8 Bangkok bars for a Monday drink
With so many favorite drinking holes closed at the start of the week, here's our guide to surviving the Monday blues.
Where else on a Monday? This longstanding Ekkamai joint offers a Monday promotion of buy-three-get-one-free on local beers including Chang, Tiger, Asahi, Heineken and Singha from 7pm-1am. As a bonus, the owner spins his eclectic vinyl collection from soul, funk to indie pop/rock.
G/F, Ekamai Shopping Mall, Ekkamai Soi 10, 02-714-3953. Open Mon-Sat 7pm-midnight
If your office is located in Asoke, beat the commuter crowds by ducking into the new branch of this Japanese-inspired cafe-bar who's just launched a range of drink buffet promotions: B299 for beer, B499 for beer and cocktails, and B599 for beer, cocktails and wine, all limited to 90 minutes. Available only at the Sukhumvit Soi 23 branch.
G/F, Citadines Hotel, Sukhumvit Soi 23, 02-258-2270. Open daily 6am-midnight
If you’re around Thonglor, enjoy the daily buy-one-get-one-free happy hour at Fat Gut’z Saloon from 6-8pm along with the special Beatles tribute night by the Fab Four every Monday.
1/F, Grass Thonglor, 264 Thonglor Soi 12, 02-714-9832. Open daily 5pm-2am
Sukhumvit Soi 11's best bet for an affordable Monday tipple is this rooftop bar at Le Fenix Hotel, and its famous Mojito Monday promotion which gets you buy-one-get-one-free on mojitos from 6-9pm.
8/F, Le Fenix Hotel, 33 Sukhumvit Soi 11, 02- 305-4000. Open daily 5pm-2am
Even though it’s a weekday and there’s no EPL on the big screens, this Irish bar is the place to get specially priced draught beer on tap daily from 4-7pm (Heineken and Carlsberg from B90/pint). And if it’s Monday, the happy hour lasts all night!
1/5-6, Soi Convent, Silom Rd., 02-266-7160. Open daily 9am-1am. BTS Sala Daeng
Most of the new bars on Sathorn are closed on Monday, but not Hanakaruta. Get special prices on sake and Suntory whiskey if you open two bottles (nab the discount and save them for the whole week).
28/1 Sathorn Soi 10. 02-635-1239. Open Mon-Sat 5pm-2am
If a decent view is your main criteria, head to Mixo Bar on the ninth floor of Sofitel So and enjoy free-flow martinis from 7-9pm at B599.
9/F, Sofitel So, Sathorn Rd., 02-624-0000. Open daily 7:30am-midnight
Finally, you can get buy-one-get-one-free on margaritas every Monday from 5pm-midnight at this gorgeous house in Asoke (with extended happy hours from 4-10pm).
1 Sukhumvit Soi 14, 02-653-3900. Mon-Sun 11:30am-1am
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