New nightspots in the Ekamai area tend to look the part but disappoint with bland commercial sounds. However, Sonic (90 Soi Ekamai, Sukhumvit Soi 63, formerly Jet | 02-382-3396) is looking to change that by satisfying the cool kids’ thirst for DJs and bands that don’t blast the usual David Guetta-produced hip-hop or covers of… [more]
Live Music
Sukhumvit Soi 22, 02-258-3758; www.titanium-club.com. BTS Phrom Phong. Daily 6pm-1.30am. ไทเทเนี่ยมไอซ์บาร์ สุขุมวิท 22 Well folks, and now for something different. Picture this: congenial hostesses clad in Bangkok-Zeitgeist ao dai; a gifted all girl rock n’ roll band jamming nightly. Bangkok’s widest selection of vodka (some 90 varieties to choose from); and an intimate atmosphere, especially… [more]
93/26-28 Radchatewee, Phayathai Road, (opposite Asia Hotel); www.therockpubbangkok.com. BTS Ratchathewi. Daily 9.30pm-2am. เดอะ ร๊อคผับ ถ.พญาไท If AC/DC or Def Leppard were in town you’d find them reliving the glory years here. A tatty faux-castle exterior, visible from the Ratchatewi BTS Station, makes you wonder what kind of weird, 1980s theme-park ride you’ve stumbled on, while… [more]
462/61 Narathiwat Rama 3 Road, 02-678-1114; www.tawandang.co.th. โรงเบียร์เยอรมันตะวันแดง พระราม 3 This cavernous beer keg of a room plays host to Fong Nam, an energetic house band led by the talented Bruce Gaston, a New Yorker famous – in these parts, anyway – for giving traditional Thai music a Western makeover. Spurred on by up to… [more]
116/63-34 Soi Ruamjit, Rang Nam Road, 02-245-7230; www.raintreepub.com. BTS Victory Monument. Daily 5pm-1am. เรนทรีผับ ซ.ร่วมจิต ถ.รางน้ำ This rustic Thai ‘country’ bar is a sort of all-wooden, pre-consumerist age time capsule. Raintree hosts musicians playing Pleng Peua Chiwit (‘Songs for Life’), the once phenomenally popular 1970s folk protest music and soundtrack for Thailand’s politically disaffected. On… [more]
It’s quite unusual for a business to go out of its way not to be noticed, but Parking Toys seems to do just that. With a dark, dismal exterior, the venue’s ‘We Accept Visa’ logo is surprisingly larger than the actual bar sign. Once you finally do manage to get inside the ex-garage, it’s a… [more]
265 Khao San Road, Taladyod, Phranakorn, 02-629-4477. Mon-Sun 7pm-1am. Free entry (Mon-Thu), B150 includes one free drink (Fri-Sat). บริคบาร์ ถ.ข้าวสาร Found at the rear of the Buddy Lodge shopping arcade, this dark and airy redbrick vault features benches downstairs, an upstairs terrace for people or band watching and plenty of nooks and crannies to party… [more]
13 Samsen Road, Bang Lamphu, 089-769-4613. Daily 5pm-midnight. แอดเฮียร์เดอะเธอร์ทีน สามเสน บางลำพู Funky, jammy, bare – one of Bangkok’s coolest hangouts is nothing more than an aisle packed with five tables, a tiny bar and instruments. It’s a joint you’d expect to find on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, expect that it serves Chang beer. North of… [more]
