ADDRESS: MANDARIN ORIENTAL, 48 ORIENTAL AVE, BANGKOK 10500 WEBSITE: WWW.MANDARINORIENTAL.cOM OPEN: SUN-THU: 11AM-1AM; FRI-SAT: 11AM-2AM CONTACT: 0-2659-9000

Thailand’s oldest hotel has welcomed the wealthy and famous for decades, and its Bamboo Bar offers the same old-fashioned, sophisticated luxury that permeates the whole place. In this case animal-skin furniture and palm fronds provide a setting for trademark cocktails such as the Oriental Sour and the Thaijito. It’s also a big draw for the city’s jazz fans, with residencies from top-class international acts.