Guidebook for Bangkok
Shopping
This is one of Bangkok's newest malls and has everything you need in a pinch - from a quick bite to boutique fashion labels.
906 locals recommend
Terminal 21
88 Soi Sukhumvit 19This is one of Bangkok's newest malls and has everything you need in a pinch - from a quick bite to boutique fashion labels.
Everything Else
Bangkok's MRT underground metro. It's just a 5-minute walk from the apartment to the MRT!
21 locals recommend
Sukhumvit station
Bangkok's MRT underground metro. It's just a 5-minute walk from the apartment to the MRT!
The airport link. Once you get off here, you're very close to my apartment indeed. You can take the MRT underground to Sukhumvit station and then walk to the apartment, or you can hop a quick taxi.
9 locals recommend
Makkasan
Thanon Nikhom Makkasan RoadThe airport link. Once you get off here, you're very close to my apartment indeed. You can take the MRT underground to Sukhumvit station and then walk to the apartment, or you can hop a quick taxi.
Glowfish is one of Bangkok's hottest new co-working spaces. For all of us who work from the road, this is a great place to get stuff done, and maybe even to meet like-minded folks.
Glowfish
ถนนสุขุมวิท 21Glowfish is one of Bangkok's hottest new co-working spaces. For all of us who work from the road, this is a great place to get stuff done, and maybe even to meet like-minded folks.
Walk between this metro station and the apartment in only 5 minutes.
76 locals recommend
Phetchaburi MRT Station
7600 Phetchaburi RdWalk between this metro station and the apartment in only 5 minutes.
A beautiful public park where you can run or cycle, or simply enjoy city views from a quiet vantage point.
264 locals recommend
Benjakitti Park
Thanon RatchadaphisekA beautiful public park where you can run or cycle, or simply enjoy city views from a quiet vantage point.
Arts & Culture
For a taste of Bangkok's sleazier side, take a stroll through soi Cowboy. Don't worry, it's very safe!
254 locals recommend
Soi Cowboy
4/51 Soi CowboyFor a taste of Bangkok's sleazier side, take a stroll through soi Cowboy. Don't worry, it's very safe!
Food Scene
A good restaurant in a garden setting right in downtown Bangkok and a short walk from my apartment. Western food when your stomach is tired of Thai spice!
8 locals recommend
Hemingway's
23 Sukhumvit RdA good restaurant in a garden setting right in downtown Bangkok and a short walk from my apartment. Western food when your stomach is tired of Thai spice!
Good German grub with Weihenstefaner on tap. Indoor and outdoor beer garden settings. There's a little shop next door, too, where you can buy German bread, meats, cheeses and more.
26 locals recommend
Bei Otto
1/8 สุขุมวิท 49Good German grub with Weihenstefaner on tap. Indoor and outdoor beer garden settings. There's a little shop next door, too, where you can buy German bread, meats, cheeses and more.
I haven't been here yet, but everyone I know says it's a truly authentic trattoria. Don't come expecting standard Italian fare. These are specifically Roman-style family recipes.
15 locals recommend
APPIA
20/4 Soi Sukhumvit 31I haven't been here yet, but everyone I know says it's a truly authentic trattoria. Don't come expecting standard Italian fare. These are specifically Roman-style family recipes.
Ranked the best Korean restaurant in Bangkok by BK Magazine. "Pleasant, clean, bright and stylish."
Arirang Restaurant
212 Soi Suk ChaiRanked the best Korean restaurant in Bangkok by BK Magazine. "Pleasant, clean, bright and stylish."