Cielo Sky Bar [toc] Cielo Sky Bar is another fantastic high spot located at the intersection of Rama IV and Sukhumvit road in Bangkok. The view from the 46th floor of the Luk Condominium is surprising considering that the building is located more on the outskirt of town than the other famous rooftop but this is compensated by the height and the beautiful 180Ë™ panorama and the prices which are
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Sky on 20 Bangkok [toc] Sky on 20 Rooftop Bar is on the 26th floor of the Novotel on Sukhumvit 20 in Bangkok, so you can guess that the name wasn’t chosen from the floor but from the street number. The way to access this beautiful place is very different from most rooftops we saw. You first take the lift to the 26th floor and once there, there is no
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Mojito Rooftop Bar at Compass SkyView Hotel [toc] Mojito rooftop bar came out of nowhere in the Sukhumvit area, exactly behind the Emporium mall, the same week Radisson Blu and Novotel Sukhumvit launched their own rooftops nearby. The rooftop race is just getting more fun every week! At first, Mojito is a bit of a "same-same but different" rooftop. Very minimalist in design but with a real 360 view, it
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Speakeasy Rooftop Bar at Hotel Muse [toc] Speakeasy Rooftop Bar at Hotel Muse Bangkok on Langsuan street is not your usual rooftop bar: like the entire hotel, Speakeasy displays a convoluted Art-Deco design to create a fancy atmosphere. And it's a partial success. The lobby of the bar is nicely crafted but rather dark, like the rest of the hotel. The staff is politely welcoming but rather strict on the
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Brewski Rooftop Bar [toc] Brewski Rooftop Bar on the 22nd floor of the Radisson Blu on Sukhumvit is the highest Craft Beer bar in Bangkok. It may not the be highest in Bangkok nor have the striking views other Bangkok rooftops have, but the place has a cool atmosphere and appears to be hugely popular. Brewski Rooftop Bar is the next rooftop in town in the ever-growing collection, it seems
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A rare oasis of peace in busy Bangkok [toc] Ma Maison Bangkok is a unique Thai restaurant found in the Ploenchit area, one of the most desirable settings in town. A glasshouse sitting in the shade of immense old trees in a vast green garden, hidden in the heart of Bangkok, somewhere you would never expect to find a garden of this size. The restaurant shares the garden with the
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A great Phadthai in Silom [toc] Baan Phadthai is a beautiful restaurant which received a Michelin Bib Gourmand (inspectors’ favourites for good value) hidden in one of these tiny lanes of Bangrak, between Silom and the riverside. There is no need to describe what Pad Thai is, it's now such a famous dish that is has become the culinary flagship of Thailand and a long time favourite to so many
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80/20 Bangkok [toc] 80/20 Eighty Twenty is a superb restaurant in the north of Silom that serves great cuisine in an area of Bangkok where not many modern restaurants have opened yet. Usually, modern cuisine chefs prefer Thonglor and Sathorn area, so it's great to see new locations coming to life. In cases you wondered, the name means that 80% of the ingredients are locally grown. The restaurant is fun
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Jim Thompson House Museum [toc] Jim Thompson House is one of Bangkok most famous attraction and a lot was written about the house history or how Jim Thompson mysteriously disappeared. Jim Thompson museum is a group of beautiful teak wood houses set in a green oasis right in the middle of Siam, near Siam Paragon and MBK. Somehow it's surprising to find such luxuriant garden just near one of Asia's
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One of Bangkok Best Restaurants [toc] Le Du restaurant on Silom is one of our favourite restaurants in Bangkok, if not our favourite. We were lucky to discover it from the very early days and enjoyed the evolution from a young and shy hidden restaurant to a world-class Michelin starred venue. Chef Ton who is a certified sommelier and an accomplished Chef involved his passion for Thai modern cuisine using
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Seen Rooftop Bar Bangkok [toc] Seen Rooftop Bar at Avani Hotel has an interesting location on the Thonburi side of the Chao Phraya River, just opposite the famous Asiatique night market. In case you are not familiar with the Thonburi side of Bangkok: it's the side that most people only visit when they go to Wat Arun. It might be the reason why this rooftop can afford to be so
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A Rooftop Bar near Nana Plaza [toc] RedSquare rooftop bar is a small but attractive new terrace with a view on the 25th floor of the Novotel Bangkok Sukhumvit 4. The location is convenient, with impressive views on Bangkok skyline, but most of all, it is very affordable and easy to access. As you enter a beautiful hotel lobby, you can instantly tell the hotel is new with a contemporary
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Red Sky Rooftop at Centara Grand [toc] Red Sky Rooftop on the 55th floor of the Centara Grand in Bangkok is an upmarket restaurant and bar with relatively better prices when compared to Sky Bar Rooftop or Vertigo at Banyan Tree. The name is wisely chosen if you get one of those amazing sunsets. Of course, some days it rains, or some days the sky is not very red, but
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The EmQuartier Bangkok [toc] EmQuartier is an enormous and trendy shopping mall in a strategic part of the busy Sukhumvit Road. EmQuartier is actually a massive extension of the existing Emporium shopping mall that was built in 1997, run by the same company responsible for the famous Siam Paragon Bangkok. Obviously, the management had 15 years to study the market in this part of Sukhumvit and knew there was enough
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Bunker Restaurant Bangkok [toc] Bunker is another proof that Bangkok dining scene is just getting better and more creative with a surprisingly fresh touch from overseas young generation of chefs. Bunker is a 3 floor restaurant tucked in the far corner of Sathorn Soi 12, a small street getting really trendy. The design, as the name hints, is mostly plain grey concrete with a lot of soft lighting, creating a
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Suhring Bangkok Suhring Bangkok is a superb restaurant serving a modern German cuisine and probably one of Bangkok most talked about places right now. The restaurant hides in a tiny street off Sathorn road and seems to be cocooned in an overgrown green garden. You sure will need google maps to find it. The house itself is very attractive, designed on several levels with large windows and a beautiful veranda
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Somtum Der Restaurant [toc] Somtum Der is now a famous restaurant on Sala Daeng in Silom, but it was not always like this. I actually often believed that the best Som Tum is found by the street, often in dirty tiny shops or at the carts of local markets. And in most cases it is true, but we found 'Somtum Der', a great som tum in a cool restaurant in
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Izakaya Restaurant in Silom Feel like going to Tokyo for an evening but cannot afford a flight ticket? No worries, Daimasu is a great alternative! In the heart of Bangkok, you can immerse yourself in the casual fun of a real 'Izakaya', those tiny restaurants tucked against each other often near train stations in Japan. These small venues specialize in serving grilled food, snacks and drinks to office workers after
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SeaLife Bangkok Ocean World Sealife Siam Ocean World is a 10,000 square meters display of gigantic aquariums located just below the huge Siam Paragon Shopping Mall in Bangkok. Some 4 million litres of water shelter sea and river fishes, frog and toads, penguins, amphibians and mammals from Asia and beyond. Walk through a rain forest jungle to discover surprisingly colorful and deadly frogs which skin secretes incredibly poisonous mucus used
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Old Siam Plaza Old Siam Plaza is a hidden treasure of Thai culture in Bangkok. It is one of those places people just consider old and outdated but is about to become a living museum. The whole area surrounding Old Siam is also a window on the past with its old movie theatre and Art Deco buildings. Old Siam is divided into two main atriums and three floors. One area
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