Sathorn

Eat and meet

Sathorn Road

While Sathorn is certainly a major Bangkok thoroughfare, it's hardly on the tourist radar for most. Nevertheless there are a number of bars and restaurants though many will stretch the average travellers budget.

Nahm

Fantastic food

The Metropolitan Hotel, 27 Sathon Tai Rd
T: (02) 625 3333

David Thompson is the saviour of Thai cuisine/destroying Thai cuisine. It all depends on who you are talking to. Traditionalists argue that non-Thais could never understand enough about Thailand to be an excellent Thai cook, while modernists consider that since Thai chefs have been able to master ... read more
Baan Somtum

22 varieties of som tam

9/1 Soi Si Wiang, Sathorn, Bangkok
T: T: (026) 303 486

Located around the corner from Surasak BTS station, Baan Somtum gives SomTum+ some competition. The restaurant is set in a spacious, clean and stylish air-con hall with large windows on either side. Although prices are manageable (45 to 120 baht for most dishes), this is a more upmarket, ... read more
Tawandang German Brewery

A brewery only as Thailand could imagine it

462/61 Rama 3 Rd
T: (02) 678 1114 ‎

Tawandang is a brewery only as Thailand could imagine it. Bit copper pots? Check. Towers of beer? Check. Beer drinking contests on stage? You know it. Thai pop acts? At jet-engine volume. It's actually really fun. The beer is pretty good too- if you've just arrived in Asia you probably aren't ... read more
SomTum+

Over 15 varieties of som tam

Soi Suan Plu 8, Sathorn Rd
T: (02) 286 4928

A breezy corner shop on the left as you walk up Soi Suan Plu 8 from Soi Suan Plu. SomTum+'s menu stays true to its name, offering over fifteen varieties of som tam, an equal number of laap (chopped meat dressed with shallot and thai herbs), and lots of sticky rice to mop it all up. This is a ... read more
Baan Bai Pluu (BP Vegetarian Restaurant)

Completely satisfying

Soi Suan Plu 8, Sathorn Rd
T: (080) 080 7255

This family-run vegetarian restaurant features many Thai and Chinese-Thai dishes, made without meat or fish sauce. They also have delicious vegetarian bao (steamed buns) with both sweet and savoury fillings. A glass case contains multiple prepared dishes which are served on rice (brown or white), ... read more
Wong's Place

Bangkok's best dive

27/3 Soi Sribamphen, Rama 4 Rd
T: (081) 901 0235

Wong's Place is a dive. It's small, its interior could only be described as eclectic-lazy and half of the time you have to get your own beer out of the coolers and open it before paying. But it's one of the best dive bars in all of Southeast Asia. Is some of Wong's legend hype? Definitely, but ... read more
Caffe D'Oro

Coffee and bakery treats

Tisco Tower 48 N Sathorn Rd

This comfortable coffee shop is on the lower level of the Tisco Tower Building. Caffe D'Oro serves sustainably-grown coffee beans from Northern Thailand and bakery treats. The inside is bright and comfortable, and the outside patio allows those who enjoy a cigarette with their coffee that luxury. ... read more
Moon Bar and Vertigo Grill at the Banyan Tree

Incredible views

61st Fl, 21/100 South Sathon Rd
T: (02) 679 1200

The Moon Bar is an open-air roof-top bar with incredible views atop the Banyan Tree Hotel on Sathorn Road. It's a beautiful panorama and while it lacks the river view from State Tower's Sirocco, it has a more intimate and romantic atmosphere. It's joined by Vertigo grill, serving a fusion ... read more