"Nightspots"
Bangkok has a reputation for wild and rowdy nightlife. However, the
city's nightlife is relaxed, safe and very enjoyable. You don't need to
dress up, and for most places you won't break the bank.
Across the board, the choice of entertainment is growing - Bangkok has
never had so many pubs, bars and restaurant, each trying to offer a unique
experience. In addition, live music has never been so popular and now all
types of venues have both local and overseas bands to provide the
entertainment.
Interest in jazz has recently increased and now hotels such as the
Imperial Queen’s Park, Plaza Athanee and Sheraton Grande regularly feature
leading musicians, as well as the Saxaphone Bar by Victory Monument. Other
popular bars for live music are Brown Sugar on Soi Sarasin and Ad Makers
on Soi Lang Suan. Irish bars such as Shenenigans on Soi Convent and The
Dubliner on Sukhumvit also have good jam sessions.
For the more colourful side of Bangkok’s nightlife, the red light areas
are concentrated around Silom Road (Patpong, Thaniya, Silom Soi 2 and 4)
and Sukhumvit (Soi Nana, Soi Cowboy, Soi 33).
Websites with plenty of advise on how to get the most of the nighlife
include www.bkkmetro.comand
www.groovymap.com
Below are a few of our suggestions for cool places to hang out:
Q BarThis stylish bar, a descendent of the
famous "Q" Bar in Saigon, has a groovy design and ambiance, sophisticated
lighting, great music and New York style drinks.
"Green Route" between Sukhumvit Soi 11 and Soi 13.
SohoWith a name from London's entertainment
center, this split-level establishment features an upbeat New York and
Miami style interior, and offers in-house chef specialties, vibrant
cocktails and good-value wines. The resident DJ plus live bands play music
all night long. Opens daily from 6.00 pm to 2.00 am.
44/15
Convent-Silom Road
Hard Rock Caf?With its guitar-shaped bar,
great American food and live bands playing rock and pop. The three-storey
bar and restaurant is a must see, a small attached shop sells souvenirs
such as T-shirts, hats and other memorabilia. Hard Rock is a popular
family restaurant in the day, but attracts a faithful crowd of Thais and
farang rockers in the evenings, after 10.00 pm. Dancing on the bar is the
tradition here, every night at around midnight.
Open daily from 11.00
am to 2.00 am.
Siam Square Soi 11
Bourbon StreetBourbon Street has won many
local awards. It serves Mexican, American and Italian dishes. Bourbon
Street specializes in Cajun Creole cuisine straight from the Bayou county
of New Orleans. Open daily from 7.00 am to 1.00 am behind the Washington
Theater, Sukhumvit Soi 22
Ministry of SoundStraight from London, this
dance club is popular with its mix of resident DJ’s and famous guests hot
from the clubs of Europe. On Sukhumvit Soi 12.
Concept CM2This multi-feature nightclub
located in the basement of Novotel on Siam Square offers a large bar area,
disco-dancing featuring well-known imported live bands and separate rooms
for lovers of karaoke. Concept has five unique bars-for women only, for
lovers of Cantonese music, and virtual reality games. It opens daily from
8.30 pm to 2.00 am at Siam Square Soi 6.
NarcissusNarcissus is a palace of a
nightclub, appropriately located in the opulent part of Sukhumvit, on Soi
Prasarnmitr. Opens daily from 9.00 pm to 2.00 am. on Sukhumvit Soi 23.
LuciferThe Lucifer takes the look and feel
of the inferno and brings it to the dance floor. With its blend of Trace
Techno Dance and Underground, it is certainly one of the hottest locations
among the bars and clubs in the Patpong area. A good mix of Thai and
Western customers. 2nd Floor of Radio City, Patpong 1
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