EventExhibitions
Beyond the Rainbow
An interactive exhibition about life with animal companions, from first meetings to lasting memories. At River City through 22 November.
Bangkok / Along the river, beyond the main road
Thursday 24 September
The local editBangkok
Make time between the stops
Art by the river. Lunch down a side street. A little shade when you need it. Let Bangkok set a different rhythm.
Less searching. More going.
Your day, your way.
Choose a mood. We’ll connect the good places.
The after-dark edit
Bangkok turns up the volume.
Let the dinner plates clear. There is house, techno and live jazz waiting on the other side of the evening.
Explore after dark
01Bangkok / Silom / Suriyawong
Mustache Bangkok
House and techno on Decho Road, with a focused dance floor and a late start in the Silom neighbourhood.
Find your nightEditorial artwork
02Bangkok
The Bamboo Bar
Jazz by the river at Mandarin Oriental, with a late-evening mood quite different from Bangkok’s dance floors.
Find your night
03Bangkok / Charoen Krung & the river
BKK Social Club
A lush hotel bar on the Chao Phraya, with a Mexico City-inspired drinks programme and room for an evening to unfold.
Find your night
04Bangkok / Charoen Krung & the river
Stella
An intimate Art Deco bar at Capella Bangkok, with Thai-inspired drinks and a gentler pace on the riverfront.
Find your night
Choose a dated event on the venue’s official programme. Admission and opening times vary.
Follow your curiosity
A few ways to do Bangkok.
015 stops, at your pace
Bangkok, from art to riverside jazz
Siam’s galleries, a Thai house, a park pause, dinner in Sathorn and live music by the river. Give the evening room to breathe.
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024 stops, at your pace
Bangkok, one good stop at a time
A river gallery, an old-town museum, a park or a plate of pad thai. Four starting points for a day that follows your interests.
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033 stops, at your pace
Bangkok: three parks, three moods
A transport-friendly park, a botanical garden and an Old Town retreat. Pick the green space that fits the part of Bangkok you are already exploring.
Open the itineraryOn our radar
A few good reasons to step off the main road.
Old town
Thipsamai: Pratu Phi
Charoen Krung & the river
Beyond the Rainbow
Siam
Safety in Mind
Out there, right now
Find your Bangkok plan today.
On the house
EventExhibitions
Safety in Mind
Manatchaya Kitprasert uses wood and familiar domestic forms to explore places of comfort. A free exhibition in BACC’s People’s Gallery.
On the house
EventExhibitions
Take a Glance
Thutchai Changsanoh turns familiar architecture into paintings of form, colour and rhythm. Free entry at BACC through 4 October.
EventExhibitions
CORRUPTOPIA at BACC
An imagined city makes everyday corruption and its human-rights consequences visible at BACC.
Close the tabs. Open the weekend.
A river bend. A change of pace.
Choose a gallery, make space for a long meal and keep a park in mind for later. Leave room for the weather to have a say.
Make a weekend of itEventExhibitions
Beyond the Rainbow
An interactive exhibition about life with animal companions, from first meetings to lasting memories. At River City through 22 November.
On the house
EventExhibitions
Safety in Mind
Manatchaya Kitprasert uses wood and familiar domestic forms to explore places of comfort. A free exhibition in BACC’s People’s Gallery.
The food edit
Come hungry. Stay curious.
RestaurantThai
Thipsamai: Pratu Phi
Pad thai on Mahachai Road, at the Pratu Phi branch. A focused food stop to work into an old-town outing.
RestaurantThai
Blue Elephant: Sathorn
Thai cooking in a historic Sathorn house. Make this the meal you give time to, with a current menu to explore before booking.
RestaurantThai
Cabbages & Condoms: Sukhumvit 12
A Thai restaurant off Sukhumvit with an unusual name and a social purpose, serving curries, salads and vegetarian dishes throughout the day.
RestaurantThai
Baan Somtum Sathorn
A table of som tum and shared dishes off Sathorn. An easy lunch anchor before an afternoon of art or a later hotel-bar booking.
Art & culture
Bangkok, in a different frame.
EventExhibitions
Beyond the Rainbow
An interactive exhibition about life with animal companions, from first meetings to lasting memories. At River City through 22 November.
On the house
EventExhibitions
Safety in Mind
Manatchaya Kitprasert uses wood and familiar domestic forms to explore places of comfort. A free exhibition in BACC’s People’s Gallery.
On the house
EventExhibitions
Take a Glance
Thutchai Changsanoh turns familiar architecture into paintings of form, colour and rhythm. Free entry at BACC through 4 October.
EventExhibitions
CORRUPTOPIA at BACC
An imagined city makes everyday corruption and its human-rights consequences visible at BACC.
Big on discovery. Easy on the wallet.
More Bangkok. Less to spend.
Open galleries, riverside discoveries and green space between the streets. A good day can start without a ticket.
Discover it for yourselfA city of little worlds
Find the rhythm of each neighbourhood.
Editor’s picks
A few good stops, your own pace.
GuideCulture
A different kind of day in Siam
Two places to slow down around Siam: a guided visit among timber houses, then time to look at art on your own terms.
GuideCulture
Bangkok, one good stop at a time
A river gallery, an old-town museum, a park or a plate of pad thai. Four starting points for a day that follows your interests.
GuideCulture
Bangkok: an art stop and open air
Choose a museum or gallery for the centre of your day, then make room for a park. Three places, without a cross-city checklist.
GuideCulture
Bangkok: three parks, three moods
A transport-friendly park, a botanical garden and an Old Town retreat. Pick the green space that fits the part of Bangkok you are already exploring.
A closer look