★★★Must-see·Nightlife district
Thonglor
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The city's most fashionable night out — cocktail dens, listening bars and clubs strung down Soi 55, where affluent Thais and internationals actually go.
Bangkok's most polished night out — a soi of listening bars, natural-wine rooms, cocktail dens with award lists, and clubs that dress-code. This is where affluent Thais and internationals actually spend their evenings, spread down Sukhumvit 55 and its side sois. Start at a Commons aperitif, end wherever the night's third recommendation takes you.
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Visiting
- Open
- daily (evenings)
- Entry
- Free
- Dress
- Some clubs enforce dress codes (venue-specific)
- Allow
- 2–4 h
No official opening hours published — check on the day.
Checked 10 Oct 2026 against timeout.com, nationthailand.com, openstreetmap.org, wikidata.org. Things change: closures for royal ceremonies and holidays are common.
A night out here
- These streets are at their busiest from about 21:00 onwards.
- Agree a price before anything starts, keep your belongings close, and treat any drink you didn't watch being poured with suspicion.
- Metered taxis and ride apps are the reliable way home late; tuk-tuk quotes at closing time are theatre.
Getting there
- Thong Lo·BTS Sukhumvit Line~19 min walk
- Soi Thonglor·Khlong Saen Saep Boat~19 min walk
- Charn Issara·Khlong Saen Saep Boat~20 min walk
- Baan Don Mosque·Khlong Saen Saep Boat~20 min walk
Typical times, not a timetable · rail, boat and BRT routing runs right in the atlas.
While you're here
- The Commons Thonglor·Community mall~3 min walk
- Ekkamai·Nightlife district~9 min walk
- EmQuartier·Design mall~21 min walk
- Benjasiri Park·Park~22 min walk
The neighbourhood
Thonglor sits in Thonglor — Bangkok's polished playground.