Nightlife in Bangkok
Where Bangkok goes out — handpicked bars, clubs, live music rooms and late-night eats for any kind of night.
Top spots in Bangkok
Chatuchak Weekend Market
Food & DrinkChatuchak
8,000 stalls; eat your way through, then collapse in the AC section.
Khao San / Rambuttri
NightlifeBanglamphu
Backpacker classic; better food + bars one street over on Rambuttri.
Sky Bar at Lebua
NightlifeSilom
63rd-floor open-air; dress code enforced — the Hangover Part II bar.
Chinatown (Yaowarat)
Food & DrinkYaowarat
Street food after dark — T&K Seafood, Jay Fai's omelette (queue 4 hours).
Where to eat
Jay Fai
$$$Thai street · Phra Nakhon
Goggle-wearing wok queen, Michelin star, crab omelette legend.
Sorn
$$$$Southern Thai · Sukhumvit
Three-Michelin-star tasting — only Thai restaurant ever to win three.
Krua Apsorn
$$Thai · Phra Nakhon
Royal recipes — crab curry omelette is the dish.
Raan Jay Fai street
$Thai street · Citywide
Boat noodles, mango sticky rice at Mae Varee, pad kra pao anywhere with a wok.
Live & on stage
Wonderfruit Festival
Pattaya · Dec · Music & Arts
Maho Rasop
Live Park Rama 9 · Nov · Indie Festival
Brown Sugar Jazz
Phra Athit · Year-round · Jazz
Frequently asked
- Standouts include Chatuchak Weekend Market, Khao San / Rambuttri, Sky Bar at Lebua. The list mixes cocktail bars, live-music rooms and dance floors so you can build a full night without leaving the neighbourhood.