PUB AND CLUB REVIEWS
Bangkok: Sukhumvit Zone

Disclaimer: The pubs and clubs reviewed in this section are simply places where we at Naked Farang have visited. It is by no means an exhaustive list of the best or worst watering holes and dance venues. No payment is accepted for a good review and the pubs and clubs are never made aware that a review is taking place. The Naked Eye can not be bribed and there is truly no such thing as a free lunch.

If you want to recommend any places for us to visit and review, contact us on the link below. You can even recommend your own pub or club, but you won’t be warned that we are coming until after the visit.

PUBS
LONDONER BREW PUB
Location:	Sukhumvit Road, Entrance of Soi 33
BTS/MRT:	Phrom Pong BTS
Open:	Daily from 11am until 1am
Drinks:	Londoner’s own micro brewery beers + standard favourites
Prices:	Expat prices
Happy Hour:	4pm to 7pm; 11pm to 1am (+ other promotion nights)
Food:	Extensive menu
Entertainment:	Big screen sport, pool tables and live music
Highlight:	Great beer, huge venue and many entertainment options for everyone
Low Point:	Can get packed out
Contact:	02 261 0238-40
NAKED EYE RATING
Drinks:	9/10	Home brewed beers are excellent
Service:	7/10	Satisfactory
Ambiance:	8/10	There’s always something happening
Décor:	7/10	Standard if not spectacular

 

PUBS
GULLIVER’S
Location:	Sukhumvit Soi 5
BTS/MRT:	Nana BTS
Open:	Every day from early until late
Drinks:	Standard range of local and imported beers and spirits
Prices:	English teachers can drink here
Happy Hour:	12pm to 9pm every day!!!
Food:	Full menu
Entertainment:	Big screen sport, pool tables and live music
Highlight:	Check out that happy hour!!!!
Low Point:	Hang on. Give me a minute.
Contact:	02 655 5340
NAKED EYE RATING
Drinks:	8/10	Good range and reasonable prices
Service:	8/10	Satisfactory
Ambiance:	8/10	Lively
Décor:	8/10	No nonsense

 

PUBS
BLACK SWAN
Location:	Next to Asoke BTS
BTS/MRT:	Asoke (practically connected), Sukhumvit MRT
Open:	9am to 1am
Drinks:	John Smith’s, Newcastle Brown, Heineken, Guinness, Kilkenny +
Prices:	English teachers who work six days a week can drink here
Happy Hour:	N/A
Food:	Extensive menu (including real pork pies)
Entertainment:	Live music and big screen sport
Highlight:	Proper pork pies
Low Point:	Negotiating the spiral staircase when drunk
Contact:	02 626 0257
NAKED EYE RATING
Drinks:	7/10	Good range although a little expensive
Service:	8/10	Efficient
Ambiance:	7/10	Quiet up the spiral staircase; noisier downstairs
Décor:	8/10	Wood and Sheffield steel

 

PUBS
DUBLINER
Location:	Sukhumvit Road (between soi 22 and 24)
BTS/MRT:	Phrom Pong BTS
Open:	Early until late
Drinks:	Standard range of imported and local brews, wines + spirits
Prices:	Expat and tourist prices (or teachers after a bonus)
Happy Hour:	5pm to 7pm weekdays
Food:	Extensive menu available
Entertainment:	Big screen sport, live music
Highlight:	Pick a floor and atmosphere to suit your mood
Low Point:	It’s miles from my house
Contact:	02 204 1841-2
NAKED EYE RATING
Drinks:	7/10	Standard
Service:	8/10	Friendly staff
Ambiance:	8/10	Varies from floor to floor but something for everyone
Décor:	7/10	As above

 

PUBS
BULL’S HEAD
Location:	Sukhumvit Soi 33
BTS/MRT:	Phrom Pong BTS
Open:	Early until late
Drinks:	Standards + Strongbow and Old Speckled Hen
Prices:	Teachers on pay day or expats
Happy Hour:	None per se but lots of promotion nights / events
Food:	Extensive and quality menu available
Entertainment:	Comedy nights plus more stuff than I could evern fit in here
Highlight:	Comedy nights
Low Point:	It’s miles from my house
Contact:	02 259 4444
NAKED EYE RATING
Drinks:	7/10	Good range, but a little expensive
Service:	8/10	Friendly
Ambiance:	7/10	A bit cliquey at times
Décor:	7/10	Not a strong point

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