Mixology
Mixology is a vintage loft-style cocktail bar and restaurant on Arak Road just east of Nimman, opposite Wattanothai School. The space runs across two floors with a sit-down restaurant on the ground level and a more cocktail-focused bar room upstairs, both decorated in a warm Edison-bulb-and-exposed-brick aesthetic. The cocktail menu is heavily classic-leaning: Old Fashioned, Negroni, Manhattan, Sidecar, plus house twists. Pricing sits at 280-380 THB per cocktail. The restaurant runs Thai-Western fusion at 280-580 THB per main, with the dinner-then-drinks pace being the typical visit pattern. The crowd skews 30s and 40s, dressed up, and reservation-driven on weekend nights.
Where to stay near Mixology
Hotels and rentals within walking distance.
What to Expect
A vintage loft-style cocktail bar and restaurant across two floors, with Edison bulbs, exposed brick, and a serious classic-cocktail program. Sit-down dinner pace on the ground floor; cocktail-focused upstairs.
Warm, vintage, loft-feel. A cocktail bar that takes both the drinks and the room seriously.
Low-volume 1920s jazz, classic blues, soul
Smart-casual. Long trousers, clean shirts, closed shoes. No flip-flops.
Dinner-into-drinks evenings, polished date nights, classic-cocktail enthusiasts, dressed-up older crowds.
Cards preferred, cash accepted
Price Range
Cocktails 280-380 THB, beer 150-200 THB, mains 280-580 THB
Cocktails ~$8-10.50/€7-9.50, mains ~$8-16/€7-14.50
Hours
18:00 to midnight daily
Insider Tip
Book a table on the upstairs bar floor for the cocktail-focused experience; the ground floor is more restaurant-feel. The dinner menu is decent but the cocktails are the reason to come; consider eating elsewhere and arriving for drinks at 9 PM. Reservations through Instagram or phone.
Full Review
Mixology occupies a converted two-story building on Arak Road opposite Wattanothai School, with the ground floor running as a restaurant and the upstairs as a more cocktail-focused bar room. The aesthetic runs warm: exposed brick walls, Edison bulb lighting, polished wood tables, and vintage barware along the bar shelves. Capacity sits around 60 across the two floors.
The cocktail program is classic-leaning with serious execution. The menu runs Old Fashioned, Negroni, Manhattan, Sidecar, Aviation, and other 1900-1950s era cocktails, plus a small section of house twists using Thai ingredients. Pricing is in line with Caravan and Continental, with the room being similarly polished. The bartenders work each drink with care; expect three to five minutes per cocktail.
Compared to Caravan, Mixology is larger, has the restaurant infrastructure, and runs a slower dinner-then-drinks pace. Compared to Continental, Mixology is more open and less reservation-driven, with walk-ins easier to accommodate. Compared to Shelby, Mixology is less whiskey-focused and more classic-cocktail-driven. The four bars (Mixology, Caravan, Continental, Shelby) form the upper tier of Chiang Mai cocktails.
The restaurant menu runs Thai-Western fusion: dishes like green-curry risotto, tamarind-glazed pork belly, and tom-yum carbonara. Execution is decent but the cocktails are the stronger draw; many regulars eat elsewhere and come specifically for drinks. Reservations help on weekends but are not strictly required.
The Neighborhood
Mixology sits on Arak Road opposite Wattanothai School, technically east of Nimman proper but on the same nightlife circuit. The Nimman cocktail-bar Sois (5, 7, 9) are 10 minutes' walk west.
Getting There
From the Old City via Suan Dok Gate, eight minutes by Bolt at around 80 THB. From Nimman central, 10 minutes' walk east. From Maya Mall, 12 minutes by Bolt at around 100 THB.
Address
Arak Road, opposite Wattanothai School, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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