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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 August 25, 2022

Reminiscent of an opium den/bank hybrid, Maggie Choo's impresses you from the start - as you climb down the stairs awash in red light. On entering the main space you're led to a plush couch to begin your evening. The DJ was brilliant and the dancers in their cheongsams and hand fans were electrifying. Negronis were A++

Date of visit: August 2022
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Reviewed August 13, 2022

Maggie Choo is a place that is worth a visit for it’s interior alone. Designed in the style of a Shanghai opium din with some separate rooms and beautiful Chinese style ladies around just for decoration. They have great live music. The night we were there a very nice jazz combo with classical jazz repertoire. So sad that during the break of the band the DJ comes and spoils it all with upbeat music of a totally different genre that hurt my ears. When the band finished we would have liked to finish off with another glass, but here the DJ almost chased us out with even louder disco music. Did any of the audience, who seemed to enjoy the jazz, come for this? Someone should oversee the musical concept and see it is in line for the whole evening.

Date of visit: August 2022
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Reviewed July 21, 2022

Maggie Choo Is God Damn Where you should have to be at less once before you will die its Ducking Dreamland place like Sin City Movie even with the gun shot in the leg I'll crumble there to have a drink and leave this world

Date of visit: June 2022
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Reviewed January 4, 2021

If you are in Bangkok then you have to visit this place. Their drag event is hilarious. The place is cozy dark and mysterious. Amazing drinks. Go enjoy yourself. I have been there many times.

Date of visit: February 2020
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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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