Cacao Mixology & Chocolate – Park Hyatt
A chocolate-themed cocktail bar on level 75 of Park Hyatt in Merdeka 118, pairing cacao-led drinks with sweeping views over...
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur has several bars on the Asia's 50 Best list. Chinatown's restored shophouses hide some of the most creative rooms, Bangsar and Bukit Damansara have relaxed neighbourhood bars known for Malaysian flavours, and KLCC's hotels add views and polish.
Frank's Bar
A Sinatra-inspired speakeasy in Avenue K near the Petronas Towers, with waistcoated bartenders, old-school classics and a...
Bar Mizukami
A ten-seat, Japanese-style counter bar where founder Shawn Chong mixes without a set menu, adapting drinks to the season and...
Cabinet 8
A Chinatown speakeasy behind cabinet doors on Jalan Sultan, where every drink uses Malaysian ingredients, from tea...
JungleBird
KL's first rum bar, a tiki-tinged den in Bukit Damansara with over 100 rums, rum flights and tropical local twists like the...
Coley
CK Kho's Bangsar institution, named after Savoy legend Ada Coleman, famous for its claypot-aged hanky panky and Malaysian...
Reka
A neon-lit 'post-modern flavour lab' in Bukit Damansara, using ferments and lab equipment to reinvent flavours, paired with...
Bar Trigona – Four Seasons
Four Seasons Kuala Lumpur's farm-to-bar cocktail lounge, built around Malaysian growers and prized Trigona honey, with views...
Three X Co
A Gatsby-style speakeasy hidden behind a barbershop front in Bangsar Shopping Centre, with persona-driven signatures and...
Penrose
Jon Lee's counter-seat bar on Jalan Petaling, building precise, classic-minded cocktails on five pillars: alcohol, flavour,...