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.

Resembling a cavernous Chicago speakeasy adorned with Americana, this cracking music bar hosts each night a trio of bands (ska, jazz, blues) as cool as the...

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

Tucked in an alley of used-book shops, the retro-kitsch Hippie attracts not hippies but young, alternative Thais. Mismatched furniture, quirky wall hangings...

A totemic space as dilapidated and charming as New York's CBGBs or the Garage in London, Immortal Bar embraces any underground band (send demo) especially...

Down an alley dubbed Soi Suzie, this US college bar-cum-dance club brought Thai nightlife to Khao San. On weekends travellers and students cram in for the...