Notes from the balcony

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  24 September 2026

  Vietnam in the glass

  Sapa apricot wine, Hội An chili, Đà Lạt passion fruit, a blood plum liquor: the seven Vietnamese cocktails on the list.

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  11 September 2026

  The bar on the balcony of the cloth market

  Why Market Bar sits where it sits, and what you can see from up there.

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  4 September 2026

  Fish bowls, explained

  The giant gin and tonics Market Bar is known for: seven gins, thirteen styles, one big glass.