BreakS
Silom Soi 2/1, upper floor of @Richard’s, 02-632-8928. Open Wed-Fri-Sat 6pm-late.

Hidden in the wrong location and surrounded by places for men from over the rainbow, this tiny place is for straight people to hang out and listen to hip hop, house and even some percussion performed by the Japanese owner himself.

Flix

Royal City Avenue, Rama 9, 02-203-0377/-8. Open daily, 9pm-2am.

Though it’s part of the big Slim complex, the music is far different. Neither hip hop nor live Thai pop music is played here, but house and other alternative tunes are spun by house DJs and special guests from time to time.

Indus

71 Sukhumvit Soi 26, 02-258-4900. Open daily 11am-midnight.

The lavish Moroccan bar and restaurant has no live music but Arabic tunes to shake your boobs and hips. The cute “mixologist” just moved in to create your drinks and smooth out your night.

The room

231/7 Sarasin Rd., 02-650-2955. Open daily 6pm-1am.

Has panache and flair but is often quiet—except late Fri and Sat. For a pleasant and relaxed night out, this is a sane option. Mr. DJ spins mostly house tunes with a little touch of disco dance music for the purple crowd.