Garden bar-restaurants are getting rarer; this fine example with wooden decks within an (intentionally) broken wall can become a late-night affair. After a...
67 Sukhumvit Soi 55
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.
58 Thanon Phra ArthitFrom the owners of the Bull's Head, this modernist pub goes against the Japanese grain of Soi Thaniya. It draws expats and westernised Thais with regular...
9/4-5 Soi Thaniya
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...
At Tha Tien, (Expressboat Pier)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...
Washington Square
Despite rivals within staggering distance, this wood-and-horse-brass tavern remains the city's most authentic British pub. The Bull's Head draws regulars...
Sukhumvit Soi 33/1This fun Mexican restaurant bar boasts the country's largest selection of tequilas and Margaritas. Among the office crowd, ties loosen over two buzzing...
Sivadon Building, 1/2 Thanon Convent
Chef-patron Fabio Colautti has Gucci-ised a house to create this power restaurant and its wine bar, Glass. The glazed octagon is the zone to book. Decent...
16 Sukhumvit Soi 23
A pioneer of this hip bar/restaurant strip, Hemlock maintains a near-Mediterranean breeziness (whitewashed walls and a rock-strewn interior). Exhibitions...
56 Thanon Phra ArthitA dark, laid-back Singaporean lounge that's ideal for suits to deal, date, dance or dine (with DJs on Fridays and Saturdays). Barmen scale a two-storey...
Ascott Sathorn
With India booming, this club-restaurant stages periodic arm-flailing Bhangra parties with live drumming plus star Indian DJs in its dance-bar. Out front,...
71 Sukhumvit Soi 26
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...
6 Kasemsan Soi 2
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...
Column Building, 25th floorYet another name change for this brass and mahogany pub. It acts as a social embassy for expats, with Irish stew and ales aplenty on tap (including...
1/5-6 Sivadol Building
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...
29/78-81 Royal City Avenue