Dressy young Thai gays now rule this packed retro bar - and many of the other pubs on a long-standing park-side strip that faces redevelopment.
231/16 Thanon Sarasin
This traditional slate-walled tavern a few blocks south of Thaniya's Little Tokyo is the area's best Japanese restaurant. Prices are slightly higher, but...
132/10-11 Silom Soi 6Reflexology, akasuri body rubs, Thai massage and Nipponese-style communal showers, steam room and baths, plus VIP rooms and hair/nail care. Also at 62/10-14...
37/10-14 Soi Surawong Plaza
Master tailors hunch over benches to churn out high-quality suits at this decades-old institution - a favourite with powerful politicians and corporate fat...
62/15-16 Soi ThaniyaRinged by bank towers, these fabulous serviced apartments are flush with modern comforts stimulating design, plus an outstanding gym, the well-regarded...
187 Thanon Sathorn TaiAvoid scams in this world jewel hub; learn to identify genuine gems on short courses, or take degree-level classes in such lapidary topics as crystal...
Jewellery Trade Centre, 33rd floor
Through an arch facing the Oriental, a tree-lined piazza links a Catholic mission with this red brick cathedral. Built in 1910, it has twin towers and a...
23 Charoen Krung Soi 4
Friendly owner and operator, Tasma Cotsmire, converted her grandfather's colonial-style house into a grand nine-bedroom bed-and-breakfast with the family's...
18/1 Thanon CharoenratPeople-watching terraces spread out from this cheap and cheerful rendezvous, with happy hour prize draws, ultra-familiar staff and chalkboards in the loo...
86-88 Silom Soi 4A snug, low-ceilinged cocktail lounge of 1940s mystique. Despite the long jazz pedigree and fine house band, the US singers have dipped in quality.
Oriental Hotel, 48 Charoen Krung Soi 38
A charming residence kept in the decor of the owner's parents, it records mid 20th-century bourgeois Thai lifestyle. An Indian doctor's house in the grounds...
273 Charoen Krung Soi 43
This all-suite hotel with stylish rooms and great service occupies a distinctive, wafer-thin tower with an enormous central atrium. The Singaporean chain...
21/100 Thanon Sathorn TaiFrom 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 ThaniyaThis Belgium-based Thai chain converted the century-old Thai-Chinese Chamber of Commerce building into a nostalgic restaurant with intimate nooks and grand...
233 Thanon Sathorn Tai
Breeze serves Pan-Asian seafood on a terrace, accessed via a sci-fi style bridge. Booking is essential. Premium prices.
LeBua at State Tower,