfast story is in the same building, a couple floors above the beer bar.
Nearby: The area is littered with other bars, including one of the city’s biggest Irish bars: O’Shea’s Sports bar and rooftop. 39 Craft is below the Phrom Phong BTS station, and Libertich is a few minutes walk east of the station
Lumphini Area
19. Warehouse by Jaang
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The warehouse bar is located in a very traditional neighborhood between Lumphini and Benchakatti Parks.
Beer: Majority local beers and even some sato is on tap. The man behind the name and the bar is Jaang, and he offers his own brews as well.
Food: Snacks like wings and other stuff to keep you going through the beers.
Thonburi Area
Thonburi is the area west of the Chao Phraya river; a very large area that is not always high on the tourists’ lists, but there are some good bars to hit if you happen to be there.
20. Talat Phlu
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The area of Talat Phlu is known for having a large local food market. The bar that was previously known as “Craft and Curry” welcomes customers to order food from other locations and to enjoy it at the bar.
Beer: Beer taps are in rotation, including local Thai craft beer and international standards.
21. Taopiphop
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“Tao” is a famous person in the Bangkok beer community as he spent a couple days in jail for homebrewing beer. He has since become a minister of parliament, and his political headquarters is also his bar.
The bar is located west of the Chao Phraya river, and in the middle of a local working neighborhood.
Beer: Local Thai craft, including beer of his own, and imported standards.
Food: Local Thai dishes served fresh and on paper plates.
Brewpubs & Breweries in Bangkok
Beer brewed at the site, often with the big metal brewing vessels on display. Brewpubs are most often located away from the center of the city, though some do have taprooms (bars that specialize in beer from a brewery). The list on the Beginner’s Guide to Bangkok Beer will try to keep this info updated.
12°Plato
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This is the same as #3 listed above. Located in the Bang Na area, and associated with 8 Days a Week Homebar (#2, above).
Bangkaew Brewing Bar
A small brewery based on Bangkok’s east side of town that also teaches home-brewing.
Bootleg Brothers Brewing
A small but centrally located brewing site in the Sukhumvit area, just outside Phrom Phong BTS station. Not active on social media, but very easy to get to, as it is on the 5th floor of EMQuartier mall.
Brewave
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Brewave is a brewpub with a home that is pretty far west of the Chao Phraya river, and past the end of the BTS line. But they do have taprooms in Bangkok, including:
Chitbeer
A founder of the craft beer scene in Bangkok and beyond. Chitbeer’s home is on Koh Kret – a river island north of Bangkok, but has taprooms called Chit Holes across Thailand.
Locations in Bangkok include:
- Asiatique >(Sail to the Moon) Gmap
- Royal River Hotel >Gmap
- Silom > (Fork and Cork) Gmap
- Sukhumvit 71 >Gmap
Isara Pub and Brewery *
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A Thai house turned into a bar, located in the neighborhood behind ICONSIAM.
* At time of writing, house-brewed beer is not yet available.
The Londoner Brew Pub
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Bangkok’s oldest brewpub, and has since moved to a new location out on the way towards the airport on the east side of the city. Beer is still brewed on site, and served fresh. The food is pretty great, too.
MITR
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North of Bangkok, near Chitbeer. The brewing facilities for Devanom. Beer + Food + sports games on TV.
Tawandang German Brewery
A local chain of German-inspired beer halls that put on ridiculous stage performances and serves its own lager, weizen, and dunkel.
In a partnership with Carabao drink to mass produce cheap beer.
Third Pint *
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Third Pint is a bar and cafe located in Bang Na,
* At time of writing, house-brewed beer is not yet available.
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