Kuala Lumpur
This specialist bar stocks more than 500 different whiskies, including single malts, blends and bourbons. Also offers a good selection of cigars.
Must-see nightlife in Southeast Asia
Hua Hin
The Hilton's nightclub has bands and DJs late into the night. The name is a holdover from when they used to brew beer here, but they don't now.
Danang
Sociable, but predictable expat bar with clientele of boozy regulars, cheap beer and a busy pool table. A good place to catch live sport on TV.
Khon Kaen
U-Bar packs them in with live music, often big-name bands from Bangkok. It's mostly a younger crowd than the numerous other bars around here.
Yogyakarta
This hole-in-the-wall cafe (little more than a shack but decidedly shabby chic) offers a chance to sample beans from across the archipelago.
Ho Chi Minh City
On the Centec Tower's 23rd floor, Shri’s stylish terrace has a separate area for nondiners reached by stepping stones over a tiny stream.
North Sulawesi
Cold beer and live music are the name of the game at this bamboo hangout on the main drag. Also has a good selection of tasty fried snacks.
Pulau Tioman
Located opposite Ray's Dive Adventures, this place has great ocean views and occasional live music.
Mandalay
This smoky, dusty and lively beer station draws in the crowds for soccer-watching; it serves reasonable food, too. Mind the sticky floors.
George Town
Located over water, open-air Muchacha, QE2 boasts 360-degree views of the Strait of Melaka and a decent selection of booze and beers.
Bicol
Right next to the airport, Terminal 2 is a food and entertainment complex with nightly live music and a several bars and nightclubs.
Northern Bangkok
As evening draws near, down a beer at Viva’s, a cafe-bar in Chatuchak Weekend Market that features live music and stays open late.
Khon Kaen
This bright, relaxing cafe and its friendly owner serves top-notch coffees, teas and at least a dozen different types of smoothies.
Northern Laos
Try this simple shack for sunset beers over the rice-paddy fields. Locals gather here to play guitars and munch on barbecued meat.
Ayuthaya
This oddly named bar has a stage and plenty of outdoor tables for beer and whisky with friends. Live music starts at 8pm nightly.
Manado
Hosting DJs most nights, this thumping joint occupying the corner of Bahu Mall is the best place in town to get your groove on.
Bangkok
Take a breather, fuel up, or simply partake in one of the area’s more low-key gay scenes at this cafe/restaurant/lounge bar.
Thanon Sukhumvit
Pocket-sized, and boasting a world-class sound system and robust underground cred, Glow is a veteran of Bangkok's dance scene.
Pontianak
The most famous, and crowded, coffee house in the city, where Mr Asiang prepares a perfect brew to an adoring bunch of locals.
Lake Gardens, Brickfields & Bangsar
Table football, darts, a pool table and an outdoor terrace are the main draws of this long-running bar. A DJ plays from 10pm.
Manila
This side-street outdoor restobar is a great place to kick back and warm up your karaoke skills before hitting the provinces.
Vigan
Cute little cafe that makes for an excellent frappuccino-fuelled respite from the heat. Its pesto pasta also hits the spot.
Bicol
Fresh-ground Filipino coffee, flavoured coffees and icy frappés are the speciality at this open-fronted main-street stall.
Panay
This little plaza has karaoke, two dance clubs and a live street band on weekends. Busy till 3am Thursday to Saturday.
Hat Patong
Popular nightly cabaret shows are staged at this gay-scene original, one of Patong's earliest Paradise Complex bars.
Banglamphu
Although the live acoustic soundtrack is hit and miss, the views of Th Khao San are solid from this elevated pub.
Phu Quoc Island
A cheap-and-cheerful beach bar behind the Long Beach Centre; it also has a 'Beach Spa' with massages for 200,000d.
Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay
Raffles' courtyard bar is currently closed due to the renovations at Raffles Hotel and is set to reopen mid-2019.
Siargao
The roving party scene heads here late on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday nights. Located around 1km west of GL.
Northwest Vietnam
This smart cafe-bar has a relaxing, tree-shaded garden at the front and serves up some of Son La's best coffee.
Bai Tu Long Bay
This little cafe has friendly owners and serves Vietnamese coffee. It's roughly opposite Tuan Thuy restaurant.
Hanoi
Bar-club with a handy Old Quarter location, it draws a (very) young crowd and the music is pretty mainstream.
Nakhon Ratchasima (Khorat)
For more than a decade this has been the most popular dance floor for students. It gets hopping around 10pm.
Chiang Rai
Easy House Bar has a friendly, relaxed, semi-open-air vibe and a dinner menu of Thai and Western classics.
Pasteur Street Brewing Company
Ho Chi Minh City
Pasteur Street Brewing Company is a spacious modern affair serving up the brand's signature craft ales.
Lopburi
Beers flow and beef skewers are barbecued at this no-frills street-side bar, popular with young Thais.
Dalat
You won't be tilting at windmills at this corner cafe that brews excellent cappuccinos and espressos.
Kalimantan
At the back of the Hotel Berau Plaza, this becomes a popular nightclub with karaoke or live music.
Ubud
This whitewashed space stays open at least until midnight, with live reggae and rock often staged.
Vung Tau
This popular expat pub has a heavy-duty clientele of war veterans, oil workers and working girls.
