Kuala Lumpur Cocktail Week (KLCW) is back for its second edition, running from April 22nd to 27th, 2025. The event will span five zones: Bangsar, Petaling Jaya/TTDI, Damansara Heights, Chinatown, and KL City Centre.
The event will feature one-night takeovers by 27 international bars, including names from the World's and Asia's 50 Best lists - Argo (HK), BKK Social Club (BKK), Bar Leone (HK), Bee’s Knees (Kyoto), Dentree (CN), Firefly (TH), Flora Bar (PH), Gokan (HK), Handshake Speakeasy (MX), Jigger & Pony (SG), Le Chamber (KR), Lockdown (HK), Mahaniyom (TH), Night Hawk (SG), Nuss Bar (TH), Nomad Lab (Mongolia), Offtrack (SG), Opium Bar (TH), Penicillin (HK), Pony Up (CN), Ritz Carlton (JP), Soko Bar (KR), Sugarhall (SG), The House on Sathorn (TH), The Modern Hausm(ID), Vender Bar (TW), and Wu (TW).
Plus, catch Malaysian takeovers with Good Friend’s Club (Penang), Haiiro Usagi (Johor Bahru), Budi (Melaka), and No Bar Here (Penang).
Participating local bars include Astor Bar, Ba by Kinugawa, Bar Trigona, Cabinet 8 KL, Concubine, Frank’s Bar, Here & Now, Humboldt, Jaan, Jao Tim, Joloko, JungleBird, Lavantha, Living Room at W, Moon Bar, Pahit, Penrose, Rakh, Records, Reka, Remedy, Soma, Terumi, Three X Co and Ver Bar.
The event culminates with the KLCW Festival Village taking place at Sentul Depot on April 26th and featuring drinks from various brands, live music, and performances. Also on the schedule are industry-focused seminars curated with Bar Convent Singapore, and cocktail pairing dinners at restaurants like Akâr, Barkar, Beta, Bistro Lea, Chipta, ESCA, Fifty Tales, Ignis, Jwala, Jus, Okaju, Upperhouse, and Yellow Fin Horse at RAW.
