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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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141. Tep Bar

Thai live music bar$$Chinatown

A two-storey shophouse bar on Chinatown's Soi Nana where nightly bands play Thai classics on traditional instruments alongside cocktails made with local spirits.

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142. The Wanch

Live music bar and gastropub$$Wan Chai

A Wan Chai live music institution with more than 35 years of history, now in a larger Jaffe Road gastropub with a fully equipped stage, craft beer and pub food.

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143. Top of Hanoi

Rooftop bar$$$Ba Dinh

An open-air bar and restaurant on the very top of the 65-storey Lotte Center Hanoi, the highest rooftop bar in the city, with views in every direction.

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144. UrBANGUILD

Live music and events venue$$Kiyamachi

An independent events venue and bar on Kiyamachi near Sanjo, hosting live music, parties and performances, with its own dinner plates and takeaway menu.

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145. WOMB

Nightclub$$$Shibuya

A well-known club in Shibuya's Maruyama-cho, hosting DJ-led events most nights of the week from late evening until dawn.

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147. Bacari

Wine and cocktail bar$$$Central Ubud

An intimate wine and cocktail bar on Jalan Goutama, pouring 20 wines by the glass via Coravin alongside cocktails and tapas, in a space of about 22 seats.

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149. Bar High Five

Classic cocktail bar$$$Ginza

Bartender Hidetsugu Ueno's small basement cocktail bar in Ginza, known for precise Japanese-style mixing and ice carved by hand in front of guests.

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150. Barules

Cocktail bar$$$Jing'an

Sam Kuan's cocktail bar on Tongren Road, reborn after the original 2014 speakeasy closed, known for made-to-order drinks and Dick Bradsell classics.

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152. Cirrus 9

Rooftop bar$$$$Lodhi Road

The Oberoi's open-air rooftop bar, with views over the Delhi Golf Course and Humayun's Tomb, landmark-inspired cocktails and a weekend brunch.

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154. Galaxy Bar

Cocktail lounge$$$$DIFC

An intimate, cosmos-themed cocktail lounge in DIFC's Gate Village from the Tashas Group, a regular on The World's 50 Best Bars list from 2020 to 2023.

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155. Hive Lounge

Sports lounge with shisha$$Ruwi

A sports lounge and bar at the Sheraton Oman in Ruwi, with big-screen sport, crafted drinks, shisha and a poolside terrace open until the early hours.

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158. Lan Kwai Fong

Bar and club district$$$Central

Central's compact bar and club district around Lan Kwai Fong and D'Aguilar Street, Hong Kong's best-known nightlife hub since the 1980s.

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159. Lantern

Rooftop bar$$$$Marina Bay

Rooftop bar at The Fullerton Bay Hotel overlooking Marina Bay, serving cocktails, champagne and snacks beside the hotel's infinity pool.

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160. M Bar

Rooftop bar with live music$$$District 1 (Saigon)

The rooftop bar of the Hotel Majestic Saigon, opened in 1925, looking out over the Saigon River with live music from local musicians.

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