ReWind bar

There is something reassuring about finding a bar that is cool for the youngsters hanging out there, and in which you at the same time do not feel uncomfortable or out of place, no matter you are twice the age of the very cute waitresses and other youngsters.

The room is nicely laid out with cool sixties-style sofas and seating, chill out lighting and low tables to hang over as you chat against the music. But it really not a problem as they have a very fine music system and have done a nice job compensating for the potentially bad acoustics by dressing the walls and ceilings to dampen any excessive treble. We visiting musos were very impressed and Her Ladyship and her friends never gave up a minute of chat the whole time we were there, while me and the boys were rocking it out to Sweet and Slade and Elton!

It is a very welcoming place and the staff were great, giving us the star treatment the whole time, and we were paying standard cityholic rates for beer, whisky and snacks, with no tut-tutting when the bill came at 2 am a few hundred baht each using the American Share system for quite a skinful when all is said and done.

Re-Wind

Camp Davis

88/7 Sukhumvit Soi 24

Telephone 02 2603842

6pm to 2am

Radio City

Downstairs from Lucifer's disco, Radio City has Elvis and Tom Jones impersonators backed by a good local band right in the middle of Patpong. Very good show band backs Elvis and Tom Jones tribute acts as well as doing their own thing. Right at the heart of the Patpong 'love' scene and has Lucifer's disco upstairs, which also enjoys good crowds. A 'must visit' if only to see the Elvis and Tom Jones impersonators!

Radio City
73/1-3 Patpong 1, Silom Road, Bangrak, Bangkok 10500
Tel: 02-266 4567
Open time: 6pm-2am

Ad Makers Pub & Restaurant

This is a very popular locals' hang out that also attracts a good following of expats. The outside suggests a more elegant venue than the beer hall-style operation within. There is a good bar, but that seems to be ignored in favour of the many bare wooden tables around the various areas.

The food comes from an extensive menu which is predominantly Thai, although there are a few farang dishes, including a pig hock, on offer.

Ad Makers is clearly a place to chill-out and there are plenty of private bottles of JW Black behind the bar as testament to the regulars' preferences. The music is normally provided by one of the better Bangkok bands playing good covers with a strong rock bias.

Ad Makers Pub & Restaurant
51/1 Soi Lang Suan, Ploenchit Road, Patumwan, Bangkok 10330
Tel: 02-652 0168-9 Fax: 02-251 2892
Open Time: Sun-Thu, 5.30pm-1am (Fri & Sat untill 2am)