“A Cool Break From it All in Central Bangkok”
Review of Maggie Choo's

Maggie Choo's
Ranked #475 of 14,701 Restaurants in Bangkok
Price range: €18 - €45
Cuisines: Chinese, Bar
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Good for: Bar scene
Dining options: Late Night, Reservations
Neighborhood: Bang Rak
Description: Magical underground cabaret full of mystery, romance, jazz, reminiscent of Shanghai 1930. Maggie Choo's was named after Shanghai cabaret owner who fled her hometown in 1931 following the Japanese invasion that tore the city. Shortly after arriving in Bangkok, she found a 19th century Thai Chinese shoe box restaurant crammed into a basement 10 meters below Silom road serving authentic Thai chinese shophouse food. When one day, she discovered behind the walls in the corner of the restaurant an entrance that lead to a derelict 19th century East India company bank built in 1847 used for storing porcelain and spices that the British used to carry back to England for Queen Victoria, her past caught up with her and she converted the old bank into a cabaret, just like when she used to back in Shanghai. Today the cabaret is yet to be revived again...
Reviewed February 11, 2020

Maggie Choo's is a fun "period" bar located in the Novotel in the Silom area of Bangkok. It is a throwback to the speakeasy time when bars were actually fun and interesting. Christopher the GM arranged for a great table where the people watching was fun as was the viewing of the soul band playing that night. Top this all off with the fact that they can make a proper martini and you have the recipe for good fun and a great evening. Frankly it was a lot more fun and a hell of a lot better value than the overpriced and hugely pretentious Sky Bar which is more or less next door. Maggie Choo's is worth a visit.

Date of visit: February 2020
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Reviewed February 5, 2020 via mobile
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Date of visit: April 2019
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Reviewed January 19, 2020
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Date of visit: January 2020
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Reviewed January 3, 2020 via mobile
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Date of visit: December 2019
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Reviewed December 27, 2019

Entrance was 1900 TB for a table and bottle of wine. Very amature show, where the entertainment was very shabby and not entertaining for thhe cost. Not worth a visit.

Date of visit: December 2019
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Thank Berni S
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