Reflexions,

Step across a marble floor, around a long, curved brushed-metal bar and into the cool glow of blue and violet light that helps to set the mood for a jazz trio with vocalist. A black, pin-holed ceiling mimics twinkling starlight. Interior angles are sharp, with muted colours. The restaurant’s private room occupies an overhead balcony.

The restaurant offers modern French cuisine grounded in the essentials of French cooking methods yet generally lighter overall and with a range of intense flavors. The approach allows the executive chef to source his ingredients from round the world. Guests wanting to sample the menu’s starters might try the appetiser combination platter with foie gras, rock lobster terrine, caesar egg salad, frog’s leg and salmon carpaccio. For soup, cappuccino of white asparagus with grilled North Atlantic scallop, quail egg and caviar provides a wonderfully frothy sip. On ordering the entree whole oven-roasted royal Bresse pigeon on macaire potato with caramelised apples and foie gras reduction, and diners are given the opportunity to inspect the bird before final preparations are made.

There is a solid list of wine with the expected emphasis on French vintages of old world regions, such as, Bordeaux, Burgundy, and Loire. They are also complemented by new world selections.

Reflexions,
Plaza Athene Hotel
10 Soi Ruam rudee, Wittayu Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330
Tel: 02-650 8800
Open for Lunch: 11.30am-2.30pm.

for dinner: 6pm-11pm.

Living Room

For jazz lovers, they must have been waiting for their bigwig "Hua Hin Jazz Festival." We believe all of them who were in the festival must have enjoyed and had a great time. If you love jazz but many reasons caused you to miss this festival, there are still some cool places in Bangkok where you can actually have your own "jazz-fest" as often as you can!

"It Simply Swings!" This is all about the Living Room at Sheraton Grande Sukumvit. The venue leads in live jazz performance with nice and comfortable ambience. This high-ceilinged venue provides you comfortable sofas where you can sit back and enjoy the jazzy notes from international jazz musicians every night. In this month from 17th-July 20th, the venue hosts Grammy award-winning jazz diva, Carmen Bradford back again. If you love the classic jazz with vocal, the evening with Carmen Bradford at the Living Room is waiting for you!

Living Room
Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit,
250 Sukhumvit Road, near BTS Asoke Station
Tel: 02 649 8353
Open: 8.30am-Midnight (Fri-Sat 12.30am).
Music from 9.00pm.

Brown sugar

A fabled jazz gig that's known around the world in the music business. In need of a little care and attention but serves up excellent jazz music from some fine musicians. Lito Jazz Band and Mefar Big Band are the current residents, with guest bands rotated weekly. The late nightly jazz session, beginning at around 11.00pm is worth going out of your way for. Small and intimate, it has hosted a number of international artists. Food and service, however can be slow, so a dinner of local specialities at Ma Mout Ma Mao, two shops down, is in order.

Address:

231/20 Sarasin Road, Opposite Lumpinee Prark, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330 Tel: 02- 250 1826

Open time: Sun-Thu, 5pm-1am (Fri-Sat until 2am) Music from: 8.45pm

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Bamboo Bar-Oriental

Resembling "a speakeasy in the jungle" according to one critic, the Oriental's Bamboo Bar is as much part of the city's landscape as the Khao San and Pat Pong Road - just with a load more class and sophistication. Legendary for its live jazz since 1946, it's a film noir type setting, a sort of Rick's Café of the Orient, and you half-expect Bogart to wander in with a babe on his arm. The skilled bartender has trained at Harry's Bar in Munich, and makes every spectacular cocktail from the Mai Tai to the martini. Décor is that jungle theme but you'll find leather sofas and plush chairs amongst all the bamboo and palm fronds. Comfortable, classy and sophisticated, make yours a double!

"Located in the most beautiful hotel in Bangkok, Bamboo Bar is definitely one of the best bars in Asia. It will appeal to real fans of expertise in mixology as well as to amateur drunkards in search for a romantic and chic place. Classics are made according to the tradition (the Best Martini in Asia!), and all creations are obviously the work of real serious old school bartenders. Superb. The staff is wonderful, discreet but friendly and the atmosphere (think film noir in the jungle) is perfect for a lovely evening with your favorite partner. To top it all, the live Jazz music is top notch."

Bamboo Bar - Oriental

Address: The Oriental Hotel 48 Oriental Avenue Bangkok, 10500

Tel: 00 66 236 0400

Hours: Sun - Thurs 11am - 1am, Fri - Sat 11am - 2am

Saxophone Pub - Bkk

The Saxophone Pub and Restaurant, Bangkok Thailand, where we serve you up a selection of great Jazz & Blues in a comfortable atmosphere with delicious Thai and western dishes.

SAXOPHONE MUSIC Are you a Jazz & Blues maniac? If so, then this is the place for you - The Saxophone Pub and Restaurant, Bangkok. Thai musicians are very popular with both locals and foreigners alike and display some of the finest musical skills to be seen any where in Thailand. Monday's to Wednesday's come and listen to all the Jazz you can take. Thursday's to Sunday's back in The Saxophone blues while enjoying a cocktail.

Saxophone

Address: 3/8 Phayathai Road, Victory Monument, Bangkok 10400

Tel: 02-246 5472 Fax: 02-245 3598

Open time: 6pm-2am