Editor’s Note: Updated October 2026. Menaka Lounge is reported permanently closed. This article preserves our earlier visit and original ratings; the US$6 cocktail price is historical. Menaka Lounge in Siem Reap gave Ian and me a quieter evening away from […]
Editor’s Note: Updated October 2026. Liberation is listed as permanently closed. This article preserves our original experience, photographs, and rating from the review first published in May 2020; the menu and prices below are historical. Liberation Bar Bangkok was a […]
Editor’s Note: Updated September 2026. Our cocktails and impressions come from an earlier visit; opening hours and dress code were checked against the bar’s website. Havana Social Bangkok hides behind a phone booth off Sukhumvit Soi 11. We came for […]
Editor’s Note: Updated September 2026. This review is based on our 2018 visit. Out of Nowhere is now reported as permanently closed, so the article remains as a record of one of Penang’s most memorable hidden-bar entrances. Penang had no […]
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Editor’s Note: Updated October 2026. This review preserves our original visit, first published in April 2018. The practical details below were checked separately against Bar Stories’ official website. Bar Stories Singapore is a cocktail bar on Haji Lane where the […]
Editor’s Note: Updated September 2026. This review is based on our original visit, while opening hours, contact details and the current cocktail menu have been checked again. Our 28 HongKong Street review began with a recommendation from our friend Goga, […]
Editor’s Note: Updated September 2026. This article preserves our experiences at hidden bars in Penang, Singapore, and Bangkok. Individual venues may change their concepts, entrances, or opening arrangements over time. Hidden bars, secret bars, and modern speakeasies are usually tucked […]