Down tempo drinking

Posted by Northerner on February 11th, 2010 filed in Attractions, Living here, Locals

Soi 3 on Ratwithi Road (just inside the old city just a block or so north of Thai Pai gate) is home to a bohemian collection of bars and some of the most chilled nightlife in the city. A favourite haunt for passing-through travellers and expats alike, there are many buzzing live music venues as well as a selection of decent restaurants serving up all types of cuisine from Greek to Indian.

Amongst the most popular bars in the area is Zoe in Yellow, an intimate place with a great cocktail selection, brilliant resident Latin band and some of the friendliest staff in the Kingdom. And the Cypriot/Turkish owners put on a delicious Mediterranean buffet feast on Thursdays which is perfect for a hearty boost of humus.

Another popular favourite is the Reggae bar where throngs of scruffy backpackers fuelled on whisky buckets shake their stuff until the early hours. And when hunger strikes there is no need to despair as Royal India restaurant does some delicious veg and non-veg thalis starting from only 120 baht.

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