Currently living in Bangkok and enjoying the nightlife as often as possible. Before I went I researched the nightlife extensively online and compiled this list which I've added more and more to as I've visited more areas. I haven't visited every bar and club on it yet but it gives you an idea of what each place is like and you can make your own mind up on whether it sounds good or not.
SUKHIMVIT & ASOKE
Bed Supperclub
Expensive super club.
Location: 26 Sukhumvit Soi 11
www. bedsupperclub. com
Q BAR
Bands & DJs frequented by hi-sos.
Location: Sukhumvit Soi 11
Website: www. qbarbangkok. com
NARZ
High end club.
Location: 112 Sukhumvit Road Soi 23
GLOW
Small funky bar for music lovers. Diff music all the time from reggae to electro.
Location: 96/4-5 Sukhumvit Road Soi 23, Asok Soi Cowboy
www. glowbkk. com
SOI COWBOY
The famous sex tourist street just beside Asoke BTS. A small lane filled with table dancing bars, 'erotic' shows, bar girls and more. Worth a look but pretty tragic and full of dirty old men.
SIAM SQUARE
CONCEPT CM2
World bands and dance music.
Location: Siam Square soi 6 Bangkok
Website: www. cm2bkk. com
RAMA / RCA
Popular with normal working class Thais and the middle class. A full street of clubs and bars, always mobbed at the weekend not so much midweek but can always find somewhere with some action.
ROUTE 66
Student club with 4 sections.
Location: RCA Block C, Rama 9 Road
Website: www. route66club. com
SLIM & FIX
Hip Hop and Thai Pop.
Location: RCA Block C, Rama 9 Road
808 CLUB
seating.
Location: RCA Block C, Situated between Rama 9 and Petchaburi roads near Thonglor.
Website: www. 808bangkok. com
COSMIC
Laid abck bar with live bands.
Location: RCA Block C, Rama 9 Road
BAROQUE
Alternative club popular with students.
Location: Rama 9 Road, opposite RCA
KHOASAN ROAD & BANGLAMPOO AREA
Not to be completely written off as a backpacker area, there are bars & clubs with little to no foreigners in the area and due to the nearbye Uni lots of student bars.
CLUB CULTURE
Alternative crowd, often big name DJs like DJ Shadow and Grandmaster Flash.
Location: Ratchdumnoen Klang
Website: http:// http://www.club-culture-bkk. com
CAFE DEMOC
Graffiti walls and rave music. Located next to the democracy monument, a famous landmark 10 min walk from KSR,
Location: Next to the Democracy monument, Ratchadamnoen Road
CLUB CULTURE
Exotic dance music, techno, DJs & live bands. Four floors all themed.
Location: Rajdamnoen Klang (behind Rattanakosin Exhibition Hall, close to Democracy Monument)
THE CLUB
Backpacker filled trance club.
IMMORTAL
Loud alternative music, punk, rock, metal, D&B.
Location: 1st floor of the Bayon Building, 249 Khao San Road
GAZEBO
Live bands and DJ music.
Location: Upstairs, 44 Chakrapong Road
BRICK BAR
Thai ska and rock bar on KSR, hidden away in the complex that houses McDonalds and Mulligans Irish bar.
MOLLY BAR
Live acoustic music and beer outside and live Thai bands inside playing a mix of thai rock, pop and European music.
Soi Rambuttri (the side of the street adjacent with Kowsan Road)
DEEP CLUB
Just round the corner from Molly Bar, blacked out windows and blue signs. Heaving full of young Thais going crazy to Trance music.
Located: Soi Rambuttri.
LAVA CLUB
Drenched in dim light and in a basement. Hip Hop club.
Location: basement of the Bayon building, 249 Khao San Road
888 WEST
Mix of locals and backpackers with nightly live thai bands playing thai and western music.
Location: Tucked away on Walking Street that connects Kowsan and Soi Rambutrri.
VICTORY MONUMNET
Selection of outdoor bars serving food and drinks, often live music.
Location: Victory Monument BTS.
PHRA A THIT ROAD
Just a few minutes walk from Kowsan Road and Soi Rambuttri but not many foreigners around, popular with Thai uni students. Many bars on this road and a couple on the opposite side.
BEACH BAR
Not on a beach or even very beach like but small sit down bar serving cheap whisky and with live music.
Location: Phra-A-Thit Road, across from the park / fort near the river.
APPLE BAR
Similar to all the other bars on this road, small, live acoustic music, sit down and chat with friends bars whilst drinking cheap whisky and beer pitchers.
RATHETEWI CLUBS - Location: Rathetewi (Just off the BTS
COCO WALK (SELECTION OF OUTDOOR BARS)
Outdoor area near BTS with a selection of bars outside. Korean BBQ & very cheap drinks.
COCO BEACH BAR
A Thai favourite.
THE ROCK PUB
Guitar solos and drums popular with young Thais.
RETRO BAR
Nightly live thai music, decent priced beer and great food. Try the stir fried venison plate, delicious.
VOLK BAR
Similar to retro, live thai music every night, popular with Thai students and people who work in the area.
Location: Rathetewi (Just off the BTS)
PHRAYA THAI
Location: Phraya Thai BTS.
HEAP
Popular Thai student bar with car parking space outside. Sponsored by Jack Daniels so buying a bottle is popular though all over drinks available. Live music and pool table, popular spot to eat and drink with friends though mingling definitely possible.
DING DANG
LIKE ROOM
Small, local bar with acoustic music, cheap whisky by the bottle and a friendly staff and clientel and you won't see any foreigners.
Location: take a taxi to Ding Dang area and ask where the bars are.
ROCK PUB
Above Like Room and a good place for alternative, rock and indie chicks.
THONG LO AREA
WITCH TAVERN
English pub with expats and locals. Good starting point for the night.
Location: Thong Lo Soi 55: 10 minute walk from the BTS on the right hand side
Website: www. witch-tavern. com
FUNKY VILLA
Cool, good looking Thai spot with funk crowd.
Location: Thong Lo Soi 10 (easily reached from Ekkamai as Soi 10 links to main Ekkamai rood)
DEMO
Behind Funky Villa and very grundy feel to it. Electro, house & dance.
Location: Thong Lo Soi 10Open: 08:00 am. - 02:00 am.
XPERIENCE
Themed party club with nights like rock, 90s, acoustic, latino etc + live bands.
Location: Sukhumvit soi 55, Thong lo (soi 8)
EKKAMAI AREA
VISIT SUKHUMVIT 63, EKKAMAI - loads of clubs and bars all next to each other.
CURVE CLUB
Young Thais & local bands.
Location: 59/9 Ekkamai Road Soi 1
JET METRO LIVE
Young Thais and great vibe. Live music.
Location: Sukhumvit 63, Ekkamai
HAPPY MONDAY
Great spot for mid week drinks and friends. Small cozy bar with outdoor seating. DJs and Bans. Thais and expats.
Location: Ekkamai Soi 10
SILOM AREA: SALA DAENG BTS
BREAKS
Small underground warehouse style club. Indie, rock, dnb, techo etc.
Location: Soi 2/1 Silom Road (next to Richard's restaurant, up some stairs)
BTS: Sala Daeng
FUNKY DOJOS
Sleazy vibe in the heart of Patpong, go go girls, pros, sex tourists.
Location: 105 Patpong Soi 2
BTS: Sala Daeng
LUCIFERS DISKO
On left hand side of Patpon Bazzar, 2 level club with hardkore techno and trance. NO COVER CHARGE!
Location: 76/1-3 Patpong Soi 1
BTS: Sala Daeng
LUMINOUS
More of a hip-hop club.
Location: 78/80 Silon Soi 4
BTS: Sala Daeng
PARK BRIDGE (AFTER HOURS CLUB)
Hardcore clubbiers hangout.
Location: 3rd Floor, Patpoing Soi 2
RADIO CITY
Impersonation acrs.
Location: 76/1-3 Patpoing Soi 1, Silom.
TAPAS
Baleric House music with a straight, hip & beautiful crowd. Live percussion.
Location: 114/17 Silom Soi 4, Sala Daeng
BTS: Sala Daeng
TWILO
Open fronted, chick, venue with live hip hop nightly. Tourists & bar girls.
THONBURI:
Stylish and mid 20s onwards crowd, no teenagers
OVERSTAYY BAR (the only non trendy bar in the areA)
Underground bar & music venue.
80-82 Charan Sanit Wong, next to Pinklao Soi 40
02-883-4836; www. theoverstay. com
SUNA BAR PARTY BAI MAO SANTI
Outdoor 'beach' bar complete with sand with cheap beer & food. Live music most days, very laid back.
317/1 Ratchapruek Road
CUBE
Diverse crowds of Thai and uplifting but not too loud live music. Urban design but not prententious.
Location: 151/8 Ratchapruek Road
FANGTHON THA-PHRA
Located in a 60yr old wooden gouse with walls decked in 1980s gig & movie posters.Sijmple Thai food, cheap beer & cheap whisky. Live music a few nights a week.
367/12 Petchkasaem Road
KUDOS
Rooftop Terrace bar, large menu, solid drinks and acoutstic music with occassional big name Thai bands.
LAD PRAO
PARKING TOYS BAR
Kitch, quirky, live music bar with ska & punk and other guiatr music.
Location:17/22 Soi Mai Laap, Ram Intra 14, Lad Prao, Bangkok +66 (0)2 907 2228
MOTORCYCLE BAR
Rock and motorbike bar, live music from original artists.
Lat Phrao 94
COLOR BAR
Where cool kids hang out with tables outside. Live music.
Lat Phrao 94
RAMKHAMHAENG
Visit Soi 24, Yak 30 for a student bar & club area for partying. Bucket drinking etc. Near a uni.
KHLONG SAEN SAEP
Good place to start the night, more of a coffee house than a bar. neara uni. Quiet and laid back.
BIER HOUSE
Belgian beer house for real beer drinkers
Location:126/14 Soi Ramkhamhaeng 24
BA BA BAR
THUMPING MUSIC, VERY POPULAR, SINGHA TOWER FOR 400 BAHT.
AFTERMOON
Late night spot,with live music every night, acoustic music outside in the evening then live music and DJs inside after hours.
AFTER HOUR CLUBS:
SCRATCH DOG
Underground Thai haven in the Windosr Hotel on Soi 20. Nice, air con, loads of sta, banging after 2am. Chat, house, dance and more.
Location: 8-10 Sukhumvit Road Soi 20 in The Windsor Hotel
SPICY
Busy from 1am to 6am (then continue the party in a club across the road). Used to be a pro club but now has been done up and is just a regular venue.
Location: Rong Muang Road Soi 5
CLIMAX
Live music all night in underground club hidden in a carpark. Mix of pros and normal Thais.
Sukhumvit Road
SHOCK 39
Open all night, fancy looking with glowing purple lights everywhere. Full of a diverse crowd of thais looking to continue the party, sex tourist, bar girls, lady boys and more. Close-ish to Nana Plaza.
Location: Shock 39, Petchaburi 39, Bangkok,
SUKHIMVIT & ASOKE
Bed Supperclub
Expensive super club.
Location: 26 Sukhumvit Soi 11
www. bedsupperclub. com
Q BAR
Bands & DJs frequented by hi-sos.
Location: Sukhumvit Soi 11
Website: www. qbarbangkok. com
NARZ
High end club.
Location: 112 Sukhumvit Road Soi 23
GLOW
Small funky bar for music lovers. Diff music all the time from reggae to electro.
Location: 96/4-5 Sukhumvit Road Soi 23, Asok Soi Cowboy
www. glowbkk. com
SOI COWBOY
The famous sex tourist street just beside Asoke BTS. A small lane filled with table dancing bars, 'erotic' shows, bar girls and more. Worth a look but pretty tragic and full of dirty old men.
SIAM SQUARE
CONCEPT CM2
World bands and dance music.
Location: Siam Square soi 6 Bangkok
Website: www. cm2bkk. com
RAMA / RCA
Popular with normal working class Thais and the middle class. A full street of clubs and bars, always mobbed at the weekend not so much midweek but can always find somewhere with some action.
ROUTE 66
Student club with 4 sections.
Location: RCA Block C, Rama 9 Road
Website: www. route66club. com
SLIM & FIX
Hip Hop and Thai Pop.
Location: RCA Block C, Rama 9 Road
808 CLUB
seating.
Location: RCA Block C, Situated between Rama 9 and Petchaburi roads near Thonglor.
Website: www. 808bangkok. com
COSMIC
Laid abck bar with live bands.
Location: RCA Block C, Rama 9 Road
BAROQUE
Alternative club popular with students.
Location: Rama 9 Road, opposite RCA
KHOASAN ROAD & BANGLAMPOO AREA
Not to be completely written off as a backpacker area, there are bars & clubs with little to no foreigners in the area and due to the nearbye Uni lots of student bars.
CLUB CULTURE
Alternative crowd, often big name DJs like DJ Shadow and Grandmaster Flash.
Location: Ratchdumnoen Klang
Website: http:// http://www.club-culture-bkk. com
CAFE DEMOC
Graffiti walls and rave music. Located next to the democracy monument, a famous landmark 10 min walk from KSR,
Location: Next to the Democracy monument, Ratchadamnoen Road
CLUB CULTURE
Exotic dance music, techno, DJs & live bands. Four floors all themed.
Location: Rajdamnoen Klang (behind Rattanakosin Exhibition Hall, close to Democracy Monument)
THE CLUB
Backpacker filled trance club.
IMMORTAL
Loud alternative music, punk, rock, metal, D&B.
Location: 1st floor of the Bayon Building, 249 Khao San Road
GAZEBO
Live bands and DJ music.
Location: Upstairs, 44 Chakrapong Road
BRICK BAR
Thai ska and rock bar on KSR, hidden away in the complex that houses McDonalds and Mulligans Irish bar.
MOLLY BAR
Live acoustic music and beer outside and live Thai bands inside playing a mix of thai rock, pop and European music.
Soi Rambuttri (the side of the street adjacent with Kowsan Road)
DEEP CLUB
Just round the corner from Molly Bar, blacked out windows and blue signs. Heaving full of young Thais going crazy to Trance music.
Located: Soi Rambuttri.
LAVA CLUB
Drenched in dim light and in a basement. Hip Hop club.
Location: basement of the Bayon building, 249 Khao San Road
888 WEST
Mix of locals and backpackers with nightly live thai bands playing thai and western music.
Location: Tucked away on Walking Street that connects Kowsan and Soi Rambutrri.
VICTORY MONUMNET
Selection of outdoor bars serving food and drinks, often live music.
Location: Victory Monument BTS.
PHRA A THIT ROAD
Just a few minutes walk from Kowsan Road and Soi Rambuttri but not many foreigners around, popular with Thai uni students. Many bars on this road and a couple on the opposite side.
BEACH BAR
Not on a beach or even very beach like but small sit down bar serving cheap whisky and with live music.
Location: Phra-A-Thit Road, across from the park / fort near the river.
APPLE BAR
Similar to all the other bars on this road, small, live acoustic music, sit down and chat with friends bars whilst drinking cheap whisky and beer pitchers.
RATHETEWI CLUBS - Location: Rathetewi (Just off the BTS
COCO WALK (SELECTION OF OUTDOOR BARS)
Outdoor area near BTS with a selection of bars outside. Korean BBQ & very cheap drinks.
COCO BEACH BAR
A Thai favourite.
THE ROCK PUB
Guitar solos and drums popular with young Thais.
RETRO BAR
Nightly live thai music, decent priced beer and great food. Try the stir fried venison plate, delicious.
VOLK BAR
Similar to retro, live thai music every night, popular with Thai students and people who work in the area.
Location: Rathetewi (Just off the BTS)
PHRAYA THAI
Location: Phraya Thai BTS.
HEAP
Popular Thai student bar with car parking space outside. Sponsored by Jack Daniels so buying a bottle is popular though all over drinks available. Live music and pool table, popular spot to eat and drink with friends though mingling definitely possible.
DING DANG
LIKE ROOM
Small, local bar with acoustic music, cheap whisky by the bottle and a friendly staff and clientel and you won't see any foreigners.
Location: take a taxi to Ding Dang area and ask where the bars are.
ROCK PUB
Above Like Room and a good place for alternative, rock and indie chicks.
THONG LO AREA
WITCH TAVERN
English pub with expats and locals. Good starting point for the night.
Location: Thong Lo Soi 55: 10 minute walk from the BTS on the right hand side
Website: www. witch-tavern. com
FUNKY VILLA
Cool, good looking Thai spot with funk crowd.
Location: Thong Lo Soi 10 (easily reached from Ekkamai as Soi 10 links to main Ekkamai rood)
DEMO
Behind Funky Villa and very grundy feel to it. Electro, house & dance.
Location: Thong Lo Soi 10Open: 08:00 am. - 02:00 am.
XPERIENCE
Themed party club with nights like rock, 90s, acoustic, latino etc + live bands.
Location: Sukhumvit soi 55, Thong lo (soi 8)
EKKAMAI AREA
VISIT SUKHUMVIT 63, EKKAMAI - loads of clubs and bars all next to each other.
CURVE CLUB
Young Thais & local bands.
Location: 59/9 Ekkamai Road Soi 1
JET METRO LIVE
Young Thais and great vibe. Live music.
Location: Sukhumvit 63, Ekkamai
HAPPY MONDAY
Great spot for mid week drinks and friends. Small cozy bar with outdoor seating. DJs and Bans. Thais and expats.
Location: Ekkamai Soi 10
SILOM AREA: SALA DAENG BTS
BREAKS
Small underground warehouse style club. Indie, rock, dnb, techo etc.
Location: Soi 2/1 Silom Road (next to Richard's restaurant, up some stairs)
BTS: Sala Daeng
FUNKY DOJOS
Sleazy vibe in the heart of Patpong, go go girls, pros, sex tourists.
Location: 105 Patpong Soi 2
BTS: Sala Daeng
LUCIFERS DISKO
On left hand side of Patpon Bazzar, 2 level club with hardkore techno and trance. NO COVER CHARGE!
Location: 76/1-3 Patpong Soi 1
BTS: Sala Daeng
LUMINOUS
More of a hip-hop club.
Location: 78/80 Silon Soi 4
BTS: Sala Daeng
PARK BRIDGE (AFTER HOURS CLUB)
Hardcore clubbiers hangout.
Location: 3rd Floor, Patpoing Soi 2
RADIO CITY
Impersonation acrs.
Location: 76/1-3 Patpoing Soi 1, Silom.
TAPAS
Baleric House music with a straight, hip & beautiful crowd. Live percussion.
Location: 114/17 Silom Soi 4, Sala Daeng
BTS: Sala Daeng
TWILO
Open fronted, chick, venue with live hip hop nightly. Tourists & bar girls.
THONBURI:
Stylish and mid 20s onwards crowd, no teenagers
OVERSTAYY BAR (the only non trendy bar in the areA)
Underground bar & music venue.
80-82 Charan Sanit Wong, next to Pinklao Soi 40
02-883-4836; www. theoverstay. com
SUNA BAR PARTY BAI MAO SANTI
Outdoor 'beach' bar complete with sand with cheap beer & food. Live music most days, very laid back.
317/1 Ratchapruek Road
CUBE
Diverse crowds of Thai and uplifting but not too loud live music. Urban design but not prententious.
Location: 151/8 Ratchapruek Road
FANGTHON THA-PHRA
Located in a 60yr old wooden gouse with walls decked in 1980s gig & movie posters.Sijmple Thai food, cheap beer & cheap whisky. Live music a few nights a week.
367/12 Petchkasaem Road
KUDOS
Rooftop Terrace bar, large menu, solid drinks and acoutstic music with occassional big name Thai bands.
LAD PRAO
PARKING TOYS BAR
Kitch, quirky, live music bar with ska & punk and other guiatr music.
Location:17/22 Soi Mai Laap, Ram Intra 14, Lad Prao, Bangkok +66 (0)2 907 2228
MOTORCYCLE BAR
Rock and motorbike bar, live music from original artists.
Lat Phrao 94
COLOR BAR
Where cool kids hang out with tables outside. Live music.
Lat Phrao 94
RAMKHAMHAENG
Visit Soi 24, Yak 30 for a student bar & club area for partying. Bucket drinking etc. Near a uni.
KHLONG SAEN SAEP
Good place to start the night, more of a coffee house than a bar. neara uni. Quiet and laid back.
BIER HOUSE
Belgian beer house for real beer drinkers
Location:126/14 Soi Ramkhamhaeng 24
BA BA BAR
THUMPING MUSIC, VERY POPULAR, SINGHA TOWER FOR 400 BAHT.
AFTERMOON
Late night spot,with live music every night, acoustic music outside in the evening then live music and DJs inside after hours.
AFTER HOUR CLUBS:
SCRATCH DOG
Underground Thai haven in the Windosr Hotel on Soi 20. Nice, air con, loads of sta, banging after 2am. Chat, house, dance and more.
Location: 8-10 Sukhumvit Road Soi 20 in The Windsor Hotel
SPICY
Busy from 1am to 6am (then continue the party in a club across the road). Used to be a pro club but now has been done up and is just a regular venue.
Location: Rong Muang Road Soi 5
CLIMAX
Live music all night in underground club hidden in a carpark. Mix of pros and normal Thais.
Sukhumvit Road
SHOCK 39
Open all night, fancy looking with glowing purple lights everywhere. Full of a diverse crowd of thais looking to continue the party, sex tourist, bar girls, lady boys and more. Close-ish to Nana Plaza.
Location: Shock 39, Petchaburi 39, Bangkok,