G.O.D, short for Genius On Dr*gs and searched for as GOD Bangkok, is a cocktail bar on Soi Nana in Chinatown from the team behind Teens of Thailand. Nine of us went on a Thursday night in October, straight from the Muay Thai at Rajadamnern. This post covers finding the right Soi Nana, getting a table without a booking, the signature drinks with their side dishes, the bites and what it costs.

Finding GOD Bangkok On Soi Nana

Get the street right before you set off. This Soi Nana is the lane in Chinatown, not Nana on Sukhumvit by the BTS station of the same name. A driver or a map search can easily send you to the wrong one. Give the bar's full name, G.O.D (Genius On Dr*gs), together with its address: 25/27 Soi Rammaitree, Pom Prap.

We took a Grab from the stadium. The lane is lined with plants and other bars, with tables spilling out of the shophouse fronts. G.O.D sits behind a wall of coloured glass blocks, with a cocktail shaker for a door handle and a lit sign above.

A narrow lane at night lined with old shophouses, potted trees and climbing plants, with bar fronts lit on both sides.
Soi Nana in Chinatown, not the Nana on Sukhumvit.

Inside the entrance, a plaque marks the bar's place in Asia's 50 Best Bars 2025, where it came in at No. 26 as a new entry. It ranked No. 31 in the 2026 list.

A black Asia's 50 Best Bars 2025 plaque fixed to a rough plaster pillar beside coloured glass blocks and a candle.
The Asia's 50 Best Bars 2025 plaque inside the entrance.

Walking In With Nine People

G.O.D runs on first come, first served, with a booking link on its Instagram for anyone who wants one. We walked in as a group of nine and told the host at the door, who moved a couple of guests inside to free the corner for us. While we waited, groups of two and four arrived behind us, but we had got there first and the nine seats were ours.

The room is small: a couple of tables and a row of bar stools in a tall, dark space lit red, with ropes slung across the ceiling and an upright piano on a mezzanine. It feels polished and a little hipster, dark enough that candles on mounds of melted wax do most of the lighting. Nobody played the piano during our visit and to me it looked like decoration. The bar's Asia's 50 Best Bars listing says a pianist plays most nights.

Looking up into a tall room lit red, with ropes slung across the ceiling, an upright piano on a mezzanine and a yellow horn speaker on the wall.
The room rises to the roof, with the piano on the mezzanine.

One wall carries the house rule in black capitals: 'Empty liquor bottles are not home decor'. Our bartender was friendly, walked us through the menu and spoke perfect English, which mattered for a group that does not speak Thai.

A plaster wall with hand-painted black capitals reading Empty liquor bottles are not home decor, striped with the shadow of a window grille.
The house rule, painted on the wall.

Signature Drinks With A Side Dish

Every cocktail at G.O.D comes with a story and a small side dish meant to push the taste further, usually served in a round tin. The menu runs in chapters: drinks made with Martell Cordon Bleu from ฿980 to ฿1,180, uni-pairing martinis from ฿580, three oyster cocktails at ฿520 to ฿600 and an Excessive Is Necessary page at ฿480 a drink, followed by a page of bites.

We ordered a round of signatures and passed them around for a sip each. I stuck to the drinks built on gin while the others tried the coffee ones. The gin drinks were fine and I could not fault them, but as a purist I prefer a gin and tonic made the classic way, with cucumber or a slice of lemon or lime. Nobody at the table took to the one built on tom yum, which tasted like a packet of Thai instant noodles.

An amber cocktail on ice beside a round tin of dark red beads topped with a disc, orange salmon roe and a green sprig, on a steel table.
A signature cocktail with its side dish in a tin.
A hand holding a round tin of chickpeas topped with a slice of cake, yellow cream and a small purple flower.
Another side dish, passed round the table.

Everyone liked their own pick. By the end of the night we had all gone back to classics, whisky on the rocks for some and a gin and tonic with lemon for me, which I enjoyed more than any of the signatures.

A tall gin and tonic with ice and a long twist of lemon peel on a steel table, with candle wax and glasses behind.
The classic gin and tonic I finished on.

Olives And Jamón

The bites are ordered separately from the drinks. The olives were the best thing on our table, a ฿180 dish that suits a strong drink. Acorn-fed Iberian shoulder ham costs ฿440 for 25 g or ฿840 for 50 g. French Fine de Claire oysters start at ฿240 for two, which makes G.O.D an oyster bar as much as a cocktail bar.

Green olives in a white wavy dish on a steel table, with a glass of water and a hand at the edge.
The olives, ordered on the side.
Thin slices of jamón piled on a speckled stone bowl beside a dish of green olives and an amber drink.
Jamón and olives at our table.

What G.O.D Costs

Signature cocktails run from ฿480 to ฿1,180, with service charge and VAT adding 17% between them, as is usual in Thailand. I left early because of an early start the next morning, so I cannot give the full bill for the night.

Is G.O.D Worth A Visit

Yes, for the room, the service and the chance to see what earned it a place on Asia's 50 Best Bars. Go early, because it is first come, first served and the room is small. Order a signature to see what the fuss is about, add the olives and keep a classic in reserve. It made an easy next stop after a night at Rajadamnern Stadium. For more nights out, read my posts on Crimson Room and Friendly Stranger. For other things to do in the city, start with our Bangkok guide.