Bangkok’s bar whisperer Ashley Sutton has been as busy as a paisley nightie over the last couple of years: first with the revamp of Thonglor favourite Iron Fairies, then with the launches of the whimsically literary Bookshop and military-themed Bangkok Betty, but his most sophisticated offering yet has been Silom’s sultry after-hours sipster, Maggie Choo’s.
Taking inspiration in both name and aesthetic from a Shanghainese cabaret owner who fled to Bangkok in the 1930s, this lush oriental lair boasts both a traditional noodle shop fitted with pendant parasols and antique birdcages, and a vintage casino-style bar complete with intimate nooks, qipao-clad hostesses, and leather sofas. Sutton’s go-to mix master Joseph Boroski is behind the cocktail lineup of tiger lily lovelies like the HMS Leviathan, a mix of honeycomb bourbon, sweet vermouth and lemon. Gussy up, gals!
Maggie Choo’s, 320 Silom Rd, Bangkok. +66 91 772 2144, facebook.com/maggiechoos
