Guidebook for Lumpini, Pathumwan
Food Scene
La Monita Taqueria
888/25-26 Thanon Phloen ChitBest Mexican restuarant in Thailand.
Gianni Ristorante
63 Thanon WitthayuGreat Italian food.
Dean & Deluca
479 Thanon Naradhiwat RajanagarindraGreat coffee shop for relaxing.
Great Italian-Thai fusion restaurant. Green curry spaggetti. Amazing pizza. Best to book a table before hand. They also have a new place called Big Mamas Tapas across the street which is nice too.
13 locals recommend
Big Mama Pizzeria Italian Food Restaurant
North KlongtoeyGreat Italian-Thai fusion restaurant. Green curry spaggetti. Amazing pizza. Best to book a table before hand. They also have a new place called Big Mamas Tapas across the street which is nice too.
The rooftop bar/restaurant made famous by the Hangover movie. Expensive drinks but worth checking out for the great 360degree view on Bangkok.
115 locals recommend
Sirocco
1055 Si LomThe rooftop bar/restaurant made famous by the Hangover movie. Expensive drinks but worth checking out for the great 360degree view on Bangkok.
Great Italian fusion restaurant with very cheap wine selection just a few minutes taxi from the condo.
Wine Connection @ All Seasons Place
87/2 Thanon WitthayuGreat Italian fusion restaurant with very cheap wine selection just a few minutes taxi from the condo.
Best Indian food in Bangkok in the trendy Thong Lor area but very loud music more suited to young middle age adults. For something more relaxing try the many Indian places around Nana BTS area.
8 locals recommend
BOMBAY BLUES Thonglor 10
139 Soi Thong Lo 10Best Indian food in Bangkok in the trendy Thong Lor area but very loud music more suited to young middle age adults. For something more relaxing try the many Indian places around Nana BTS area.
Bagel & Bagel
Little bagel shop near Ploenchit BTS.
Great rooftop bar at the end of Sukhumvit Soi 11. Sushi and cocktails with a great view of the Bangkok skyline.
108 locals recommend
Above Eleven
38/8 Soi Sukhumvit 11Great rooftop bar at the end of Sukhumvit Soi 11. Sushi and cocktails with a great view of the Bangkok skyline.
Located opposite Central Chidlom this newly renovated building has lots of restaurants, coffee shops & a nice rooftop bar. One stop on the BTS Skytrain or you can walk there around 800 meters.
6 locals recommend
Mercury Tower
540 Thanon Phloen ChitLocated opposite Central Chidlom this newly renovated building has lots of restaurants, coffee shops & a nice rooftop bar. One stop on the BTS Skytrain or you can walk there around 800 meters.
Discover your passion for the unexpected, and savour the subtleties of the finest modern French cuisine at The Reflexions. Intense and satisfying dishes are made using only the best ingredience.
The Reflexions
61 Thanon WitthayuDiscover your passion for the unexpected, and savour the subtleties of the finest modern French cuisine at The Reflexions. Intense and satisfying dishes are made using only the best ingredience.
The first and only authentic Cuban restaurant in Bangkok! Fun atmosphere and nice food from their Cuban Chef!
Cuba Libre Bar & Restaurant
The first and only authentic Cuban restaurant in Bangkok! Fun atmosphere and nice food from their Cuban Chef!
Khrua Mae Chom
ชุมชนซอยร่วมฤดีThai Food
The house of the best steak and seafood since 1969. Named in honor of Neil Armstrong the first man of the moon.
http://www.neil.co.th/
Neil's Tavern (Asoke Branch)
24 Sukhumvit RoadThe house of the best steak and seafood since 1969. Named in honor of Neil Armstrong the first man of the moon.
http://www.neil.co.th/
Mos Burger
19 Sukhumvit RdFast food burgers and fries
Pizza Pizza by Yanee
Great Pizza
Terrace
1027 Thanon Phloen ChitThai fusion dishes
Koreana
Korean food.
Ban Ton Makham Restaurant
Thai restaurant close by.
Chan Ngoen Restaurant
Thai restaurant around the corner
Open 11am to 10pm. Nestled in Swissotel Nai Lert Park Bangkok, the bistro offers Modern-European cuisines and includes a range of Asian-inspired cocktails such as Mangosteen Martinilike & Wasabi Mary.
Syn Bar
2 Thanon WitthayuOpen 11am to 10pm. Nestled in Swissotel Nai Lert Park Bangkok, the bistro offers Modern-European cuisines and includes a range of Asian-inspired cocktails such as Mangosteen Martinilike & Wasabi Mary.
Open 6:30am-10pm. Located on ground floor of Swissotel. This restaurant has a lively, casual yet comfortable all-day-dining buffet concept offering a diverse variety of international specialities.
ISO Restaurant
ถนน วิทยุOpen 6:30am-10pm. Located on ground floor of Swissotel. This restaurant has a lively, casual yet comfortable all-day-dining buffet concept offering a diverse variety of international specialities.
Open Daily: Lunch: 11.30 – 14.00 Dinner: 18.00 – 22.00.
Cantonese cuisine at its finest on the ground floor of the Swissotel. The famed dim sum buffet attracts guests from all over the city.
Noble House
ถนน วิทยุOpen Daily: Lunch: 11.30 – 14.00 Dinner: 18.00 – 22.00.
Cantonese cuisine at its finest on the ground floor of the Swissotel. The famed dim sum buffet attracts guests from all over the city.
Gourmandises offers an extensive range of homemade cakes, bakeries, sandwiches and salads. Facing the canal, the cafe offers a perfect place for enjoying an easy lunch. Open Daily: 06.30 – 21.00
Gourmandises
Thanon WitthayuGourmandises offers an extensive range of homemade cakes, bakeries, sandwiches and salads. Facing the canal, the cafe offers a perfect place for enjoying an easy lunch. Open Daily: 06.30 – 21.00
Genji specialises in sushi & sashimi, seafood and sumibiyaki (char-grilled meat), and the highest quality cuts from renowned local and international farms.
Mon-Sat Lunch: 11.30am-2pm
Dinner 6-10pm
Genji
ถนน วิทยุGenji specialises in sushi & sashimi, seafood and sumibiyaki (char-grilled meat), and the highest quality cuts from renowned local and international farms.
Mon-Sat Lunch: 11.30am-2pm
Dinner 6-10pm
Stunning 25th floor view and trend-setting interior. Thai inspired cuisine with a creative and distinctive twist. Great view for sundown and happy hour 5-7PM.
62 locals recommend
Long Table
16 Sukhumvit RdStunning 25th floor view and trend-setting interior. Thai inspired cuisine with a creative and distinctive twist. Great view for sundown and happy hour 5-7PM.
Drinks & Nightlife
Hyde & Seek
63 Thanon WitthayuGreat food and atmosphere.
A large 4 storey adult entertainment complex with many beer bars, strip clubs and shows.
119 locals recommend
Nana Plaza
1 Sukhumvit RdA large 4 storey adult entertainment complex with many beer bars, strip clubs and shows.
Small but busy area with many bars and restaurants. More of a high society crowd here. Great craft beers and good food here.
64 locals recommend
Seenspace Thonglor
251/1 Soi Thong Lo 13Small but busy area with many bars and restaurants. More of a high society crowd here. Great craft beers and good food here.
Great cosy little wine bar, that gets packed and pumping with house music on the weekends. Some great food too.
51 locals recommend
Oskar Bistro Bangkok
24 Soi Sukhumvit 11Great cosy little wine bar, that gets packed and pumping with house music on the weekends. Some great food too.
Great live Jazz music here right on the corner by Victory Monument. Nice food and drinks and great atmosphere.
128 locals recommend
Saxophone
8 Soi Ratchawithi 11Great live Jazz music here right on the corner by Victory Monument. Nice food and drinks and great atmosphere.
A very cool new bar with a design concept based on old Chinese Duck & Noodle shops which used to have hidden drinking dens behind the shop. Great live music. Located beneath the Novotel Hotel Silom.
71 locals recommend
Maggie Choo's
A very cool new bar with a design concept based on old Chinese Duck & Noodle shops which used to have hidden drinking dens behind the shop. Great live music. Located beneath the Novotel Hotel Silom.
Really cool design bar with the concept of an Iron Fairies workshop, complete with hidden VIP room. Great burgers and cocktails here.
135 locals recommend
The Iron Fairies
1-2 ถนน ประดิษฐ์มนูธรรมReally cool design bar with the concept of an Iron Fairies workshop, complete with hidden VIP room. Great burgers and cocktails here.
Grass Suites Thonglor
A new complex with many bars and restaurants with great character.
Big club with an amazing sound system, popular with the high society Thai's and expats.
77 locals recommend
DEMO
Sukhumvit RoadBig club with an amazing sound system, popular with the high society Thai's and expats.
Very nice chilled bar by Bangkok's main river. Cheap beers and great food, with a calm view of the river. Nice to get away from the Sukhumvit area.
15 locals recommend
Viva Aviv The River
118 Yota RoadVery nice chilled bar by Bangkok's main river. Cheap beers and great food, with a calm view of the river. Nice to get away from the Sukhumvit area.
Long road full with many bars and restaurants showcasing all music genre's from live Thai/Rock music, to Hip Hop and House music clubs. Also has Bangkok's Indie Film Cinema, House RCA.
44 locals recommend
Royal City Avenue
5 Phetchaburi RdLong road full with many bars and restaurants showcasing all music genre's from live Thai/Rock music, to Hip Hop and House music clubs. Also has Bangkok's Indie Film Cinema, House RCA.
The popular backpacker location, home to many cheap bars and restaurants. Not near any Skytrain so must take a taxi 150-200Baht or get a boat ride [20 - 200Baht] from Sapan Taksin BTS station.
594 locals recommend
Khaosan Road
Thanon Khao SanThe popular backpacker location, home to many cheap bars and restaurants. Not near any Skytrain so must take a taxi 150-200Baht or get a boat ride [20 - 200Baht] from Sapan Taksin BTS station.
Great 4 storey venue featuring a restaurant, bar/art gallery, nightclub and open rooftop shisha bar. Popular with locals and expat crowd.
7 locals recommend
Grease
12,46/13 Soi Sukhumvit 49Great 4 storey venue featuring a restaurant, bar/art gallery, nightclub and open rooftop shisha bar. Popular with locals and expat crowd.
Another very small bar with amazing live Jazz from 10pm on Wednesdays. Dont forget to check out their secret rooftop bar, which gets packed on most nights. Killer cocktails and a great vibe.
37 locals recommend
Smalls
3-4 Soi Suan Phlu 1Another very small bar with amazing live Jazz from 10pm on Wednesdays. Dont forget to check out their secret rooftop bar, which gets packed on most nights. Killer cocktails and a great vibe.
Novotel Bangkok Ploenchit Sukhumvit
566 Thanon Phloen ChitGood food and live music across Sukhumvit Road by the BTS.
Shopping
Café Tartine
65 2 Thanon WitthayuThe best French baguettes and pastas for lunch.
Osito
ถนน เพลินจิตSpanish food located on the road directly opposite Soi Nai Lert.
Sightseeing
Beautiful green open space in the centre of Bangkok. Free exercise equipment. Lakes, running path.
94 locals recommend
Lumphini Park Office
Beautiful green open space in the centre of Bangkok. Free exercise equipment. Lakes, running path.
Siam Ocean World
991 ถนน พระรามที่ ๑Great place to take the kids.
Erawan Bangkok
494 Thanon Phloen ChitThe famous Erawan Shrine [4 headed elephant]
Famous little road full of GoGo Bars and strip clubs. Also some live music venues at the entrance to the Soi.
254 locals recommend
Soi Cowboy
4/51 Soi CowboyFamous little road full of GoGo Bars and strip clubs. Also some live music venues at the entrance to the Soi.
The famous Victory Monument. Take mini-vans and buses from here to anywhere in Thailand for very cheap.
57 locals recommend
Victory Monument
Phahonyothin RoadThe famous Victory Monument. Take mini-vans and buses from here to anywhere in Thailand for very cheap.
Reclining Buddha
The famous reclining Buddha statue.
Patpong Night Market
ซอย Thanon Patpong 1The famous Patpong night market open from 6PM-1AM.
Rajadamnern Thai Boxing Stadium
8 Thanon Ratchadamnoen NokMuay Thai Boxing stadium.
Lumpinee Boxing Stadium
6 Ram Inthra RdLumpini Muay Thai Boxing stadium.
Essentials
S & P
991/1 Thanon Rama 1Bangkok's premium shopping mall and cinema.
MBK Center
444 Phayathai RdClothes shopping on a budget, with lots of restaurants and cinema.
My local supermarket I use as its the cheapest and normally quiet there too. A few steps from Asoke BTS station or grab a taxi back to Ploenchit for 60 Baht. Central Chitlom is closer but expensive.
15 locals recommend
Tops market Robinson Sukhumvit 19
G259 Sukhumvit RdMy local supermarket I use as its the cheapest and normally quiet there too. A few steps from Asoke BTS station or grab a taxi back to Ploenchit for 60 Baht. Central Chitlom is closer but expensive.
Villa Market
Soi Sukhumvit 11Supermarket with local and International food imports.
Everything Else
Siam Square host many boutique clothing stores and restaurants opposite Siam Paragon.
เย็นตาโฟเครื่องทรงสาขา Siam Square One
Siam Square host many boutique clothing stores and restaurants opposite Siam Paragon.
Asia's largest shopping mall. Hundreds of restaurants, cinema, clothing stores.
795 locals recommend
CentralWorld
999/9 Thanon Rama 1Asia's largest shopping mall. Hundreds of restaurants, cinema, clothing stores.
Madame Tussauds Bangkok
989 Thanon Rama 1See your favourite stars as wax models.
Siam Discovery
194 Phayathai RdGreat shopping mall next to Siam Paragon
Famous hotel with some great restaurants & bars beneath it.
10 locals recommend
Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok
494 Thanon RatchadamriFamous hotel with some great restaurants & bars beneath it.
Nice shopping mall next to Asoke BTS station. Hundreds of restaurants and nice cinema.
906 locals recommend
Terminal 21
88 Soi Sukhumvit 19Nice shopping mall next to Asoke BTS station. Hundreds of restaurants and nice cinema.
GLOW Club
96/4 ซอย สุขุมวิท 23Underground music nightclub. Popular with expat and local crowd.
Brand new premium shopping mall and cinema. Lots of great restaurants and nice rooftop bar. Nice Thai food court of the ground floor. 400 meters walk from the condo.
308 locals recommend
Central Embassy
1031 Thanon Phloen ChitBrand new premium shopping mall and cinema. Lots of great restaurants and nice rooftop bar. Nice Thai food court of the ground floor. 400 meters walk from the condo.
My favourite little place to take a break from the city. Theres a lake, pool, running path, gym equipment, basketball court, skate park, running track and free step-aerobics classes at night.
525 locals recommend
Benjasiri Park
24 Soi Sukhumvit 22My favourite little place to take a break from the city. Theres a lake, pool, running path, gym equipment, basketball court, skate park, running track and free step-aerobics classes at night.
Best professional massage in Bangkok. Best to book an appointment though as they get busy. Short walk from Asoke BTS. Great 2 hour Thai massage for 500 Baht.
http://www.healthlandspa.com/asoke.html
91 locals recommend
Health Land Spa & Massage Asoke
5 Asok Montri RdBest professional massage in Bangkok. Best to book an appointment though as they get busy. Short walk from Asoke BTS. Great 2 hour Thai massage for 500 Baht.
http://www.healthlandspa.com/asoke.html
Coyote Bar in Patpong red light district, which is also surrounded by the famous Patpong Night Market.
Black Pagoda
Soi Phatpong 2, Soi SurawongCoyote Bar in Patpong red light district, which is also surrounded by the famous Patpong Night Market.
LEVELS CLUB
เลขที่ 35 Soi Sukhumvit 11Very large and busy nightclub on Sukhumvit Soi 11
Thailand's number one International Hospital just a short walk away or a few minutes in a taxi.
122 locals recommend
Bumrungrad International Hospital
33 Soi Sukhumvit 3Thailand's number one International Hospital just a short walk away or a few minutes in a taxi.
British Embassy Bangkok
11/1 S Sathorn RdThe UK Embassy is just 300 meters walk from the condo.
The US Embassy is just a short 600 meter walk away or 2 minute taxi ride.
15 locals recommend
Embassy of the United States
95 Thanon WitthayuThe US Embassy is just a short 600 meter walk away or 2 minute taxi ride.
The Swiss Embassy is just 200 meters walking distance from the condo.
Switzerland (The Embassy of Switzerland)
The Swiss Embassy is just 200 meters walking distance from the condo.
Bangkok Nightlife
Soi Sukhumvit 11Soi 11 is full of many bars, restaurants and clubs.
Embassy of Italy
87 Thanon WitthayuVietnam Embassy just a short walk from the condo around 500 meters.
One of Bangkoks smallest bars with great live music. On Wednesdays they have a Thai Beatles cover band. Great fresh oysters and fish & chips.
11 locals recommend
Fat Gut’z Saloon
One of Bangkoks smallest bars with great live music. On Wednesdays they have a Thai Beatles cover band. Great fresh oysters and fish & chips.
Right next door to the condo you can order food or eat at their restaurant a mixture of Thai & Western food.
Arcadia Suites Phloenchit Sukhumvit Bangkok by Compass Hospitality
15 Soi Nai LoetRight next door to the condo you can order food or eat at their restaurant a mixture of Thai & Western food.
Fine Dining French Restaurant. Thailand Tatler’s Best Restaurants Guide awards Le Beaulieu its perfect score of 10/10 for food quality, while BK’s Top Tables Bangkok Guide place Chef Hervé 2nd place.
Le Beaulieu
63 Thanon WitthayuFine Dining French Restaurant. Thailand Tatler’s Best Restaurants Guide awards Le Beaulieu its perfect score of 10/10 for food quality, while BK’s Top Tables Bangkok Guide place Chef Hervé 2nd place.
Garden restaurant to try all the Thai staples. It also stands for a safe cause: instead of after-meal mints, diners receive packaged condoms, and all proceeds go toward a sex education charity.
59 locals recommend
Cabbages & Condoms
10 Soi Suk ChaiGarden restaurant to try all the Thai staples. It also stands for a safe cause: instead of after-meal mints, diners receive packaged condoms, and all proceeds go toward a sex education charity.