PenCities

Night Life

• Bed Supper Club
  Global nomads and road warriors will recognise this concept from visits to a similarly named club in Amsterdam, but the one in Bangkok is so much better. ‘Bed’, as it’s popularly known, is a club, an upscale restaurant, an art gallery and a stage, all in one space. A white pod interior offers drinks and food service, and the lighting is a soft neon blue, whilst the whole setting is very ‘Clockwork Orange’, as if it had been re-imagined by Eero Saarinen. The drinks are well made and the food surprisingly good. This is the place to check out if you have only one night free.
  
  26 Sukhumvit Soi 11
  Tel: (66-2) 651 3537
  
• Brown Sugar
  Brown Sugar is the best jazz bar in Bangkok and is the only place that authentically recreates the New York or Chicago old jazz club atmosphere. The Brown Sugar Band who have been playing for years, warm up the evening with instrumental tunes, before vocalists take turns on stage and croon the songs of Louis Armstrong, Josephine Baker, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Ray Charles.
  
  231/20 Soi Sarasin Road, opposite Lumphini Park
  Tel: (66-2) 250 1826
  
• Indigo
  Indigo is a cosy retreat behind the heartland of Silom, tucked away at the end of a small lane in Soi Convent. There is a very laid back bar area, a good place to have a beer and unwind after a busy day before indulging yourself in the first class cuisine on offer. There are a handful of tables outside and perhaps a dozen inside, all quaintly lit and decorated. The menu has a good board selection and for an appetiser the Rock Lobster Mousse is heavenly and rapidly becoming a house favourite.
  
  6, Convent Road, Silom
  Tel: (66-2) 235 3268
  
• The Londoner Brew Pub
  Voted Restaurant of the Year and winner of other numerous awards, The Londoner Brew Pub is one of Bangkok’s favourite pubs for expatriates, locals and tourists alike. Famed for Thailand’s only pub-brewed English bitter and Pilsner Lager, a complete range of beverages, wines, cocktails and superb pub food are also available at value-for-money prices. All major sports events are shown on the pub’s mega screen and and two pool tables and game machines are also provided for customers. Live entertainment is supplied every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Party nights and functions are held for all festive occasions as well as the infamous weekly ‘Wacky Wednesday’. Free underground parking is available.
  
  Basement UBC 2 Building,
  591 Sukhumvit Soi 33
  Tel: (66-2) 261 0238
  
• Molly Malone’s
  Molly Malone’s is a great meeting place for both business and socialising, with great food and an excellent selection of locally brewed and imported draught beers, stouts and ciders, including a wide variety of bottled beers, wines and spirits. Molly’s is renowned for its traditional pub grub with generously sized portions, and the menu includes old fashioned bangers and mash, beef and Guinness pie and fish ‘n’ chips.
  
  1/5-6 Soi Convent, Silom
  Tel: (66-2) 266 7161
• Opera Riserva Wine Bar
  Options for wine bars include Opera Riserva located on Sukhumvit 39, which is the one of the city’s best kept secrets.
  
  39 Soi Sukhumvit 53, Bangkok 10110
  Tel: (66-2) 2258 5606
• Opus Wineria Italiana
  Opus Wineria Italiana on Tanon Pan, Silom Road is another favourite, offering guests a large wine cellar with over 400 labels complemented by a modern Italian dining experience.
  
  64 Tanon Pan, Silom Road, Bangrak, Bangkok 10500
  Tel: (66-2) 2637 9899
• The Witch’s Oyster Bar
  The first oyster bar to open in Bangkok, The Witch’s Oyster Bar in Soi Rumrudee, is a stylish restaurant and bar serving a large variety of fresh oysters imported from all over the world, as well as local ones. The menu also features tasty tapas dishes, imported steak, and fish and seafood. There is also a superb selection of wines and imported beers.
  
  20/20-21 Rumrudee Village, Ploenchit Road, Lumpini, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330
  Tel: (66-2) 2255 5354