Essentials
Dorothy Perkins
3/F, Atrium, CentralWorld, 02-613-1769
Kate Spade
1/F, Central Chidlom, 02-252-9122
Billabong
3/F, Central Chidlom, 02-793-7777
Playhound
1/F, Siam Paragon, 02-610-7894
Marc by Marc Jacobs
1/F, Central Chidlom, 02-255-6967
Nine West
1/F, Emporium, 02-269-1000
1.Liese Bubble Hair Color
The shades: 12; pink, cassis, apricot, mocha orange, milk tea, marshmallow brown, glossy brown, chestnut, ashbrown, dark chocolate, chiffon and platinum beige.
In the box: Latex gloves, color mixture, foam and foam diffuser, leave-on lotion, free cape if purchased from...
Ceil by sansiri
Ekkamai Soi 12, 1685. www.sansiri.com
Seven-story office-parking building and 14- and 17-story residential condominium (376 units) project by Sansiri under a “three Cs” concept: complete, convenient, and comfortable. There’s a library in the lobby and the rooms...
O•P•I Boutique
1/F, Park Lane, 02-382-1122, Open daily 10am-9pm
American brand O•P•I is the Rolls Royce of nail polish. They’re sold at a bunch of nail salons but the O•P•I license of this shop is your best guarantee that this is the real deal. A manicure...
Baan Rie Coffee
Corner of Ekkamai, Sukhumvit Rd., 02-391-9784. www.banriecoffee.com Open daily 24 hours.
Baan Rie is famous not only for its distinct Thai traditional decor style but also because it’s open 24/7. Playing outside are nostalgic hits, but once inside, you’ll only hear the...
Escobar
217 Ekkamai Soi 5, 02-711-6564. Open Mon-Sat 6:30pm-2am
Run by the same people behind Nunglen (see below), this two-story bar will give you more space to dance and a resolutely different playlist of mostly house and hip-hop, with live DJs switching in every two hours. It can be a bit...
Vanilla Garden
53 Ekkamai Soi 12, 02-381-6120. Open daily 11am-midnight
Set in a Japanese-style garden with a dome-shaped fountain as a centerpiece, Vanilla Garden spans three buildings: Sauce, the bookstore/library focusing on cookbooks; Vanilla Café, a charming low-rise house replete with...
Shopping
Heidi’s Secret
1/F, Baan Ekkamai, Ekkamai Soi 21, 081-908-4614. Open daily 1-9:30pm
Heidi’s was once a cute little shop selling sugary chic fashion that went from Siam Square to CentralWorld. In a bold move, Tim, the owner and main designer of the brand, decided to up the...
1. TBA, Sretsis
2. TBA, Senada Theory
3. B4,995, Greyhound
4. TBA, Issue
5. B4,550, Disaya
6. B2,950, Kloset
7. B4,550, Disaya
8. B2,595, Greyhound
9. TBA, Sretsis
10. TBA, Matina Amanita for Sretsis
11. B2,450, Kloset
12. B16,500, Disaya
Essentials
Disaya. Try L/F, Gaysorn, 02-656-1388, www....
We catch up with the iconic guitarist Slash before his one-off gig in Bangkok tonight (Mar 10).
Can you tell us about your show here in Bangkok?
Slash: I’m excited! I’ve been here before. I always wondered why Gun N’ Roses never played here. I would come here during days off, and...