Let the Boy Die

Top choice in Chinatown


Quirky name aside, this watering hole originally opened in 2015 as Bangkok's first craft-beer bar. Given Thailand's liquor laws (heavily tilted against craft brewing at the time), it subsequently went on a two-year hiatus, but then came back as a microbrewery with 12 locally brewed beers on tap. Try the nutty stout or the American-style IPA, and mingle with fellow hopheads.


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