There is probably no BTS stop that has more variety of
things to do around it than the Asoke BTS station. With Terminal 21 and Robinson’s right there
at the station, obviously there are massive choices for shopping, but there is
also lots of street stalls along Sukhumvit walking towards Nana, local hardware
stores and an Asia Books plus a variety of Asian groceries. From the Korean
restaurants, Sunrise Tacos, El Gaucho, Neil’s Tavern, Hemingways, Cabbage and
Condoms, numerous top hotel restaurants plus many, many more, there is no
shortage of places to eat in the Asoke area.
The Asoke intersection has both a True Fitness and a Crossfit Gym for
those who want to work out and both Queen’s Park and Queen’s Sirikit
Park/Center a short walk away. Sirikit Center hosts lots of events, and art
exhibitions are often found in local office buildings (and the Kamthieng Museum
is also in the area). Nightlife ranges
from Soi Cowboy to sports pubs (Sportsman, Breakers, Sports Academy and
Hustlers are all in the area), to live music venues (Busch Gardens) to clubs
(Insanity, the Tunnel, Barsu, Narz and Glow) and it is a short walk to venues
on soi 11. In terms of living space, the Asoke area boasts a wide variety of
condos and apartments, from the high-rise Millennium condos to the Asoke Towers
– lots of great buildings.
So, it’s a great area to live with a lot of things to do
around it. But is there anything to know about it that you can’t pick up by
just walking around a bit?
Well, there probably isn’t anything you couldn’t learn over
time and very well at the cost of some money, but here are a few basic tips
that can assist with life in the Asoke area.
First, if you like the scene on Soi Cowboy, stay out of the
“Arab’s” bars. They are usually easily identifiable by the Coyote dancers
hanging out front in all the same color on the whole street. The last list I know of for his bars was: Kiss,
Sahara, Rawhide, Spice Girls, Deja Vu, Midnight and Rio but he may have added
to that group by now. Suzi Wong, Baccara
and Tilac are pretty safe bets for places to go on Cowboy and see what it’s all
about without being ripped off and threatened.
If you prefer a pub scene, take a look at Black Swan (across
Sukhumvit from Terminal 21) or Breakers and Sportsman on soi 13. There are
plenty of coffee shops in the area as well.
