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Bamboo Bar. Good jazz, but it’s like sitting in Jackie Collins’ underpants – small, zebra-striped and very busy. Mandarin Oriental / 48 Oriental Ave / 02 659 9000 / mandarinoriental. com

Above Eleven. Svelte, alfresco rooftop sipper, sunset metro views, Japanese/peruvian tapas menu + great piscos. 33/F Fraser Suites Sukhumvit Soi 11 / 083 542 1111 / aboveeleven.com

Face. Big drinks, hip sounds and mod accents in this bijou little babe set in a traditional Thai teak house. 29 Sukhumvit Soi 38 / 02 713 6048 / facebars.com

WTF. Artsy glitz-antidote – tiny wine and tapas bar-cumgallery, with live events, poetry, music and cocktails. 7 Sukhumvit Soi 51 / 02 662 6246 / 6pm-1am / Tue-sun / wtfbang kok.com