CRU Champagne Bar & Red Sky

Red Sky and CRU are Centara Grand’s double rooftop act above CentralWorld. Red Sky, spread over the 55th and 56th floors, mixes a European-leaning restaurant with a cocktail terrace under a colour-shifting arch that has become one of Bangkok’s recognisable rooftop silhouettes. Above that, on the 59th floor, CRU Champagne Bar crowns the building with an open-air Champagne deck and 360° views that run from the Chao Phraya to the towers of Sukhumvit. Together they feel like one continuous night out: dinner and cocktails below, then a glass of something sparkling at the very top.

Multi-level rooftop above the shopping district

You reach Red Sky via the elevators inside CentralWorld’s attached hotel. The restaurant occupies the 55th floor, a multi-level indoor/outdoor space with large windows and a terrace that curls around the building. One floor above, the Red Sky Bar sits in the open air, framed by its glowing arch; from here you see Siam’s malls, BTS lines and the web of roads around Pathumwan from well above the traffic.

As sunset approaches, the light drops between towers and the sky moves from orange to deep blue. The bar starts to fill: couples arriving for pre-dinner cocktails, hotel guests wandering up with cameras, groups settling into sofa sections for a slow series of rounds. The atmosphere is surprisingly relaxed for such a central location—reviews often mention the generous spacing between tables and the ability to actually talk while you drink.

Later in the evening, the elevator to CRU adds a final step. You emerge on the 59th floor onto a circular terrace with a central bar and nothing above you but sky. The name comes from the French term for high-quality vineyards, and the Champagne theme runs throughout: Veuve Clicquot by the glass and bottle, Champagne-based cocktails and a general feeling that this is where you come to mark a moment.

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