Cocktail bar in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur

Three X Co

The Barber Shop Door

4 of 5

Three X Co is the best bar in Malaysia, according to Asia's 50 Best Bars 2026, where it landed at No. 32. It climbed there from No. 47 in 2021 and No. 15 last year, which is the career arc of a bar that keeps showing up. It opened in 2017, and it lives on the third floor of a shopping centre in Bangsar, behind a barber shop. You find it by looking for a blackboard that looks like it came from a furniture store.

The ranking is nice. The reputation matters more. People who write about drinks keep describing it as one of the most hospitable bars in town, and Tatler gave it a Best Service prize in 2026. The room is dim and Gatsby-ish, and the menu is inventive without being annoying about it. One drink I found named is the English Whisper, built on Earl Grey gin with a rose garnish. They also run masterclasses and guest shifts, a sign of a bar that wants the whole scene to get better.

Arrive early in the evening, claim a bar seat, and ask whoever is mixing what they are excited about. I could not confirm opening hours, so check before you go. A bar where the service is the headline is the kind I trust.

Order this

The English Whisper, Whatever the bartender is excited about

The damage

$$$

Go

Early evening, at the bar

Find it

Level 3, Lot T6A, Bangsar Shopping Centre, 285 Jalan Maarof, Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur 59000

Website

threexco.com