Must-see nightlife in Thanon Sukhumvit

  • Tuba

    Thanon Sukhumvit

    Part storage room for over-the-top vintage furniture, part restaurant and part friendly local boozer, this quirky bar certainly doesn’t lack diversity –…

  • Studio Lam

    Thanon Sukhumvit

    Studio Lam is an extension of uberhip record label ZudRangMa, and has a Jamaican-style sound system custom-built for world and retro-Thai DJ sets and the…

  • WTF

    Thanon Sukhumvit

    This cool and friendly neighbourhood bar also packs in a gallery space. Arty locals and resident foreigners come for the old-school cocktails, live music,…

  • Tasting Room by Mikkeller

    Thanon Sukhumvit

    These buzz-generating Danish 'gypsy' brewers have set up shop in Bangkok, granting us more than 30 beers on tap. Expect brews ranging from the local …

  • Backstage Bar

    Thanon Sukhumvit

    Belonging to the theatre-themed Playhaus boutique hotel, Backstage keeps the performance vibe going. It's designed to look like a dressing room with the…

  • Beer Belly

    Thanon Sukhumvit

    Sip your way through the 20 beers on tap or the stock of bottled Thai crafts such as Phuket Beer and Chalawan in this uber-hip indoor-outdoor space. Free…

  • Brewski

    Thanon Sukhumvit

    Rooftop bars are synonymous with a big bill, which is why Brewski is a breath of fresh air. With drinks starting at 90B, this beer-centric rooftop is a…

  • Black Amber Social Club

    Thanon Sukhumvit

    We're happy to tell you about Black Amber if you promise to keep it to yourself. A dark, sumptuous ambience (furnishings include an entire ostrich…

  • Waon

    Thanon Sukhumvit

    Is the canned soundtrack the only thing that's preventing you from obtaining karaoke superstardom? At Waon, piped music is replaced by a real live piano…

  • Sky on 20

    Thanon Sukhumvit

    With drinks averaging 250B, Sky on 20 has a reputation as a laid-back place for bargain sundowners. Electro house beats fill the open-air bar that has…

  • Golden Coins Taproom

    Thanon Sukhumvit

    Golden Coins microbrewery has six taps of beer on offer, including a dessert-style stout and a not-too-hoppy IPA that pairs perfectly with the American…

  • Havana Social Club

    Thanon Sukhumvit

    Locate the phone booth, dial the secret code (the doorman will help you out here) and cross the threshold to pre-revolution Havana. Part bar, part dance…

  • Ink & Lion

    Thanon Sukhumvit

    Intimate Ink & Lion in the charming Ekkamai neighbourhood blends strong hand-brewed coffees and sweet soy-and-honey drinks behind the bar with a mix of…

  • Queen Bee

    Thanon Sukhumvit

    Queen Bee has a relaxed feel, friendly staff, cheap beers, tasty food, pleasant alfresco seating downstairs, a pool table upstairs and great live music…

  • Sugar Ray You've Just Been Poisoned

    Thanon Sukhumvit

    Run by a team of fun and hip Thai staff who make flavoured syrups, the grisly named Sugar Ray You've Just Been Poisoned is actually a cool bar serving…

  • Wishbeer Home Bar

    Thanon Sukhumvit

    Stocking more than 500 globally sourced craft beers in a scruffy elevator-factory warehouse, Wishbeer Home Bar has Bangkok’s best selection by far. If the…

  • Badmotel

    Thanon Sukhumvit

    Badmotel blends the modern and the kitschy, the cosmopolitan and the Thai, in a way that has struck a chord with Bangkok trendsetters. This is manifested…

  • Sing Sing Theater

    Thanon Sukhumvit

    Dancers dressed in cheongsams or neon spacesuits (depending on the night) float through secret rooms, across towering platforms and onto the tiny dance…

  • J Boroski Mixology

    Thanon Sukhumvit

    The eponymous mixologist here has done away with both addresses and cocktail menus to arrive at the modern equivalent of the speakeasy. Tell the staff…

  • Shades of Retro

    Thanon Sukhumvit

    As the name suggests, this eclectic place takes Bangkok's vintage fetish to the max. You’ll have to wind around Vespas and Naugahyde sofas to reach your…

  • Q&A Bar

    Thanon Sukhumvit

    Imagine a mid-century modern dining car or airport lounge, and you're close to picturing the interior of Q&A. The short list of featured cocktails can…

  • Iron Fairies

    Thanon Sukhumvit

    Imagine, if you can, an abandoned fairy factory in Paris c 1912, and you’ll begin to get an idea of the vibe at this popular pub/wine bar. If you manage…

  • Taproom

    Thanon Sukhumvit

    If there was any doubt that craft beer is officially Bangkok's 'it' drink, this place puts those doubts to rest. Twenty-six taps rotate through beer…

  • Iron Balls Distillery & Bar

    Thanon Sukhumvit

    Skeins of copper tubing, haphazardly placed one-of-a-kind antiques, zinc ceiling panels, and rows of glass vials and baubles culminate in one of the most…

  • Walden

    Thanon Sukhumvit

    Get past the hyper-minimalist vibe, and the thoughtful Japanese touches of this bar make it one of the more welcoming places in town. The brief menu of…

  • Above 11

    Thanon Sukhumvit

    This sophisticated rooftopper combines downward glances of Bangkok’s most cosmopolitan neighbourhood with DJ sets and tasty Latin American snacks and…

  • Beam

    Thanon Sukhumvit

    High-profile guest DJs spinning deep house and techno, a diverse crowd and a dance floor that literally vibrates have combined to make Beam Bangkok's club…

  • Bottles of Beer

    Thanon Sukhumvit

    Craft beer took over the city in 2016, and one of Bangkok's beer scene’s go-to is this tiny but well-stocked place. The bar is centred on a communal table…

  • Long Table

    Thanon Sukhumvit

    Come to this slick, 25th-floor balcony to sip fruity cocktails and gloat at the poor sods stuck in traffic below. In addition to views, there’s a menu of…

  • Oskar

    Thanon Sukhumvit

    It touts itself as a bistro, but Oskar is more like a cocktail bar dressed as a club – with food. Correspondingly, the drinks and eats are all over the…

  • Scratch Dog

    Thanon Sukhumvit

    Scratch Dog is as cheesy as the name and the bulldog-as-DJ logo suggest, but it manages to pull a (relatively) mixed crowd and is probably the least dodgy…

  • Nung-Len

    Thanon Sukhumvit

    Young, loud and Thai, Nung-Len (literally ‘sit and chill’) is a ridiculously popular den of live music and uni students on buzzy Th Ekamai. Get there…

  • Narz

    Thanon Sukhumvit

    Like a small clubbing neighbourhood, Narz consists of three vast zones boasting an equal variety of music. It’s largely a local scene, but the odd guest…

  • Levels

    Thanon Sukhumvit

    Come 1am, when most Soi 11 bars are beginning to close up, folks begin to file into this popular hotel nightclub. See the website for guest DJs and other…

  • Club Insanity

    Thanon Sukhumvit

    This late-night staple is not the most sophisticated place in town, but beyond 2am the options are few. It's about 500m up Soi 11, walking north from Th…

  • Demo

    Thanon Sukhumvit

    Demo combines blasting beats and a NYC warehouse vibe. Fridays and Saturdays see a 400B entrance fee for foreigners, and ID is necessary to gain entry.

  • Glow

    Thanon Sukhumvit

    Pocket-sized, and boasting a world-class sound system and robust underground cred, Glow is a veteran of Bangkok's dance scene.