6 Best Bars in Sukhumvit, Bangkok

This downtown rooftop bar atop the Bangkok Marriott Hotel Sukhumvit is known for its 360-degree panoramas and for reasonable drink prices compared to other rooftop bars.

This rooftop bar on the 33nd floor of the Frasier Suites Sukhumvit offers sweeping views of the city in sophisticated surrounds. Order a pisco sour and some Japanese-Peruvian snacks, like ceviche and sushi, and enjoy the DJ's beats.

Boutique beer lovers flock to this hip outdoor spot where, as you can guess from the name, all the brews are 100% craft. Along with the largest selection of craft beers in Bangkok---hundreds of brands rotating on 40 taps, plus bottled brews from 20 different countries---there is an excellent food menu with everything from pastrami sandwiches and rotisserie chicken to Thai and Mexican food. There's a daily happy hour from 3 to 6 pm.

The craft-beer gypsy brewers from Denmark opened up shop in Bangkok at this hideaway in a residential garden home. Thirty brews come on tap, many of them experimental and avant-garde specimens found only at the world's few Mikkeller branches, as well as many bottled brews. The garden is a fine spot to relax in, and there is also a bottle shop and a popular fine-dining restaurant.

On any night of the week, Oskar is full of a mixed Thai and foreign crowd enjoying good cocktails and wood-fired pizzas, along with well-prepared French and European bites. The electronic beats spill out onto the street and eclectic DJs are regularly on board.

With many different beers on tap and in bottles, this very British pub tends to draw serious beer drinkers. There's a heavy emphasis on viewing sports on well-placed monitors, along with fun quiz nights on Wednesday.