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Best Nightlife in Asia (2026)

Bars, pubs, live music venues, rooftop terraces and clubs for evenings out.

174 places · Updated November 12, 2026

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63. Bitters & Co

Cocktail bar$$$Lazimpat

A Lazimpat cocktail bar that makes its own bitters and uses Nepali citrus, with a smoked Old Fashioned and clarified milk punch among its drinks.

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67. Cloud Red

Rooftop bar$$$Kollupitiya

Cinnamon Red's 26th-floor rooftop bar in Kollupitiya, open every evening from 5pm with panoramic views over the city, the harbour and the ocean.

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69. Long Bar

Heritage hotel bar$$$$City Hall

The Raffles Singapore bar where the Singapore Sling was created in 1915, with plantation-style décor and a tradition of peanut shells on the floor.

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73. Paradox

Cocktail lounge$$$Mahalaxmi

A cocktail lounge from the Masque team in a Mahalaxmi mill, with technical drinks, cocktails on tap, Art Deco styling and inventive bar food.

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74. PCO

Speakeasy cocktail bar$$$Vasant Vihar

Delhi's best-known speakeasy, Pass Code Only, entered through a phone booth in Vasant Vihar with a passcode shared among its regulars.

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75. Penrose

Cocktail bar$$$Chinatown

Opened in 2022 on Jalan Petaling, Penrose is a minimalist Chinatown cocktail bar led by Jon Lee, ranked number 64 in Asia's 50 Best Bars 51-100 list for 2026.

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76. Quinary

Molecular cocktail bar$$$Central

Antonio Lai's molecular mixology bar on Hollywood Road, reinventing classic cocktails with foams, airs and bubbles in a moody industrial room.

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78. The Curator

Café by day, speakeasy by night$$$Legazpi Village, Makati

A Legazpi Village coffee shop that turns into a speakeasy at night, behind a hidden door, and a ten-year fixture of the Asia's 50 Best Bars lists.

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80. The Highmore

Rooftop bar and lounge$$$Lusail

The Highmore is the eleventh-floor rooftop bar of the Waldorf Astoria Doha Lusail, with a terrace, cigar lounge, library and game room, plus live jazz nights.

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