Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(
www.greasebangkok.com
;
46/12 Soi 49, Th Sukhumvit; 6pm-4am Mon-Sat; Phrom Phong exit 3 & taxi)
Bangkok's newest, hottest nightclub is also one of its biggest - you could get lost in the
four floors of dining venues, lounges and dance floors here.
ARENA 10
(cnr Soi Ekamai 5 & Soi 63 (Ekamai), Th Sukhumvit; Ekkamai exit 2 & taxi)
This open-air entertainment
zone is the destination of choice for Bangkok's young and beautiful - for the moment at
soundtrack, is more chilled. Fridays and Saturdays see a 400B entrance fee for foreigners.
NIGHTCLUB
BAR 23
(Soi 16, Th Sukhumvit; 7pm-1am Tue-Sat; Sukhumvit exit 2, Asok exit 6)
The foreign NGO
crowd and indie Thai types flock to this warehouse-like bar on weekends; cold Beerlao
and a retro-rock soundtrack keep them until the late hours. It's about 500m down Soi 16,
accessible from Th Ratchadaphisek.
BAR
NUNG-LEN
(
www.nunglen.net
; 217 Soi 63 (Ekamai), Th Sukhumvit; 6pm-1am Mon-Sat; Ekkamai exit 1 & taxi)
Young,
loud and Thai, Nung-Len (literally 'Sit and chill') is a popular den of live music and uni
students on buzzy Th Ekamai. Get there before 10pm or you won't get in.
NIGHTCLUB
SHADES OF RETRO
(Soi Thararom 2, Soi 55 (Thong Lor), Th Sukhumvit; 2pm-1am Mon-Sat; Thong Lo exit 3 & taxi)
As the
name suggests, this eclectic place takes the current vintage fad to the max. You'll have to
climb around Vespas and Naugahyde sofas to reach your seat, but you'll be rewarded with
friendly service, a varied domestic soundtrack (the people behind Shades also run the do-
mestic indie label Small Room) and free popcorn.
BAR
IRON FAIRIES
(
www.theironfairies.com
;
394 Soi 55 (Thong Lor), Th Sukhumvit; 6pm-2am; Thong Lo exit 3 & taxi)
Ima-
gine, if you can, an abandoned fairy factory in Paris c 1912, and you'll begin to get an
BAR
