Typical of the arty single-room bars on riverside Phra Arthit, softly lit Bali consists of four walls of pictures, as well as the requisite food and cocktails.

Like Boh's drinks list of local whisky and mixers, its outdoor seating (set on the actual timbered pier) is hardly classy. But the views are free and the...

Amid the plaid-and-stetson bars of Washington Square, this New Orleans-themed bar/restaurant stands out for its long bar and Cajun-Creole food like...

This fun Mexican restaurant bar boasts the country's largest selection of tequilas and Margaritas. Among the office crowd, ties loosen over two buzzing...

A pioneer of this hip bar/restaurant strip, Hemlock maintains a near-Mediterranean breeziness (whitewashed walls and a rock-strewn interior). Exhibitions...

The revival and global fame of Thai silk owes much to Jim Thompson, a US architect who came to Thailand at the end of World War II with the OSS (now the...

The views stretch even longer than the 24-metre teak shared table at this chic Thai-meets-Western concept, initially spawned from Bed Supperclub. Hi-so...

This survivor of the original RCA explosion looks like a cowboy saloon stranded in ancient China. 'Songs for Life' (Thai blues) fans flock here for live...

Young creatives and Khao San escapees gather on the chilled-out roof terrace for spicy Thai food and views of the floodlit Golden Mount and antics outside...

An astonishing 200m-high (656-foot) rooftop restaurant, Sirocco boasts unrestrained Greco-Roman architecture and giddying views over Bangkok and the river....

This classy, intimate bar-restaurant has served the gay scene's best food (Thai and foreign) for two decades. Pharaoh's upstairs is a cosy karaoke lounge.

This covered maze holds several thousand stalls of souvenirs and decor items, plus beer gardens, restaurants and events in Bangkok Hall. A cool, convenient,...

There's a blurred, smoky quality to this bar in an old house, decked out in train benches and Chinese tea-house chairs. It's an oasis of charm behind a...

For a decade, this 1,600-diner microbrewery has served Thai and German fare with yard-tall tabletop kegs under a barrel-shaped dome. Nightly (excepting...