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Sugar Ray You've Just Been Poisoned

Bangkok, Thailand · Speakeasy-style cocktail bar · Asia

A hidden cocktail bar inside Octo Seafood Bar on Sukhumvit 24 in Bangkok, pairing Thai ingredients with classic cocktail forms.

Description source · Checked 2026-09-29

Plan Your Visit

Inside Octo Seafood Bar, 88/2, 88/9 Sukhumvit Soi 24, Khlong Toei, BangkokSukhumvit 24 / Phrom Phong

Facebook linked by Time Out · Time Out links this Facebook page for Sugar Ray’s Sukhumvit 24 room. It is an information/contact route, not a reservation service; account ownership was not freshly checked. Source checked 2026-10-09.

Check before visiting. Sources disagree about hours; confirm the latest details with the venue.

Style
Speakeasy-style cocktail barChecked 2026-09-09 · Source
Booking
No reservations are needed; walk-ins are always welcome.Checked 2026-10-01 · Source
Menu
A 2026 Time Out profile describes Thai-flavoured interpretations of classic cocktails.Checked 2026-10-02 · Source

Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.

The score & its evidence

Seven signals. One score.

22.8 / 100

The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.

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Signal / 100Score
Guest ratings
74.1
World's 50 Best
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Top 500 Bars
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Spirited Awards
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Regional Recognition
12.5
Serious press
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Social Vibes
61.6

Weights: Guest ratings 23% · World's 50 Best 12% · Top 500 Bars 10% · Spirited 12% · Regional Recognition 18% · Press 10% · Social Vibes 15%

Missing evidence, confirmed none and evidence outside a scoring window each contribute zero. We do not redistribute their fixed weight to other signals.

Social Vibes

Score read updated:

positive2 mentions· high confidence

Sentiment score

88/ 100

Score context

Thonglor/Sukhumvit 24 hidden bar now inside Octo Seafood Bar. Guests love Thai-inflected classics, clear ice and bartender Tor; a few recent notes of aloof service after the move.

Guest score details

What guests like

  • Thai-inflected classics
  • hidden entrance
  • clear ice and glassware
  • skilled bartenders

What to know

  • can be hard to find
  • occasional aloof service after the move
Source excerpt
“This is my go-to whenever I'm in BKK. Service is peerless and it gets all the details right: flawlessly clear ice, gorgeous Kimura glassware”

Source: tripadvisor.com (linked below)

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Review & discussion links

Editorial citations in this read

Crowd signal

Google 4.7★ across 359 reviews.

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Awards

Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.

No recorded global awards in the scored window.

Regional Recognition

Regional and national lists, local awards and bartender peer picks considered for this room's Regional Recognition score. The strongest result from each program and year scores; assessed guides use the latest accepted dated status once.

Asia's 50 Best Bars

  • #85 Asia 2021Historical recognition of Sugar Ray in Bangkok; the later Octo location was not established by the 2021 list.

Reviews & press

No linked coverage yet.