Escape the concrete jungle at Naiipa Art Complex’s café, Li-bra-ry, with a caramel macchiato (B105) and their signature waffle (B95). For something zanier, try the Summerest (cold brew shake with prune juice, B150) at industrial-looking Single Lane or check out the arty décor at Craft Café while enjoying all-day breakfast items like the fig croissant sandwich (B120) and avocado toast with a sunny-side up egg and bacon (B160). For something healthier, check out Dishgood, which offers weekly meal prep for B250/day.

 

 

If you’re a Japanophile, Phra Khanong is your ‘hood. Make your way to Okinawa Kinjo for uyaki (Okinawa-style soba with pork broth, B220) and ikasumi yakisoba (squid ink noodles, B220); the homey, contemporary Wagyu Samurai for their sukiyaki lunch set (B699); Izakaya 555 for sosu yakisoba (B180) and draft Asahi (B248/1,000ml); or the Sapporo-hailing Bishamon for Sapporo miso ramen (regular B180/large B230). Latin flavors can be found in Casa Teo’s shrimp and garlic cazuela stew (B280) and grilled Spanish octopus with potato and chorizo (B580), while nearby Cielo Sky Bar specializes in local flavors like pomelo salad with grilled tiger prawn and coconut powder (B420). For a chef’s table dinner experience, hit up Bangkok Supper Club for six-course menus with free-flow wine and cocktails (B3,000/person). Or keep it low-key at the sprawling, outdoor W District, which caters to everyone with stalls serving Indian, Italian, Japanese, Filipino and Thai food.

 

 

 

Start your bar-hopping journey with a Chicago hotdog (B195), an IPA and an indie rock soundtrack at Hoppy HRS before heading across the street to Wishbeer Home Bar for their 36 rotating taps. Sample cocktails on tap (from B270) at Talk of the Town or critique artwork at gallery-slash-bar Goja. End your night spacing out at the galactic Clouds Across the Moon with its eponymous cocktail of vodka, peach schnapps and sweet vermouth, smoked with hickory wood (B280).

 

 

 

Two minutes from the BTS, Rhythm Sukhumvit 44/1 offers rooms from B17,000/month, while 32-sq-meter one-bedrooms go for B16,000/month at Life at Sukhumvit 67. For something slightly more luxurious, B25,000/month will land you a two-bedroom at Wyne Sukhumvit, while one-bedroom apartments at Vertier Sukhumvit start at B32,000/month.

Extinguish the summer heat with a cone of gelato (B120) at Rin Taro, before bouncing it off at Amped Trampoline Park. Improve your handicap at indoor mini golf course The Turn (B300/person), then challenge your friends to a game of Uno or Monopoly at One More Game. Vinyl junkies can visit the hidden Trackaddict Records to dig for everything from jazz to molam, while art enthusiasts should check out Rebel Art Space and TARS Gallery. Meanwhile, bargain hunters can go on a scavenger hunt for killer second-hand goods at Treasure Factory.