This traditional, sprawling talad stocks fabrics, satay, crafts, fruits, clothes, uniforms - the range is enormous.

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...

Buddy Lodge's red brick façade hides modern rooms with wooden floors, writing desks, old-fashioned lamps and white timber walls. The balconies in the deluxe...

Banglamphu boasts a few Israeli cafés and a good falafel stall opposite Gulliver's bar, but Rabbi Nechemya Wilhelm's Chabad offers comfortable, upmarket...

In a district full of tailors, veteran Chang Torn's comes lauded by fabric sellers. His small, unassuming version of Savile Row makes suits from B6,000,...

Glow-stick-brandishing backpackers and Thai house music fans flock to this laser-sprayed dancefloor, hoping for Full Moon Party cred. Radiant walls...

Persian rugs, plump cushions, shisha pipes and a lack of air-conditioning make this open-air rooftop bar feel like a balmy Moroccan loft. Upscale...

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...

This basement club changes hands more often than the decor (cement, metallic stools and glass tables). Currently red and true to its name, Lava gets pretty...

Khun May serves veggie versions of Thai and Chinese standards, including great spring rolls. She also gives cooking classes (9am-1pm daily, B1,200 per ten...

The area behind Wat Chanasongkhram risks becoming a cheap drinking substitute for Khao San refugees, but its old tranquillity remains intact at this tidy,...