This new café-slash-art space occupies a renovated Chareonkrung shophouse at the foot of the iconic abandoned Sathorn Unique skyscraper, a short walk from BTS Saphan Taksin. Its opening group exhibition, Threshold, featured a who’s who of local up-and-coming artist. But that’s not all it offers. The charming rooftop is perfect for a drink, and the tastefully decorated front-of-house (whitewashed brick walls, filament bulbs, blond wood) makes a good, cheap breakfast. 

 

Behind MaxValu, just a few minutes’ walk from BTS Phra Khanong, this shophouse gallery boasts a minimal interior lined with art pieces. There are DJ decks in one corner, while on the other side of the room is a makeshift drip coffee bar and a fridge full of beers. Past exhibitions have focused on street art from Thai and Japanese artists, and Japanese photography. 

 

In a renovated but still raw-looking shophouse, this gallery-cum-bar’s claim to fame is raucous opening parties that have made memorable occasions of exhibitions, performance shows, experimental film screenings and guerilla flea markets. Expect to drink with a young, bohemian crowd of both Thais and expats, as well as clued-in visiting artists of various disciplines.