PlaceFood & drink
Stella
An intimate Art Deco bar at Capella Bangkok, with Thai-inspired drinks and a gentler pace on the riverfront.
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GuideFood & drink
Three hotel bars along Charoen Krung
Stella’s intimate room, BKK Social Club’s theatrical setting and The Bamboo Bar’s music-led atmosphere. A riverfront evening with changes of pace.
Free entry
PlaceOutdoors
Benchasiri Park
A pond, sculpture and a little breathing room beside Phrom Phong, without leaving Sukhumvit behind.
PlaceConcerts
12 x 12
A small Thonglor music address for house, Balearic selections and listening sessions, tucked into Soi Thara Rom 2.
PlaceConcerts
Elsewhere
A listening bar and electronic-music address above Silom. Follow the individual party announcement before heading up to Trinity Complex.
PlaceConcerts
The Bamboo Bar
Jazz by the river at Mandarin Oriental, with a late-evening mood quite different from Bangkok’s dance floors.
GuideCulture
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.
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.
GuideCulture
Charoen Krung: design, river art and old Bangkok houses
TCDC’s design resources, galleries at River City and the domestic history of the Bangkokian Museum. Three different ways to spend an afternoon around Bang Rak.
PlaceCulture
Wat Arun
Riverside temple architecture gives a Thonburi walk its most distinctive silhouette.
PlaceFood & drink
Pratunam Market
Clothing stalls and busy lanes make browsing the point of a Pratunam visit.
PlaceCulture
Suan Pakkad Palace Museum
Thai houses and collected objects create a museum pause near Phaya Thai.
PlaceCulture
Erawan Museum
A monumental elephant structure frames a museum excursion into Samut Prakan.
PlaceConcerts
Sala Chalermkrung Royal Theatre
A historic theatre gives Thai performance a dedicated evening destination.
PlaceFood & drink
Chatuchak Weekend Market
Choose a few sections before entering the market's extensive maze of stalls.
PlaceCulture
Goethe-Institut Thailand
Exhibitions, language and cultural exchange share an address off Sathorn.
PlaceCulture
Wat Phra Kaew
The royal temple complex is a major architectural visit within the Grand Palace grounds.
PlaceCulture
SEA LIFE Bangkok Ocean World
An indoor aquarium offers a different kind of Siam-area afternoon.
PlaceCulture
Sri Maha Mariamman Temple
A Hindu temple brings colour and daily worship into the Silom streetscape.
