Sukhumvit Asok to Ekamai

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This stretch of Sukhumvit Road runs from BTS Skytrain stops Asok to Ekamai, where there is also a major bus station. While being low on tourist attractions, the area still has an abundance of things to do. With Skytrain stops also at Phrom Phong and Thong Lo, and an MRT interchange at Asok, the area is extremely well connected so it’s easy to avoid Sukhumvit Road’s perpetual traffic jams.

This part of Bangkok is one of the main enclaves of Western and Japanese communities and is filled to the brim with a multitude of bars, restaurants, nightclubs and shops. There are lots of accommodation options for visitors but they mostly tend to be on the pricier side. From the sleazy areas around the redlight district of Soi Cowboy, to the more cosmopolitan dining options of Thong Lo, there are a lot of ways to fill an evening if you can handle the traffic, noise and crowded streets in this permanently busy part of Bangkok.

Along Sukhumvit, many of the interesting dining and shopping options are clustered around Emporium, one of the first of a rash of glam malls built in Bangkok from the late 1990s onwards. Located at BTS Skytrain stop Phrom Phong, the mall has a number of decent restaurants, a well-stocked department store and a multitude of shops. Be sure to check out the design studio on the top floor near the movie theatre. And you might want to scrub up just a little to fit with the sparkling crowds here. Next door is Benjasiri Park and across the street are Sois 31 to 33, where restaurants and bars popular with expatriate Westerners and Japanese are located.

Thong Lo, or Soi 55, which runs off Sukhumvit at BTS Skytrain stop Thong Lo, is a relatively new hub of Thai fashion. The trendy neighbourhood around J-Avenue or Thong Lo Soi 17 has a number of hip cafes and restaurants and has been featured in the /New York Times/. Even the Starbucks, located in a converted house, is a place to be seen among young Thais. Just down the road is the Playground concept store, where hard-to-find (and -afford) international designer merchandise is for sale, along with a multitude of magazines, design books and cuisine from several upscale eateries. Thong Lo also has a number of very popular clubs.

 

Down Ekamai, or Soi 63, a main thoroughfare linking Sukhumvit to Petchburi Road, are still more restaurants, bars and shops, although options here are slightly more limited than Thong Lo. Down Petchburi, back towards Thong Lo, is Royal City Avenue, aka RCA, another trendy strip of shops, bars, mega-clubs, restaurants, an art-house theatre, a driving range, and an indoor Go-karting track.

Text and/or map last updated on 11th August, 2009.

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