ADDRESS: GRAND HYATT ERAWAN, 494 RAJDAMRI RD, BANGKOK 10330 WEBSITE: WWW.BANGKOK.GRAND.HYATT.COM OPEN: MON-SAT: NOON-MIDNIGHT; SUN: 4PM-MIDNIGHT CONTACT: 0-2254-1234

Recently refurbished and expanded, this ground floor bar is a popular stop-off for city professionals who want somewhere agreeable to wait while the rush hour eases off. linger over a regularly updated selection of wines by the glass (many of them hard to find elsewhere in Bangkok), nibble a few excellent tapas and maybe take advantage of the adjoining cigar bar. current top tipple: Malbec Altas los hormigas 2008, a deep, dark Argentine red.