Garden Lounge
Montien Hotel,
54 Surawong Road,
Bangrack,
Bangkok 10500.
Tel: 02-234 8060/79.
Open: 7am-1am. Music from 5pm.
Credit cards accepted.
A plush, but fairly typical hotel lobby lounge just a stone's
throw from the hustle and bustle of Patpong. Comfortable seating
in a relaxed atmosphere with attentive service from the waiting
staff. The live music is exactly what you would expect in
a place like this with current residents being The Golden
Bamboo. This male/female, piano/vocals duo play a range of
pop standards with the emphasis on easy listening.
Gecko Topaz
3/17 Moo.12, Nawamin Road,
Ladphao,
Bangkok 10310.
Tel: 02-907 2287/9.
Open: 5.30pm-2am. Music From 7.30pm.
Credit cards accepted.
Glass Home, The
508 Soi Ramcomehang 39 (Teprelar 1)
Wangthongland,
Bangkok 10310
Tel: 02-934 7222/4
Open 5.30pm-2am
Credit cards accepted.
H2O
Music Zone
8/13 Soi Ladprao 71,
Ladprao,
Bangkok 10230
Tel: 02539 6422
Open 6pm-2am
Website
Hard Rock Cafe
Siam Square.
Tel: 02-251 0792/4.
Open: 11am-2am. Music from 10.15pm.
Credit cards accepted.
Lifestyle restaurant which turns into a hot rock club in the
evening. Very high calibre imported musicians, such as current
residents Telefon, rock the house from 10.15pm. Great venue,
great food and good company assured.
Heights Cafe
Pan Pacific Hotel,
952 Rama IV Road,
Bangruck,
Bangkok 10500.
Tel: 02-632 9000.
Open: 4pm-1am. Music from 7.30pm.
Credit cards accepted.
Henry J. Beans 
Amari Watergate Hotel Basement,
Pratunam.
Tel: 02-539 0000.
Open: 12noon-1am (Fri-Sat 2am). Music from 9pm.
Credit cards accepted.
Another 'genuine' American diner in the basement of this classy
hotel. Nightly music comes from Filipino band The Nightingales
who cover rock and pop standards. Great burgers and other
Stateside delights. A popular hang for residents and tourists.
Hot Shot
130 Phayathai Road.
Tel: 02-216 9152/3.
Open: 5pm-2am. Music from 9pm.
Credit cards accepted.
Thai folk/songs-for-life hall and pop-rock pub with a 24-hour
snooker club attached. Food and booze galore and occasional
concerts with famous local performers.
Huntsman Pub
Landmark Hotel Basement.
Tel: 02-254 0404.
Open: 11.30am-2am. Music from 9pm.
Credit cards accepted.
Hunting may no longer be PC but this pub in the basement of
the Landmark Hotel is always correct. House band Sweet Inspiration
are a tight unit who perform well arranged covers of contemporary
music with great harmonies and, although it's all a bit Radio
2, it goes well with the surroundings! When the band isn't
playing, the central bar makes a good focal point and if you're
a bit peckish you'll find a good menu of mostly pub grub.
See
Baronbonk article on Huntsman
Imageries
2 Sukhumvit Soi 24.
Tel: 02-258 7010.
Open: 6pm-2am. Music from 9pm.
Credit cards accepted.
website
Big restaurant with great stage and excellent live music.
Top local studio musicians play here nightly with special
guests at the weekends. Food is a mixture of Thai and international.
Article
by Baronbonk featuring Imageries
Issan Champroo
Siwaporn Plaza,
Sukhumvit Soi 24.
Tel: 02-661 0359.
A Japanese restaurant/bar tucked away in a tiny alcove on
Soi 24 - an area dotted with delightful, small Japanese night
spots, bars and cafes. Formerly Ken's Blues Bar, Issan has
a tiny, but fully equipped stage and hosts blues on Saturdays.
Good Thai food and a nice quiet hang out.
Jesters
Peninsula Hotel,
333 Charoen Nakorn Road.
Tel: 02-861 1111.
Diagonally opposite the Oriental, on the other side of the
river, and a really cool spot for the younger set. Has live
jazz and standards most nights. This is the place you take
your mistress...to be seen and not seen at the same time!
La Fiesta
110 Silom Road, corner Patpong.
Tel: 02-632 7898.
Mexican food right by the most famous street in Asia. Live
music most nights and dining on two levels.
La Lunar
Sukhumvit Soi 26
Phrom Pong, Bangkok.
Tel: 02-261 3991/4.
La Nina/Blue Note
Le Meridien President Hotel,
973 Chidlom, Ploenchit Road
Pathumwan, Bangkok
Tel: 02-656 0444.
Open: 6pm-2am.
Credit cards accepted.
A hangout drinking spot that has recently been refurbished
to put the emphasis firmly on drinking and hanging as opposed
to dining. That said, there are two good menus: Thai and international,
which means that if you are Thai you get given a Thai menu
and visa versa - a trifle presumptuous one thinks. The music
is lively and the staff fun, but will La Nina take from the
ever popular Spasso across the road? Only time will tell.
La Ruieda
Sukhumvit Soi 18
Klong Toy
Bangkok
Tel: 02-261 9669.
Lots of Latin sounds at this new venue. Live music every Wednesday
to Saturday from 10pm.
Living Room
Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit,
250 Sukhumvit Road, near BTS Asoke Station
Tel: 02-653 0333.
Open: 8.30am-midnight (Fri-Sat 12.30am). Music from 9pm.
Credit cards accepted.
Downstairs in Riva's the thundering beat is dominant, two
floors up in the Living Room a siesta can easily be attained.
The whole area, Lobby and Living Room, is a vast man-made
cavern with a décor that would have happened if the
Pharaohs had got into art deco. The music is soothing, thus
making it the ideal place to take an over-frisky spouse who
has been geed up by Bangkok's exciting nightlife. Sit him
down here for half an hour and to sleep he will surely go.
Lobby Bar
Pathumwan Princess,
MBK Centre,
Pathumwan,
Bangkok 10330.
Tel: 02-216 3700.
Open: 10am-12.30 am.
Credit cards accepted.
Lobby, The
Regent Hotel,
Rachadamri,
Bangkok.
Tel: 02-251 6127.
Lobby Lounge
2nd Floor,
Pathumwan Princess,
MBK Center,
Pathumwan,
Bangkok 10330.
Tel: 02-216 3700.
Lobby Lounge
Dusit Thani Hotel,
Rama 4.
Tel: 02-236 0450.
Open: 7am-1am. Music from 9.30pm.
Credit cards accepted.
Also called the champagne bar, this stylish lounge overlooks
the impressive lobby area of this five-star hotel. The vegetation
and waterfalls through the picture window, across the lobby,
are spectacular. Needless to say the music is understated
and discreet. This is more the place for a nightcap or pre-nuptial
tete á tete than a party.
Lobby Lounge
Shangri-La Hotel,
89 Soi Wat Suanplu,
Bangruck,
Bangkok 10500.
Tel: 02-236 7777.
Open 10am-1am Music from 4pm.
Credit cards accepted.
Lobby Lounge Glaz Bar
Plaza Athenee Hotel,
Wittayu-Wireless Road,
Bangkok.
Tel: 02-650 8800.
Open: 6pm-12.30am. Music from 9pm.
Credit cards accepted.
At first sight the room appears stark, almost art deco, with
a bar straight out of Rebel Without A Cause. Californian chef
Steve is the chef manager and a friendly cove who will make
certain you're comfortable and well fed. The menu has a Californian
edge, although the base cooking is classical with modern twists,
and the wine list is impressive. The music is provided by
top quality jazz musicians.
Log Cabin
540/7 Sukhumvit 55, Thonglor 18
Klongton nua Wattana
Bangkok 10110.
Tel: 02-714 7810.
Open: 11am-2pm & 5pm-2am. Music from 7pm.
Credit cards accepted.
Log yes, but cabin no. Tree genocide must have been committed
to build this vast log mansion/palace/hall/pile! The place
has three restaurants, offering everything from Thai food
in the pub/main music area, to a do-it-yourself barbie and
a slick Jap restaurant on the first floor. There are also
karaoke rooms, a wine club and teppanyaki food. The music
varies from night to night with blues, Dixieland jazz, pop
and rock 'n' roll all getting a slot. Upstairs in the smart
restaurant a piano/trumpet duo play standards with style and
polish.
Love Sick
159/5 Thonglor Soi 10
Sukhumvit Soi 55, Wattana
Bangkok 1011
Tel: 02-711 44770
Open : 6pm-2am.
Credit Cards accepted
Londoner Brew House
Sukhumvit 33.
Tel: 02-261 0239.
Open: 11am-1am. Music from 7pm.
Credit cards accepted.
Live music from whoever the current cover band happens to
be. A spacious pub that's better known for its home brew draught
English bitter, Londoner Pilsner and great pub food. Satellite
TV for sports fans, as well as pool and darts. http://www.the-londoner.com
Ma Be Ba 
93 Langsuan Soi 5,
Lumphini, Pathumwan.
Tel: 02-253 9426 or 02-254 9595.
Open: 11am-2am.
Credit cards accepted.
This is a large restaurant with a classically kitsch décor
that is undoubtedly Italian. The tables are large and the
chairs comfortable. The menu is extensive with all the usual
Italian favourites plus well thought out daily specials. The
food is prepared to order and served by a well-trained, slick
waiting staff. This is Italian food by Italians for Italians.
There's also a good deli attached to the restaurant. Monday
to Saturday you can listen to live music from the resident
pianist (7pm-9pm) and pop band Floret (9.30pm-midnight).
Metal Zone
Soi Langsuan,
Ploenchit Road.
Tel: 02-255 1913.
Open: 9pm-2am. Music from11.15pm.
Great futuristic décor both outside and in the pub.
Enough amps and speakers to make a touring rock band happy
and all in a room the size of an executive office. Not for
those with delicate hearing, or pacemakers! The bad bit is
that they charge for drinks before you go inside. That's not
a bad idea when the band is shaking the walls, but if the
place is empty, and the band replaced by rock music videos,
it feels like a clip to get you in. Knowledge of cocktails
is trivial, if not insufficient.
Mingles Pub
Amari Atrium Hotel,
1880 New Petchburi Road.
Tel: 02-716 2000/1.
Open: 11am-2am. Music from 9pm.
Credit cards accepted.
Wooden furniture and a vodka bar are the main features of
this pleasant pub on the first floor of the Amari Atrium hotel.
The menu has some good plain grills as well as Tex Mex and
Thai food, mainly cooked for foreigners. I had a very good
fusion-style dish of rock lobster tail and pork tenderloin
with a green curry sauce. That worked well and looked good.
Currently the music is provided by The New York Jazz band,
fronted by American Idrees Daahood who describes himself as
a "jazz singer with horns." But fear not, he is
not the devil in disguise but a very good trumpet player and
singer.
New Wave Bar
Sukhumvit Soi 7
Bangkok.
Noriega's
Silom Soi 4, (next to Patpong 2)
Silom Road.
Small, modern two-level bar run by Frank, aka 'Frank Superstar'
from his long time involvement with the Superstar agogo in
Patpong many moons ago. The small food menu is headed 'nufood
menu' which just about somes up the mix of Thai, tex mex and
international favourites. Upstairs the cooks work in an open
plan, with the restaurant area, kitchen. Downstairs the bar
features prominently in this clean white space.
Live music is currently provided by punk-style JAWA on Saturdays.
Musik Café
Patpong 1
Sister to Radio City and Round Midnight, this semi-open air
venue features live music from several bands throughout the
week. Starts around 9.15pm and goes on till late. Great atmosphere
in the heart of Bangkok's girly bar district.
Office, The
10/15 Sukhumvit Soi 33
Wattana,
Bangkok 10110
Tel: 02-662 1936. Fax: 02-662 1937.
Open: 1pm-1am. Music from 9pm.
Credit cards accepted.
Aimed primarily at business types, though not exclusively,
this modern air-con bar has plenty going for it. The beer
is well priced (59 baht for a draught Carlsberg), the staff
friendly and the atmosphere relaxed. Live music comes from
the resident keyboard player during the week who knocks out
decent renditions of 60s and 70s standards. On Saturdays a
disco plays the original versions and between 4pm and 10pm
beer is just 39 baht a glass. Plenty of attractive girls too,
but this is Soi 33 so the bar fines are pretty high - from
600-1,000 baht. There's also a pool table on the mezzanine
floor and a modest pub grub/Thai menu.
O'Reilly's Irish Pub & Restaurant
Silom Road.
Tel: 02-632 7515.
Open: 11am-2am. Music from 9.30pm.
Credit cards accepted.
Self-styled 'Thairish' theme pub on the corner of Soi Thaniya
and Silom Road that's a classic 'Irish pub in a box', with
Guinness on tap and waitresses in little green outfits. That
said, it's not a bad place and does have a fairly decent menu:
I had the fish and chips (Bt250) and the Guinness batter was
first class. Highlight of the night though was Beatles cover
band, The Better, who played note-perfect renditions of Fab
Four classics. The band dress in Beatle suits and sport 60's-style
mullets and are a must see, Wednesdays and Saturdays from
9.30pm-ish. Venue also hosts a blues jam every Sunday from
5pm with Dr Blues, and Irish jiggers, Life After Nine, play
Sunday nights from 9pm.
Overtone
Royal City Avenue,
Rama 9.
This is a live music venue with blues jams every Friday night
from 9pm. Cover charge Bt150 for your first drink, but you
can jam all night for free beer.
Pastel's Lounge
Novotel Bangkok,
Siam Square,
Pathumwan,
Bangkok 10330.
Tel: 02-255 6888.
Open: 7am-misnight. Music from 8.30pm.
Credit cards accepted.
A fairly typical, uninspiring hotel lobby area, just to the
right of the main entrance and reception desk. Has live music
every night, starting with easy listening and moving on to
pop, but there are much better places to go nearby - including
downstairs at CM2 in the same venue.
Pent Cafe
Le Meridien President Hotel,
Chitlom, Ploenchit.
Tel: 02-656 0160.
Open: 7pm-2am.
Credit cards accepted.
Intimate bar restaurant with Thai food and a small cocktail
bar. A little small for the live pop provided, although that
does not happen until later in the evening. Nightclub prices
and undrinkable wine complete the picture.
Piano, The
45 Soi 63 Sukhumvit.
Ekkamai.
Tel: 02-714 1543.
A spacious and intimate hostess bar with an eight-piece R&B
house band Chabar and guest female vocalists. Pricey and mainly
for the business crowd. Perfect Five take over on Sundays.
Piano Bar, The
Grand Pacific Hotel,
259 Sukhumvit Road,
Watthana, Bangkok.
Tel: 02-651 1000.
Open: 4pm-1am. Music from 9pm
Credit cards accepted.
A small, laid-back lounge on the 8th floor of the Grand Pacific.
Resident duo Heart & Soul (piano and vocals) tickle the
ears with mellow covers of pop standards from 9pm-12.45am,
Monday to Saturday. On Sundays, acoustic guitarists Chris
and Angie take to the stage to lead the weekly sing-along.
Pickles
Regency Hotel,
Sukhumvit Soi 22.
Tel: 02-259 7420.
Cocktail lounge and bar sometimes with live music.A stone's
throw from Washington Square and other diversions in the area.
Pipe, The
Soi You Yen,
Ban Kapi,
Bangkok 10310.
Tel: 02-704 7371.
Port Of Call
Tawanna Ramada Hotel
80 Suriwong Road, Siphraya
Bangrak
Bangkok 10550
Tel: 02-236 0361/8
