A rare oasis of peace in busy Bangkok [toc] Ma Maison Bangkok is a unique Thai restaurant found in 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 Nai Lert Park
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Wat Arun [toc] Wat Arun, also known as the temple of Dawn, is a major landmark of Bangkok, built before 1656. It's a lot more modest than Wat Phra Kaew and the Grand Palace or Wat Pho and the Giant Reclining Buddha, but in many ways, its iconic shape is better known. Just look at the back of a 10 Baht coin and you will recognise it instantly. The full
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A great rooftop bar on Sukhumvit, Bangkok [toc] Octave rooftop bar is one of the most impressive in Bangkok by size. Built on three floors at the top of the Bangkok Marriott Hotel on Sukhumvit 57, Octave offers a full 360 view of the capital with a great perspective on the entire BTS track and the usual traffic jams of Sukhumvit road. Fortunately, it is also very easy to reach
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What is Bangkok Best Rooftop Bar? [toc] Bangkok Best Rooftop Bars list keeps getting longer, and no other city in the world can pretend to have more rooftops and sky bars than we do here. At this time, we count more than 20 'real' rooftop bars and restaurants and a good dozen alternate ones. By real rooftop bar, we mean built at the top of a building with an open
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What is Siam Paragon? [toc] Siam Paragon is the mother of all malls in Bangkok, and Bangkok 'mall culture' is massive. The shopping mall concentration in the Siam area is so massive that the Rama 1 road stretching from MBK to Central Embassy is nicknamed the shopping mile, with an estimated 4,500 shops and 1,285,000 square meters of shopping surface. Siam Paragon aims at the upmarket clientele but ends up
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Bangkok Forensic Museum [toc] Bangkok Forensic Museum is not on people's top 10 list of things to see in Bangkok, at least not on a first trip, but it seems to rank high on people's 'Off the beaten track travel guide'. I guess a morbid curiosity and a desire to see something really unusual is irresistible to the new generation of travellers. So we had to see it for ourselves.
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Asiatique the Riverfront [toc] Asiatique Bangkok (Asiatique the Riverfront) is a gigantic shopping & entertainment night market close to the center of Bangkok. Divided into four distinct zones, the theme is all about the past of Bangkok as a trading harbour and is a long-lasting success with photographers! In the 19th century and under the reign of King Rama V, 'Port of East Asiatic' was the first pier of Thailand
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Methavalai Sorndaeng Restaurant [toc] Methavalai Sorndaeng is an old-fashioned Thai restaurant frozen in time, just next to the Democracy Monument, not far from Khao San. There are so many Thai restaurants in Bangkok, finding something original for a special occasion is going to be difficult. Of course, you might think Rooftop or Fancy place, but we wanted something really Thai and surprisingly different, so we went to Methavalai Sorndaeng. Methavalai
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A budget mall in the heart of Bangkok [toc] MBK Center is an iconic budget shopping mall standing in the heart of Bangkok since 1985, best known for its bazaar product and tons of knock off goods. The location at the top of the 'shopping mile' in Siam district makes it very convenient to access and with more than 2,000 shops and stalls, the size is simply enormous. While its
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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 180˙ panorama and the prices which are
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Brewski Rooftop Bar [toc] Brewski Rooftop Bar is perched on the 22nd floor of the Radisson Blu on Sukhumvit and while it is not the highest one in town or doesn’t have the striking views other Bangkok rooftops have, it claims to be the highest Craft Beer bar in Bangkok. The place has a cool atmosphere and appears to be hugely popular. Brewski Rooftop Bar is the next rooftop in town
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Vanilla Sky Rooftop Bar at Compass SkyView Hotel [toc] Vanilla Sky 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, Vanilla Sky is a bit of a "same-same but different" rooftop. Very minimalist in design but with a real
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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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Bangkok Chinatown [toc] Bangkok Chinatown and Yaowarat Road are one of the oldest Chinese communities in Thailand and always an attraction ranking high on any traveller's list of things to see in Bangkok. And it should! Yaowarat, Sampeng Lane and all the small shopping streets around are buzzing with activity by day and night. It's a gigantic market made of tiny shops packed again each other for almost a kilometre
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Srinakarin Vintage Market [toc] Rod Fai Night Market (Srinakarin Train Market) is an immense playground for teenagers on weekend, Rod Fai market means train market as it used to be on some abandoned train track, taking advantage of old abandoned brick buildings. It’s also important to know that there are two Rod Fai Markets: Srinakarin Train Market (behind Seacon Square) and Ratchada Night market (Behind Esplanade Mall). While they seem
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A Rooftop Bar near Nana Plaza [toc] RedSquare is a small but attractive new rooftop bar on the 25th floor of the Novotel Bangkok Sukhumvit 4. The location is convenient, the views on Bangkok skyline is impressive and most of all, it is very affordable. As you enter a beautiful hotel lobby, you can instantly tell the hotel is new with a contemporary design. The staff is amicable as they
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Above Eleven Rooftop Bar [toc] Above Eleven on Sukhumvit 11 is more than just a rooftop, it's a great place for a party with great music, great cocktails, friendly staff, and really good food. This rooftop has become so popular it is literally impossible to get a table without a reservation, even a table for two, so plan ahead. Located on the 33rd floor of the Fraser suite, Above Eleven
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The Golden Mount [toc] Wat Saket Bangkok, or more officially Ratcha Wora Maha Wihan is a Buddhist temple in Rattanakosin, not very far from the famous Khao San Road. And the famous 'Golden Mount' easily visible from the distance is called Phu Khao Thong, but when asking directions, everyone simply calls it 'Wat Saket'. The golden mount we see today is built on the remains of a previous unsuccessful attempt
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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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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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