Rooftop Bars: Nightlife in Bangkok

Perched up on the 52nd floor of the Lebua State Tower, Lebua No. 3 is the latest addition to the hotel’s list of swank bars and restaurants with dazzling city views. While Mezzaluna, the 2-star Michelin restaurant and the Sky Bar, famed for its “Hangovertini” cocktail, are already well known, Lebua No. 3 is set to become the talk of the town, as it combines the unique concept of three circular bars offering premium gin, vodka, and also caviar all under one roof, or should we say, above the roof, as a visit up here will put you on top of the city!

One enters the bar here via a spiral staircase that leads into a marble-tiled entryway, where the letters Lebua No. 3 light up over the floor, surrounded by rather surreal haloed blue light. Further in, you get the first of the circular bars, this one serving up vodka and set inside under a roof, with glossy black finish highlighting the bar and its prime position opposite the DJ zone, where noted Ukranian DJ and producer Taly Shum spins tunes each night.

From here, one heads out overlooking the city, with a caviar bar on one side, the gin bar just ahead, and a fancy digital retina display dance floor separating them, surrounded by comfy bespoke furniture.

At the gin bar, many of the drinks here are made with the amazing premium Sipsmith London dry gin, which is featured in cocktail standouts like the Glamour, showcasing Sipsmith, Champagne Perrier Jouet, raspberry shrub, yuzu juice, and caviar air combined into one wild drink, or the Negroni No. 3, one of the most outstanding versions of this unique drink you’ll ever have, using Mancino Rosso, Mancino Chinato, Campari, and a green tea ice sphere to go with the gin.

Over at the vodka bar, Absolut Elyx, which is manually distilled in a copper still, and is exclusive to Thailand at Lebua, makes for some smooth pours. Try a Daniel Craig, made with Plymouth gin, Mancino Bianco, absinthe, and Absolut Elyx, or a Starry Night in Thailand, concocted with Absolut Elyx, Capucana cachaca, yuzu, ginger, and charcoal.

While caviar might not be everyone’s forte, the way it is served at the Lebua will make a lot of converts. The bar here has partnered up with the Caviar House of Bangkok, based in Hua Hin, to create a “caviar goes casual,” scene, where Lebua No. 3 aims for an “affordable luxury for all” concept. Here, you get a serving of this superb local caviar plated on a Himalayan-salt spoon, which gets paired with a shot of vodka.

Lebua No. 3 is the perfect venue to party, unwind, and see Bangkok at its most dazzling. It’s elegant, contemporary, and exciting, combining fabulous mixology, premium alcohol and caviar, and happening parties alongside of the best view in town, and is certain to be another winner for the distinguished hotel group.