1. Play Yard by Studio Bar, B120 for a large 630ml bottle!

Pros: Live music nearly every day of the week, spicy gab glaem.

Cons: Way out in Lad Prao.

2. Cheap Charlies, B70

Pros: The "colorful" clientele, Alchemist Bar a few steps away.

Cons: The rest of Soi 11.

3. Jam, B100

Pros: Edgy exhibitions, Wednesday cult movie night and a pair of adorable resident dogs.

Cons: Backpacker vibe, miles from the next bar.

4. Tep Bar, B110

Pros: The raw shop-house charm and live luk krung music.

Cons: Everything else on the menu is kind of pricy.

5. Parking Toys, B130

Pros: Eclectic live music, the head-spinning Marrakesh-inspired decor.

Cons: You're stuck on the dark side of Ekkamai.

6. WTF, B140

Pros: The exhibitions upstairs, stimulating chatter of Thonglor's cool crowds.

Cons: Those same cool crowds.

7. Studio Lam, B150

Pros: The bumper lineup of DJs spinning everything from mo lam to Afrobeat.

Cons: There's often a cover charge.

8. The Bar at House on Sathorn, B160

Pros: The grandiose old-world charm of the former Soviet Embassy.

Cons: The flavor-of-the-month rent-a-crowd.

9. Wine Bibber, B180

Pros: Weekly events from some of Bangkok's most prolific party organizers, close to BTS.

Cons: Cheap buckets can bring out the worst in people.

10. Do Not Disturb, B260

Pros: The proper dancefloor.

Cons: EDM.

11. Red Sky, B320

Pros: Those views, of course.

Cons: The tourist crowd.