Bangkok & Around - Thailand - page 232

Ku Dé Ta
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NIGHTCLUB

(kudeta.com/bangkok/; 38th & 39th fl, Sathorn Square Complex, 98 Th Sathon Neua (North); 11am-1am, to 3am
Fri & Sat; Chong Nonsi exit 1) The biggest new thing on Bangkok's club scene - literally and
figuratively - the Bangkok branch of Bali's Ku Dé Ta spans seven bars, three restaurants
and two clubs. Expect an entry fee of 500B after 10pm on Fridays and Saturdays.

OUT ALL NIGHT

With most pubs and dance clubs closing around 2am, One Night in Bangkok is not quite what it used to be.
Thankfully, there are a few places around town that have gained sufficient 'permission' to stay open until the
morning hours.
Off Soi Ngam Duphli, Wong's Place OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP (27/3 Soi Si Bamphen; 9pm-late
Tue-Sun; Lumphini exit 1) , a backpacker bar, is so late-night it's best not to show up before midnight. Near
Th Khao San, the elevated setting of Gazebo OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP ( www.facebook.com/Gazebo.Club ;
3rd fl, 44 Th Chakraphong; 6pm-late; Tha Phra Athit (Banglamphu)) appears to lend it some leniency
with the city's otherwise strict closing times. And in 'new' Bangkok, admittedly cheesy clubs such as Club In-
sanity OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP ( www.clubinsanitybangkok.com ; Soi 12, Th Sukhumvit; admission 200B;
8pm-late; Sukhumvit exit 3, Asok exit 2) , Levels OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP
( www.levelsclub.com ; 6th fl, Aloft, 35 Soi 11, Th Sukhumvit; 9pm-late; Nana exit 3) , Mixx
OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP (basement, InterContinental Hotel, 973 Th Ploenchit; admission 300B;
10pm-late; Chit Lom exit 7) , Narz ( Click here ) and Scratch Dog OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP (basement,
Windsor Suites Hotel, 8-10 Soi 20, Th Sukhumvit; admission 400B; midnight-late; Sukhumvit exit 2,
Asok exit 4) employ a Top 40 and R&B soundtrack to propel partiers into the morning hours.
For something a bit edgier, ask your friendly taxi driver to escort you to any of the following: Climax , Bash ,
Bossy , Spicy or Shock 39 . These creatively named late-night clubs are all in central Bangkok and stay open un-
til well past sunrise. We'd tell you a bit more about them and put them on our maps, but our experience and re-
search suggest these clubs exist in an alternate late-night reality that only Bangkok taxi drivers can navigate...

Riverside

Viva & Aviv
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BAR

( www.vivaaviv.com ; ground fl, River City, 23 Th Yotha; 11am-midnight; river ferry Tha Si Phraya/River City or
shopping centre shuttle boat from Tha Sathon (Central Pier)) An enviable riverside location, casual open-
air seating and a funky atmosphere make this restaurant-ish bar a contender for Bangkok's